Players
First-team squad
- As of 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Full name | Ladies Steel City Football Club |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Ground | Duly Health and Care Field, Joliet |
| Capacity | 6,016 |
| League | United Women's Soccer |
| Website | Club website |
Ladies Steel City FC is an American semi-professional soccer club based out of Joliet, Illinois.
Ladies Steel City were founded in 2016. [1] In June 2018, it was announced that Ladies Steel City would be joining the United Premier Soccer League ahead of the 2019 season. [2] For the 2020 season, the club moved to the United Women's Soccer league. [3]
| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Overall | Playoffs | Top goalscorer | Coach | |
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| 2020 | UWS | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Unknown | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 8th | N/A | Unknown | |||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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