Glen Shields Sun Devils
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The Glen Shields Sun Devils were a soccer team which played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League from 1998 to 2002. They played their home matches in Thornhill, Ontario. The franchise was one of the original teams of the CPSL. Originally founded as a youth soccer club, the youth club still continues to operate, now known as Glen Shields FC.
Founded | 1982 (as Glen Shields S.C.) |
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Dissolved | 2003 (merged into York Region Shooters) |
Stadium | Dufferin District Field, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
Capacity | 550+ |
League | Canadian Professional Soccer League |
The team was founded in 1982 and was originally known as Glen Shields Soccer Club. During its five-year stint in the CPSL the club qualified for the playoffs three times and reached the semi-finals each occasion. After the 2002 season, Glen Shields (then known as Vaughan Sun Devils) merged with the original York Region Shooters to form a new team, also named the York Region Shooters.