Rockford Raptors
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| Rockford Raptors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rockford Raptors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Raptors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | National Premier Soccer League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | inaugural season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rockford Raptors are an American soccer team, founded in 1994. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and will make their debut in the Midwest Conference in 2007.
The original Raptors were a member of the old USISL in the early 1990s, and played for seven seasons in the USISL Pro League and Premier Development League, reaching the Conference Playoffs on two occasions.
They will play their home games at a stadium somewhere in the vicinity of Rockford, Illinois. The exact venue has yet to be announced.
In addition to the NPSL side, the Raptors are a major boy’s soccer club in northern Illinois. Former Los Angeles Galaxy player Chris Dunsheath is an ex-Raptor.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1994 | 3 | USISL | 6th, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1995 | 3 | USISL Pro League | 5th, Midwest West | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | 3 | USISL Pro League | 2nd, Central | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 4th, North Central | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 3rd, North Central | Division Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | "4" | USL PDL | 6th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Heartland | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
