Chicago Red Stars

Chicago Red Stars

Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Stadium	SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, Illinois
Capacity	20,000
Majority owner	Laura Ricketts
Chairperson	Laura Ricketts
Head coach	Lorne Donaldson
League	National Women's Soccer League
2023	Regular season: 12th of 12 Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors
Current season

The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since 2013.

WPS was the NWSL's predecessor as the professional women's soccer league in the United States, and the Red Stars played in the WPS in 2009 and 2010. After leaving the WPS in December 2010 due to the league's financial issues, the club joined the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2011 season.^[1] In 2012, the Red Stars co-founded and played in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL-E): a one-year league which bridged the WPS and the NWSL. The club became a founding member of the NWSL, which was financially supported by U.S. Soccer, in 2012.

The Red Stars play their home games at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. In October 2022, they held the record for the longest active playoff streak (2015–2022) in the NWSL.

It was announced on August 15, 2023 that a group of Chicago business leaders led by Laura Ricketts has agreed in principle to purchase the Chicago Red Stars.^[2] On September 1, 2023, it was announced that the club had been acquired for 60 million dollars by the group led by Ricketts.^[3]