Chicago Lions SC

April 16, 2024

Chicago Lions SC was an American Soccer Club based in Chicago Illinois. The club was operated by the (Ukrainian American Sports Association). The club competed professionally in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (National Challenge Cup)^[1] and the National Soccer League (Chicago). They were also known as the Ukrainian Lions. All their home games were played at Hansen Stadium in Chicago Illinois. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainian immigrants who settled in the Chicago area after WW 2. There were 6 Lions players that played on the US Men's National Team Nick Krat, Orest Banach, Willy Roy, Mike Noha and Stefan Szefer and Fred Kovacs. In 1975 the Chicago Sting signed Chicago Lions players Willy Roy, Ian Stone, Stefan Szefer, Mike Winter, Richard Green and Eugene Andruss for there inaugural season in the North American Soccer League. Other players that went on to play in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League were Nick Owcharuk with the San Diego Sockers, Leo Kulinczenko with the Los Angeles Skyhawks, Bill Mishalow with the Memphis Rogues.

Honours edit

National Soccer League (Chicago) Champion: 4

1952-53,1970-71,1971-72,1973-74^[2]

Peel Cup: 1

1956

Illinois Governors Cup: 3

1972,1974,1977

Notable former players edit

Former players edit

Former Managers edit

Anatoly Hordinskyj 1970-1986
Vadim Mishalow 1974-1981
Orest Klufas 1960-1970

References edit

^ 1975 National Challenge Cup
^ . Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2014-10-14.

April 16, 2024

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