Pittsburgh Stingers

Pittsburgh Stingers
Full name	Pittsburgh Stingers
Founded	1994
Dissolved	1995
Ground	Pittsburgh Civic Arena,; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Capacity	16,033
Owner	Howard Baldwin
Head Coach	Paul Child
League	Continental Indoor Soccer League

The Pittsburgh Stingers are a defunct indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) for two seasons from 1994 to 1995.

History

Pittsburgh was awarded a franchise by the Continental Indoor Soccer League on December 16, 1992, to begin play in the 1994 CISL season, owned by then-Pittsburgh Penguins' owner Howard Baldwin.^[1]^[2] Former Pittsburgh Spirit player Paul Child served as the team's coach for both of its seasons.^[3] Following two unsuccessful seasons, the Stingers folded.^[2]

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. season	Playoffs	Avg. attendance
1994	CISL	CISL 13–15	Lost Quarterfinals	2,929
1995	CISL	CISL 10–18	Opted out of Playoffs	3,253

Players

Bob Lilley (1994)
P.J. Johns (1995)
David Moxom (1995)
Doug Petras (1994)
Kia Zolgharnain (1994–95)
Drago (1995): 29 Apps 24 Goals

References

↑ "Sidekicks Opponents: Pittsburgh Stingers". kicksfan.com. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
1 2 "Pittsburgh Hall of Fame™". pittsburghhalloffame.com. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
↑ "Hall of Fame profile: Paul Child". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

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[1] "Sidekicks Opponents: Pittsburgh Stingers". kicksfan.com. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Pittsburgh Hall of Fame™". pittsburghhalloffame.com. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

[3] "Hall of Fame profile: Paul Child". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

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