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.
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.