- Philadelphia Ukrainians
The first Philadelphia Ukrainians was an American
soccer club based inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania that was a member of theAmerican Soccer League .The club was suspended by the
USSFA one week into the season, following a complaint by thePenn State Association .Year-by-year
=Ukrainian Nationals/Philadelphia Ukrainians=The Ukrainian Nationals was an American
soccer club based inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania that was a member of theAmerican Soccer League .After the "Philadelphia Ukrainians" was suspended a week into the season, a new Philadelphia franchise, the Ukrainian Nationals, was awarded and took the former Ukrainian's spot in the league.
For the 1964/65 second season, the club joined the "super-league" Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the team returned to the ASL.
The club became known as the Philadelphia Ukrainians before the 1968 season.
After the 1970 season, the team moved to the amateur
German American Soccer League .The club completed the "double" in 1961 and 1963 winning the league and the
U.S. Open Cup . The team also earned a "mini-double" in 1964 winning the league and league cup (theLewis Cup ). The club also won the Lewis Cup in 1959.Year-by-year
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