Chicago City SC
Football club
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Chicago City SC is an American professional youth soccer club based out of Chicago. The club is focus in youth development, 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.
| Full name | Chicago City Soccer Club | |
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| Founded | 2013 | |
| League | USL League Two USL W League Midwest Premier League | |
| Website | https://www.chicagocitysoccerclub.com/ | |
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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.[citation needed]
CITY qualified for its first U.S. Open Cup in 2024 based on its league results from the previous season.[4]
Year-by-year
| 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