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The first Philadelphia Ukrainians was an American soccer club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Soccer League.

The club was suspended by the USSFA one week into the season, following a complaint by the Penn State Association.

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1957/58	N/A	ASL	Suspended after 1 game	N/A	N/A

[edit] Ukrainian Nationals/Philadelphia Ukrainians

The Ukrainian Nationals was an American soccer club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was a member of the American Soccer League.

After the Philadelphia Ukrainians was suspended a week into the season, a new Philadelphia franchise, the Ukrainian Nationals, was awarded and took the former Ukrainian's spot in the league.

For the 1964/65 second season, the club joined the "super-league" Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the team returned to the ASL.

The club became known as the Philadelphia Ukrainians before the 1968 season.

After the 1970 season, the team moved to the amateur German American Soccer League.

The club completed the "double" in 1961 and 1963 winning the league and the U.S. Open Cup. The team also earned a "mini-double" in 1964 winning the league and league cup (the Lewis Cup). The club also won the Lewis Cup in 1959.

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1957/58	N/A	ASL	2nd	No playoff	?
1958/59	N/A	ASL	2nd	No playoff	Semifinals
1959/60	N/A	ASL	2nd	No playoff	Champion
1960/61	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Champion
1961/62	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Semifinal
1962/63	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Champion
1963/64	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Final
1964/65	N/A	EPSC	3rd, South	No playoff	Semifinals
1965/66	N/A	ASL	3rd	No playoff	Champion
1966/67	2	ASL	2nd, North	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals
1967/68	2	ASL	1st	Champion	Semifinals
1968	2	ASL	3rd	No playoffs	N/A
1969	2	ASL	3rd, Southern	No playoffs	Did not enter
1970	2	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Did not enter