Chicago City SC

Chicago City SC

Full name	Chicago City Soccer Club
Founded	2013; 11 years ago (2013)
League	USL League Two USL W League Midwest Premier League
Website	Club website
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Chicago City SC is an American soccer club based out of Chicago. The organization has two senior teams, with the men's team playing in USL League Two as a member of the Heartland Division and the women's team playing in the USL W League as a member of the Heartland Division. CITY also fields a team in the Midwest Premier League.

Men's team history

In May 2021, USL League Two announced CITY as its newest team for the 2022 season.^[1] The team was the third from Illinois to compete in the league's Heartland Division. In early 2022 CITY also joined the Midwest Premier League, part of the United 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 to Flint City Bucks in the conference semifinals.

CITY qualified for its first U.S. Open Cup in 2024 based on its league results from the previous season.^[4]

Year-by-year

USL League Two history

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

Women's team history

CITY joined the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2018 season.^[5] It remained their until the end of the end of the 2021 season.^[6]

Five months after joining League Two, CITY joined the USL W League ahead of the league's inaugural season.^[7] Like the men's team had done in USL2, the women joined USL W's Heartland Division.

Year-by-year

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 to COVID-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

Honors

USL League Two

• Regular Season
  • Champions: 2023
• Heartland Division
  • Champions: 2023

References

1. "Chicago City SC to Join USL League Two for the 2022 Season". USL League Two. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. "MWPL Welcomes Chicago City SC - Midwest Premier League". Midwest Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
3. Patterson, Josh (21 July 2023). "'Pressure is a privilege' as Fort Wayne FC opens playoffs". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. 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)
4. "Full Slate of 32 Open Division Underdogs Set for 2024 Open Cup | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
5. Abbott, Tim; Paige, Ashle (5 June 2018). "WPSL Wrap Up : Week 2". E Pluribus Loonum. Retrieved 14 January 2024. Chicago City SC would make their debut in their inaugural season from Loyola University's Hoyne Field in Chicago, IL.
6. "CHICAGO SERIES PART III: CHICAGO CITY SC". wpslsoccer.com. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
7. "Chicago City SC Announced As Newest USL W League Club". www.uslwleague.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

External links

• Official website