▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ▁that ▁compet es ▁in ▁US L ▁League ▁Two ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Premier ▁Soccer ▁League , ▁both ▁le agues ▁which ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁tier ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁s occer ▁py ram id . ▁Nick named ▁" the ▁Stars ", ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁Junior ▁L one ▁Star ▁Football ▁Club ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁but ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁L one ▁Star ▁F . C . ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁Philadelphia ▁L one ▁Star ▁F . C . ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Junior ▁L one ▁Star ▁Football ▁Club ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Liber ian ▁American ▁imm igr ant ▁s occer ▁players . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁named ▁Junior ▁L one ▁Star ▁FC , ▁after ▁the ▁Liber ian ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁because ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁players ▁were ▁from ▁Liber ia ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁team ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁players ▁but ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁grown ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁three ▁teams ▁with ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁players . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁First ▁Team ▁will ▁be ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Premier ▁Soccer ▁League ; ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Team ▁( U - 2 3 ) ▁will ▁be ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Club ▁Soccer ▁National ▁Ad ult ▁League ; ▁and ▁the ▁Junior ▁Team ▁( U - 1 9 / 2 0 )