- Houston Stars
:"This article is about the defunct NASL club; for info about the WPSL club see
Houston Stars (WPSL) "The Houston Stars were a
soccer team based out ofHouston, Texas that played in theUnited Soccer Association . The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Houston club was actuallyBangu Atlético Clube fromRio de Janeiro, Brazil . They were owned byRoy Hofeinz , owner of theHouston Astros and played their home matches at theAstrodome , making them the first ever soccer team to play its matches indoors.Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the
North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch.Year-by-year
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