Ukrainian Lions also known as "Chicago Levy" (Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions) is an American soccer club based in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

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. 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.

Honours

• National Soccer League of Chicago Champion
  National Soccer League of Chicago
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1952-53, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74

• Peel Cup Champions: 1

1956

• Illinois Governors Cup:3

1972, 1974, 1977

Notable former players

  Orest Banach  Nick Krat   Mike Noha  Willy Roy

Willy Roy

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Former Players

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

Former Managers

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

External links

• Футбол - Українська футбольна діаспора