Ukrainian Lions

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Ukrainian Lions
Full name Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions
Nickname(s) The Ukrainian Lions
Founded 1949

Ukrainian Lions also known as "Chicago Levy" (Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions, Ukrainian: УАСТ (Українсько-Американське Спортове Товариство) «Леви» (Чикаго), UAST (Ukrainsko-Amerykanske Sportove Tovarystvo) Levy (Chicago)) is an American soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainians that had been settled in the Chicago area after the second world war. In the beginning they were called Sitch. They competed in the National Soccer League of Chicago .

Honours

  • National Soccer League of Chicago Champion: 4
1952-53, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74[1]
1956
  • Illinois Governors Cup:3
1972, 1974, 1977

Notable former players

Former Players

  • 1972-1976United States Boris Shlapak
  • 1975-1976Germany Fred Kovacs
  • 1970-1975United StatesGermany Willy Roy
  • 1980-1983Republic of Ireland Paul Keenan
  • 1980-1983Republic of Ireland Terry Gallagher
  • 1968-1975United StatesGermany Orest Banach
  • 1973-1974Poland Stefan Szefer
  • 1972-1976United States Nick Woznij
  • 1974-1975Peru Richard Greene
  • 1974-1975United States Mike Winters
  • 1968-1974United States Lonia Schorohod
  • 1972-1975United States Bill Mishalow
  • 1980-1981United States William Drozd
  • 1972-1976United States Eugene Mishalow
  • 1974-1976Germany Christian Kipka
  • 1968-1976United States Nick Iwanik
  • 1973-1976United States Eugene Andrusz
  • 1972-1976United States Leo Kulinczenko
  • 1968-1976United StatesUkraine Nick Krat
  • 1974-1975United States Nick Shlapak
  • 1970-1974United States George Perry
  • 1958-1970Ukraine Anatoly Hordinskyj
  • 1968-1974United States Andy Cozij
  • 1968-1970United StatesArgentina Mike Noha
  • 1966-1973Brazil Tony Jaworskyj
  • 1968-1972United States Steve Deszurko
  • 1968-1970United States Myron Deszurko
  • 1968-1971United States Oleg Malyj
  • 1974-1977United StatesGermany Raymond Roy
  • 1964-1973Peru Manuel Medina

Former Managers

  • 1970-1986Ukraine Anatoly Hordinskyj
  • 1974-1981Ukraine Vadim Mishalow
  • 1970-1980Ukraine Mike Martynovich

References

Notes
  1. ↑ National Soccer League (Chicago)

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