| Full name | Chicago City Soccer Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013; 12 years ago (2013) | |
| League | USL League Two USL W League Midwest Premier League | |
| Website | https://www.chicagocitysoccerclub.com/ | |
Chicago City SC is an American professional youth soccer club based out ofChicago. The club is focus in youth development, with the men's team playing inUSL League Two as a member of the Heartland Division and the women's team playing in theUSL W League as a member of the Heartland Division. CITY also fields a team in theMidwest Premier League.
In May 2021,USL League Two announced CITY as its newest team for the2022 season.[1] The team was the third fromIllinois to compete in the league's Heartland Division. In early 2022 CITY also joined theMidwest Premier League, part of theUnited States Adult Soccer Association.[2]
The team's second season in USL saw CITY win the Heartland Division championship for the first time with a regular season record of 11 wins and one loss.[3] As the team with the best record that season CITY was also named the 2023 USL League Two regular season champion. In the playoffs CITY won its opening match but lost toFlint City Bucks in the conference semifinals.[citation needed]
CITY qualified for its firstU.S. Open Cup in2024 based on its league results from the previous season.[4]
| Year | Record (WDL) | Regular season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7–3–4 | 3rd, Heartland Division | did not qualify | ineligible |
| 2023 | 11–0–1 | 1st, Heartland Division | Conference Semifinals | did not qualify |
CITY joined theWomen's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the2018 season.[5] It remained their until the end of the end of the 2021 season.[6]
Five months after joining League Two, CITY joined theUSL W League ahead of the league'sinaugural season.[7] Like the men's team had done in USL2, the women joined USL W's Heartland Division.
| Year | Division | League | Record (WDL) | Regular season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "4" | WPSL | 3–2–5 | 4th, Northern Conference | did not qualify |
| 2019 | "4" | WPSL | 4–2–3 | 2nd, Midwest Conference | did not qualify |
| 2020 | "4" | WPSL | Season cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | "4" | WPSL | 1–3–6 | 6th, Lake Michigan Conference | no playoffs |
| 2022 | "4" | USL W League | 6–1–5 | 4th, Heartland Division | did not qualify |
| 2023 | "4" | USL W League | 8–1–3 | 2nd, Heartland Division | Conference Semifinals |
| 2024 | "4" | USL W League | 6–1–5 | 3rd, Heartland Division | did not qualify |
Two quarterfinal matchups will be held today as Heartland Division champion Chicago City SC (11-1-0) will open against Valley runner-up Cleveland Force SC (5-3-4) at 4 p.m.(subscription required)
Chicago City SC would make their debut in their inaugural season from Loyola University's Hoyne Field in Chicago, IL.
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