Ultimate Soccer League
Encyclopedia
Ultimate Soccer League is a semi-professional indoor soccer
league that was formed in 2008, and currently involving six teams from Illinois
and one team from Indiana
. The league has two divisions; Under 17, and main division.
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
league that was formed in 2008, and currently involving six teams from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and one team from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. The league has two divisions; Under 17, and main division.
Current Teams
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | East Side Soccer Dome |
| Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores are an American Semi-Professional football team who compete in the Ultimate Soccer League since the league's formation in 2008.... |
Chicago, Illinois | East Side Soccer Dome |
| Grand FC Mustangs | Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003... |
Grand Sports Arena |
| Rockford Victory | Loves Park, Illinois Loves Park, Illinois Loves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. In recent years, the city spread across the eastern Winnebago county line and now reaches into Boone County, Illinois... |
Victory Sports Complex Victory Sports Complex Victory Sports Complex is a multi-purpose arena, in Loves Park, Illinois, just outside the city of Chicago.Opening in 2007, the VSC became home to the Rockford Victory in 2008, when the team announced that it would be playing in the Ultimate Soccer League. Then in 2011, the Continental Indoor... |
| Chicago Storm Chicago Storm The Chicago Storm is a team in the Ultimate Soccer League that began play in the 2004-2005 season as a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League.-History:The Storm played home games during its first two seasons at the UIC Pavilion on the west side of Chicago... |
Melrose Park, Illinois Melrose Park, Illinois Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a "near-in" suburb of Chicago. The population was 23,171 at the 2000 census. Melrose Park has long been home to a large Italian-American population, though now it is majority Mexican-American. It was the home of Kiddieland... |
Sports Zone |
| Lake County Tsunami | East Dundee, Illinois East Dundee, Illinois East Dundee is a village in Kane County with a small section in Cook County. The population was 2,955 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Dundee is located at .... |
United Sports Arena |
Former Teams
| Team | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Chicago | Villa Park, Illinois Villa Park, Illinois Villa Park is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 22,075 at the 2000 census. A special census in 2003 set the population at 22,517... |
Odeum Expo Center Odeum Expo Center The Odeum Expo Center is a convention center located in Villa Park, Illinois. It features of exhibit space at the North Hall and of exhibit space at the South Hall. Both halls have pitched roofs as high as . The South Hall is also used as an arena with an 85-by-194-foot artificial turf surface... |
| Waukegan Lightning Waukegan Lightning The Waukegan Lightning are a professional indoor soccer team from Waukegan, Illinois formally known as the Northern Illinois Rebels of the Chicago Latin American Soccer Association and more recently the American Indoor Soccer League.-Rebels:... |
Waukegan, Illinois Waukegan, Illinois Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population... |
Grand Sports Arena |
| Indianapolis FC | Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
10th. Street Sports Center |
Under 17 Champions
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 Winter | Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores | 2-0 | Lake County Tsunami |
| 2009 Summer | Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores | 2-1 | Grand FC Mustangs |
| 2009-10 Winter | Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores | 5-4 | Elgin Pumas-Tsunami |
Main League Champions
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 Winter | Lake County Tsunami | 2-1 | Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores |
| 2009 Summer | Cruz Azul Chicago | 2-0 | Deportivo Indiana Gladiadores |
| 2009-10 Winter | Elgin Pumas Tsunami | 6-5 (OT) | Dept. Indiana Gladiadores |
- Championships are best of three games. With the third game being a sudden death golden goal game.