The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from 1984 to 1988. They were North American Soccer League champions in 1981 and 1984, one of only two NASL teams to win the championship twice.
The Kansas City Spurs were an American professional soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in Kansas City, Missouri. They played their home games at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, former home of the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Athletics, and Kansas City Royals. The club was previously known as the Chicago Spurs of the National Professional Soccer League but were relocated to Kansas City following the merger of the NPSL and the United Soccer Association to form the NASL in 1967. The Spurs won the NASL Championship in 1969 but were dissolved shortly after the 1970 NASL season. The club's colors were red and white.
The first Philadelphia Ukrainians team, also known as the "Philadelphia Tridents", Tryzub FC, was an American soccer club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a member of the American Soccer League. The Ukrainian Nationals were six (6) time American Soccer League Champions: in 1960-61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1970. The team's colors are red and black. The Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals were the first team in United States history to have home games televised, and played in the first regulation indoor soccer game in Atlantic City's Convention Center in New Jersey.
Willy Roy is a retired American soccer forward and coach. He played for several teams in the National Professional Soccer League and the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the United States national team from 1965 to 1973. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The Peter J. Peel Challenge Cup, better known as the Peel Cup, was an open soccer competition that crowned the Illinois state champion until it was replaced by the Illinois Governor’s Cup in 1971.
Nick Krat is a retired Ukrainian-American soccer defender who played professionally in the National Soccer League of Chicago and the North American Soccer League. He earned fourteen caps with the United States men's national soccer team between 1968 and 1972.
Orest “Orri” Banach is a retired German-American soccer goalkeeper of Ukrainian descent who played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned four caps with the U.S. national team.
Teodor Jerzy Panek known in Poland as Jerzy Panek and in the United States as Jerry Panek is a retired Polish-American football who played as a midfielder who earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1973. He currently coaches youth soccer in Wisconsin.
Stefan Rudolf Szefer, also known as Steve Shafer or Shaffer, is a former soccer player who played as a defender. He earned six caps during his career, three with Poland and three with the United States.
Miguel "Mike" Noha is a former soccer player who played as a forward. He spent at least five seasons in the American Soccer League. Born in Argentina, he earned one cap for the United States national team.
The National Soccer League (Chicago), formed by the merger of the Chicago Soccer League and International Soccer Football League of Chicago in 1928, is a semi-professional U.S. soccer league which is the oldest continuously operating soccer league in the United States.
Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the USL Professional Division.
Orest is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
The Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team represents Michigan State University in NCAA Division I and in the Big Ten Conference. The team has made twenty appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Tournament with the most recent coming in 2018. The Spartans have won two national championships, in 1967 and 1968, sharing titles with Saint Louis and Maryland respectively.
Leo Kulinczenko is an American/Ukrainian association football player who played professionally in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the US Open Cup. He played in the American Soccer League, North American Soccer League, National Soccer League (Chicago) and the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League.
Chicago Wings SC is an American-Ukrainian soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois. The club competed in the National Soccer League of Chicago and is currently competing in the First Division of the Metropolitan Soccer League.
Chicago Lions SC was an American Soccer Club based in Chicago Illinois. The club was operated by the. The club competed professionally in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and the National Soccer League (Chicago). They were also known as the Ukrainian Lions. All their home games were played at Hansen Stadium in Chicago Illinois. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainian immigrants who settled in the Chicago area after WW 2. There were 6 Lions players that played on the US Men's National Team Nick Krat, Orest Banach, Willy Roy, Mike Noha and Stefan Szefer and Fred Kovacs. In 1975 the Chicago Sting signed Chicago Lions players Willy Roy, Ian Stone, Stefan Szefer, Mike Winter, Richard Green and Eugene Andruss for there inaugural season in the North American Soccer League. Other players that went on to play in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League were Nick Owcharuk with the San Diego Sockers, Leo Kulinczenko with the Los Angeles Skyhawks, Bill Mishalow with the Memphis Rogues.
Stefan Daniel Cleveland is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
