Columbus Shooting Stars were an American soccer team, founded in 2003, and was a member of the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, for just one season. They remained a franchise during the 2004 season, but did not play a game, and left the league and when the franchise was terminated at the end of that year.

They played their home games at Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew Stadium

Columbus Crew Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio and the home stadium of Major League Soccer club, Columbus Crew. Built in 1999, Crew Stadium was the first soccer-specific stadium built for a professional soccer team in the second pro era of American soccer...

 in the city of Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, which they shared with Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 franchise Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew

The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

. The team's colors were red, white and blue.

Final Squad

vs West Michigan Edge

West Michigan Edge

West Michigan Edge was an American soccer team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.The team played...

, 20 July 2003

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2003	4	USL PDL	7th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	/	/	on hiatus	/	/

Notable former players

Tiger Fitzpatrick Oliver Konteh

Oliver Konteh

Oliver Konteh from African parents from Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo is an American soccer defender who was a defender in the French 2nd Division Ligue 2.-Youth:...

 Tony Labudovski

Tony Labudovski

Tony Labudovski is an American soccer player who last played for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division.-College and Amateur:...

 Danny O'Rourke

Danny O'Rourke

Danny O'Rourke is an American soccer player who currently plays for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...

 Kyle Veris

Kyle Veris

Kyle Veris is an American soccer player currently playing for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:...