Chicago Lions SC was an American soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois. The club was operated by the Ukrainian American Sports Association. The club competed professionally in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (National Challenge Cup)[1] and the National Soccer League (Chicago). They were also known as the Ukrainian Lions. All their home games were played at Hansen Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainian immigrants who settled in the Chicago area after World War II. There were six Lions players that played on the US Men's National Team Nick Krat, Orest Banach, Willy Roy, Mike Noha and Stefan Szefer and Fred Kovacs. In 1975 the Chicago Sting signed Chicago Lions players Willy Roy, Ian Stone, Stefan Szefer, Mike Winter, Richard Green and Eugene Andruss for there inaugural season in the North American Soccer League. Other players that went on to play in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League were Nick Owcharuk with the San Diego Sockers, Leo Kulinczenko with the Los Angeles Skyhawks, Bill Mishalow with the Memphis Rogues.
Ian Stone 1968–1976
Fred Kovacs 1974–1976
Stefan Szefer 1973–1974 Leo Kulinczenko 1974–1976 Bill Mishalow 1970–1974 Nick Owcharuk 1970–1974
Paul Keenan 1980–1983 Terry Gallager 1980–1983 Nick Woznij 1972–1976
Richard Green 1974–1975 Mike Winter 1974–1975 William Drozd 1980–1982 Eugene Mishalow 1972–1976 Christian Kipka 1974–1976 Nick Iwanik 1968–1976 
Nick Krat 1968–1976 
Mike Noha 1968–1970 Manuel Medina 1964–1973 George Perry 1970–1974 Jerry Leciuk 1972–1976
John Gusella 1970–1976 Leo Schorohod 1968–1976 Eugene Andruss 1973–1976 Nick Shlapak 1974–1975 Andrew Cozij 1968–1974
Anatoly Jaworskyj 1966–1973 Raymond Roy 1974–1977
Bozo Banovic 1975–1976 Ilia Pavljasevic 1975–1976 Andrew Babek 1964–1970 Eddie Paoli 1974–1980 Anatoly Hordinskyj 1970–1986 Vadim Mishalow 1974–1981 Orest Klufas 1960–1970
