ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə klˈʌb tʃˈeɪndʒd ðɛɹ nˈeɪm tə ðə stˈɜːlɪŋ lˈaɪənz sˈɑːkɚ klˈʌb æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl klˈʌb aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi pˈɑːlɪsi, wˌɪtʃ fˈoːɹst ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tʊ ɛθnˈɪsᵻɾiz təbi ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm klˈʌb nˈeɪmz.
In 1999, the club changed their name to the Stirling Lions Soccer Club as a result of the National Club Identity Policy, which forced references to ethnicities to be removed from club names.