Chicago Riot

Chicago Riot

Founded	2010
Stadium	Odeum Expo Center (Capacity: 3,500)
President/CEO	Peter Wilt
Head Coach	Jeff Kraft
League	MISL
Website	Club home page

The Chicago Riot was an indoor soccer team that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They were based in Villa Park, Illinois, near Chicago, and they played their home games at the Odeum Expo Center.

Namesake

The team is named after the numerous riots in Chicago's history, such as the Lager Beer Riot (1855), the Haymarket affair (1886), the Aldermen's Wars (1916–1921), the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Division Street Riots (1966), the 1968 Chicago riots which followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Democratic National Convention protests later that year, and the Days of Rage (1969).

Ownership

Peter Wilt will serve as the principal owner, as well as the president and CEO. Wilt is a key figure in the history of Chicago professional soccer, having served as the first President/GM of Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire, later becoming CEO of Women's Professional Soccer's Chicago Red Stars before leaving to start the Riot.

Year-by-Year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Attendance Average
2010–2011	MISL III	MISL, 5th 5-15	Failed to qualify	1,082

Current squad

16 November 2010

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Chris Brisson 3 DF Will Kletzien 5 MF Eric Duda 7 MF Semir Mesanovic 8 FW Bato Radončić 10 MF Novica Marojević 11 FW Edward Santeliz 13 MF Fred Degand

No. Position Player 14 DF Eric Lukin 16 DF Roberto Gallo 19 GK Ante Čop 20 DF Marco Sullo 21 MF Andre Berenzon 22 DF Vladimir Knežević 23 GK Jeff Richey 88 FW Zlatko Zebić

External links

• Official Website