Chicago Storm (soccer)

The Chicago Storm was a team in the Ultimate Soccer League that began play in the 2004-2005 season as a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 2011, it was announced that the Storm would not return for the 2012 season.

For the professional softball team of the APSPL, see Chicago Storm (softball).
Chicago Storm
Founded2004
Folded2010
Current arenaChicago Sports Zone
Based inMelrose Park, Illinois
Colorsblack, yellow
LeagueUltimate Soccer League
Head CoachBranko Savic

History

The Storm played home games during its first two seasons at the UIC Pavilion on the West Side of Chicago. The team moved its home games to the newly built Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for the 2006-07 season. Former Chicago Sting and Chicago Fire soccer great Frank Klopas coached the team during its first two seasons, but he was replaced by Steve Morris for the 2006-07 season.

After the MISL folded, the Storm played in the Xtreme Soccer League.[1] After the XSL folded with just one year of play, the Storm joined the Ultimate Soccer League.[2]

The team folded after the 2010 season.

Year-by-year
Year League Reg. Season Playoffs Attendance Average
2004-05 MISL II 6th MISL, 18-21 Failed to qualify 3,408
2005-06 MISL II 4th MISL, 13-17 Lost Semifinal 1,530
2006-07 MISL II 2nd MISL, 17-13 Lost Semifinal 2,473
2007-08 MISL II 5th MISL, 15-15 Lost Quarterfinal 3,609
2008-09 XSL 4th XSL, 7-13 No Playoffs 2,611
2009-10 USL 1st USL, 11-1 TBD Not Recorded

Current squad

As of April 5, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  MEX Arturo Alanis
— GK  MEX Victor Balderrama
— DF  SRB Alex Bogosavljevic
— DF  ARG Pablo Castro
— DF  MEX Victor Garcia
— MF  USA Missoum Harbouche
— MF  USA Jonathan Hernandez
— DF  MEX Juan Hernandez
— MF  MEX Felip Hernandez
— GK  SRB Ivan Jevtić
— FW  SRB Vladimir Knežević
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  POL Piotr Kolasinski
— FW  PLE Awadalla Morad
— MF  COL Jorge Prado
— DF  SRB Dušan Radovanović
— MF  BRA Roberto Linck
— MF  ARG Jorge Luis Raffa
— DF  SRB Branko Savić
— MF  USA Todd Short
— FW  USA Geovanni Tello
— FW  SRB Zlatko Zebić
— DF  BRA Guilherme Veiga

Head coaches

Retired numbers

Arenas

References
  1. "TO THE XTREME!" Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ultimatesoccerleague.com
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