Ukrainian Lions

Ukrainian Lions

Full name	Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions
Nickname(s)	The Ukrainian Lions
Founded	1949

Ukrainian Lions also known as "Chicago Levy" (Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions, Ukrainian: УАСТ (Українсько-Американське Спортове Товариство) «Леви» (Чикаго), UAST (Ukrainsko-Amerykanske Sportove Tovarystvo) Levy (Chicago)) is an American soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois. 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: 4

1952-53, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74^[1]

• Peel Cup Champions: 1

1956

• Illinois Governors Cup:3

1972, 1974, 1977

Notable former players

• Orest Banach
• Nick Krat
• Mike Noha
• Willy Roy

Former Players

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

Former Managers

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

References

Notes

1. ^ National Soccer League (Chicago)

External links

• Футбол - Українська футбольна діаспора