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

1952-53,1970-71,1971-72,1973-74[2]
1956
  • Illinois Governors Cup: 3
1972,1974,1977

Notable former players

Former players

  • United States Ian Stone 1968-1976
  • Germany Fred Kovacs 1974-1976
  • Poland Stefan Szefer 1973-1974
  • United States Leo Kulinczenko 1974-1976
  • United States Bill Mishalow 1970-1974
  • United States Nick Owcharuk 1970-1974
  • Republic of Ireland Paul Keenan 1980-1983
  • Republic of Ireland Terry Gallager 1980-1983
  • United States Nick Woznij 1972-1976
  • Peru Richard Green 1974-1975
  • United States Mike Winter 1974-1975
  • United States William Drozd 1980-1982
  • United States Eugene Mishalow 1972-1976
  • Germany Christian Kipka 1974-1976
  • United States Nick Iwanik 1968-1976
  • United States Ukraine Nick Krat 1968-1976
  • United States Argentina Mike Noha 1968-1970
  • Peru Manuel Medina 1964-1973
  • United States George Perry 1970-1974
  • United States Jerry Leciuk 1972-1976
  • Italy John Gusella 1970-1976
  • Ukraine Leo Schorohod 1968-1976
  • United States Eugene Andruss 1973-1976
  • United States Nick Shlapak 1974-1975
  • United States Andrew Cozij 1968-1974
  • Brazil Anatoly Jaworskyj 1966-1973
  • United States Raymond Roy 1974-1977
  • Croatia Bozo Banovic 1975-1976
  • Croatia Ilia Pavljasevic 1975-1976
  • Ukraine Andrew Babek 1964-1970
  • Italy Eddie Paoli 1974-1980

Former Managers

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

References

  1. ↑ 1975 National Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ "National Soccer League(Chicago)". Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
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