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Chicago Storm 
Founded 2004 Current arena Chicago Sports Zone Based in Melrose Park, Illinois Colors black, yellow League Ultimate Soccer League Head Coach Branko Savic 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.
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History
The Storm played home games during its first two seasons at the UIC Pavilion on the west side of Chicago. The team moved its home games to the newly-built Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for the 2006-07 season. Former Chicago Sting and Chicago Fire soccer great Frank Klopas coached the team during its first two seasons, but he was replaced by Steve Morris for the 2006-07 season.
After the MISL folded, the Storm played in the Xtreme Soccer League.[1] After the XSL folded with just one year of play, the Storm joined the Ultimate Soccer League.[2]
Year-by-year
Year League Logo Reg. Season Playoffs Attendance Average 2004-05 MISL II 
6th MISL, 18-21 Failed to qualify 3,408 2005-06 MISL II 4th MISL, 13-17 Lost Semifinal 1,530 2006-07 MISL II 
2nd MISL, 17-13 Lost Semifinal 2,473 2007-08 MISL II 5th MISL, 15-15 Lost Quarterfinal 3,609 2008-09 XSL 4th XSL, 7-13 No Playoffs 2,611 2009-10 USL 1st USL, 11-1 TBD Not Recorded Current squad
As of April 5, 2009 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 
DF Arturo Alanis GK Victor Balderrama 
DF Alex Bogosavljevic 
DF Pablo Castro DF Victor Garcia 
MF Jonathan Hernandez DF Juan Hernandez MF Felip Hernandez GK Ivan Jevtić FW Vladimir Knežević No. Position Player 
DF Piotr Kolasinski 
FW Awadalla Morad MF Jorge Prado DF Dušan Radovanović MF Jorge Luis Raffa DF Branko Savić MF Todd Short FW Geovanni Tello FW Zlatko Zebić Head coaches
Frank Klopas 2004-2006
Steve Morris (soccer) 2006-2009- Branko Savic 2009–present
Retired numbers
- No. 12
Karl-Heinz Granitza
Arenas
- UIC Pavilion 2004-2006
- Sears Centre 2006-2009
- Chicago Sports Zone 2009–2010
References
External links
Categories:- Chicago Storm
- Xtreme Soccer League teams
- Association football clubs established in 2004
- Soccer clubs in Chicago, Illinois
- Illinois soccer clubs
- Indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) teams
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