Chicago Mustangs (2012–present)

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Chicago Mustangs
Chicago Mustangs crest.png
Full nameChicago Mustangs
Founded2012
StadiumGrand Sports Arena (indoor)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
MAC Athletic Complex (outdoor)
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Capacity(Now Arena)11,800 (9,400 with field)
(MAC) unknown
Owner/CEOArmando Gamboa
CoachArmando Gamboa (2013–present)
League MLIS (indoor)
Midwest Premier League (outdoor)
1st, Eastern Division
Playoffs: M2 Champions
Website http://www.chicagomustangspro.com

The Chicago Mustangs are professional indoor soccer teams based at the Now Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois that plays in Major League Indoor Soccer.

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They are also competing outdoors as members of the Midwest Premier League [1] and their women's team in United Women's Soccer.

History

The Mustangs were originally awarded an expansion franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League on September 25, 2012. [2] The team was originally coached by Narciso "Chicho" Cuevas until he was replaced on the bench late in the 2012–13 season by team owner Armando Gamboa.

The Mustangs won the PASL Championship in the 2013–14 season. They were undefeated in the regular season, setting a PASL record of 202 goals in a season. They earned the right to host the Final Four of the Ron Newman Cup playoffs, which they also claimed. They defeated the Cleveland Freeze 10–3 in the semifinals before stopping Hidalgo La Fiera 14–5 in the Newman Cup Final. That victory also earned the United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer title. [3] They became members of the Midwest Premier League on February 1, 2021, and competed in the league's West Division following the 2021 MASL 2 season. The MAC Athletic Complex in Crystal Lake will host the MPL matches.

On August 22, 2022, the Mustangs were officially announced as a charter team in the new MLISL. [4]

On August 12, 2024, the Chicago Mustangs officially announced that they would field a women's team for the 2024-2025 season. The Mustangs previously fielded a women's team that competed in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) and the United Women's Soccer (UWS) league. [5]

Personnel

Staff

Year-by-year

League championsRunners-upDivision championsPlayoff berth
YearLeagueReg. seasonGFGAFinishPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. attendance
2012–13 PASL 11–51461043rd, CentralDid not qualifySemifinals339
2013–14 PASL 16–0202831st, EasternWon Ron Newman Cup U.S. Open champions 779
2014–15 MASL 11–91371333rd, CentralLost in Conference SFnone1,672
2015–16 MASL 13–71521232nd,CentralLost in Central Division SFnone2,510
2016–17 MASL 11–91241363rd,CentralDid not qualifynone2,623
2017–18 MASL2 10–2114611st, EasternWon M2 Championshipnoneunk
2018–19 MASL2 10–292621st, EasternLost in QFNoneunk
2020-21 MASL2 5–581864thLost in SemifinalsNoneunk
Totals:87–391048788

Playoff record

YearWinLossGFGAAvg. attendance
2013–14202483,916
2014–15129141,443
2015–16129113,746
2016–1820162 ?
Total645835

Honors

Mustangs Premier

The Chicago Mustangs Premier are the minor league affiliate of the Mustangs, competing in the Premier Arena Soccer League. Mustangs Premier home games are played at Grand Sports Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois or Sears Centre.

In 2013–14, Mustangs Premier went undefeated in the regular season and went on to capture the PASL National Championship. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "West Division Adds Final Team, Chicago Mustangs". Midwest Premier League. February 1, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "PASL Welcomes the Chicago Mustangs". Professional Arena Soccer League. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Win PASL Triple Crown". Indoor Soccer News. 17 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "MUSTANGS JOIN NEW MLIS INDOOR LEAGUE". Major League Indoor Soccer. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "WMLIS WELCOMES CHICAGO WOMEN'S TEAM". Major League Indoor Soccer. 12 August 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mustangs Premier Crowned National Champion". Medium. 16 March 2014.


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