Cleveland Cobras

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For the soccer club founded in 2006, see Cleveland City Stars

The Cleveland Stars was an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio that was a member of the American Soccer League. Before the 1974 season the team became the Cleveland Cobras.

The Stars' colors were blue and white. The Cobras were green and gold, though in 1979 they also wore alternate uniforms of gold/black and in 1981 often donned green/white uniforms.

The team played home games on astroturf at George Finnie Stadium on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. A few exhibition games were played at Cleveland Stadium. Each season, ownership brought top international clubs to town for "friendly" matches. Among those were the national teams of Poland, Israel and Canada, Cork Hibernians and Sligo Rovers (Ireland), Arka Gdynia (Poland), Jerusalem Betar and Jerusalem Hapoel (Israel), Eintracht Braunschweig and Oldenburg (Germany) and Partizan Belgrade (Serbia).

After the 1981 season, the club moved to Atlanta, Georgia and became the Georgia Generals.

1 Year-by-year
2 Coaches
3 Players
4 Honors

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	W	L	T	GF	GA	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1972	2	ASL	2nd, Midwestern	6	2	0	21	16	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1973	2	ASL	2nd, Midwest	8	2	2	56	22	Playoffs	Did not enter
1974	2	ASL	3rd, Midwest	8	7	3	28	28	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1975	2	ASL	1st, Midwest	10	7	3	43	45	Playoffs	Did not enter
1976	2	ASL	3rd, East	9	8	4	28	32	1st Round	Did not enter
1977	2	ASL	3rd, East	9	13	2	29	41	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1978	2	ASL	5th, Eastern	7	13	4	27	55	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1979	2	ASL	5th, Eastern	8	17	3	29	50	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1980	2	ASL	3rd, National	12	14	2	47	47	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1981	2	ASL	4th, Freedom	5	22	1	33	78	Did not qualify	Did not enter