HNNK Hrvat Chicago
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HNNK Hrvat Chicago is a Croatian backed soccer club from Chicago, Illinois. The club currently competes in the National Soccer League of Chicago
, the premier semi-professional soccer competition in Illinois.
The club was founded in the 1950s and is historically the most successful Croatian club in the USA, though it has been overshadowed over the past few decades by another Croatian side from Chicago, RWB Adria
. The height of Hrvat’s success came in the 1970s and 1980s where they were one of the strongest state league clubs in the United States, making the final of the prestigious US Open Cup on three occasions. HNNK also sports a youth program U7 through U10 building the Croatian soccer community.
National Soccer League of Chicago
The National Soccer League of Chicago, formed by the merger of the Chicago Soccer League and International Soccer Football League of Chicago in 1928, is a semi-professional U.S...
, the premier semi-professional soccer competition in Illinois.
The club was founded in the 1950s and is historically the most successful Croatian club in the USA, though it has been overshadowed over the past few decades by another Croatian side from Chicago, RWB Adria
RWB Adria
RWB Adria is a Croatian American soccer club from Chicago, Illinois. The club currently competes in the National Soccer League, the premier semi-professional soccer competition in Illinois.-History:RWB Adria was founded in 1959 by Croatian immigrants in the city of Chicago...
. The height of Hrvat’s success came in the 1970s and 1980s where they were one of the strongest state league clubs in the United States, making the final of the prestigious US Open Cup on three occasions. HNNK also sports a youth program U7 through U10 building the Croatian soccer community.
Honours
- US Open Cup runners-up (3): 1974, 1979, 1984
- Illinois State ChampionsPeel CupThe Peter J. Peel Challenge Cup, better known as the Peel Cup, was an open soccer competition that crowned the Illinois state champion until it was replaced by the Illinois Governor’s Cup in 1970.-Origins:...
(4): 1973, 1976, 1978, 1986 - National Soccer League of ChicagoNational Soccer League of ChicagoThe National Soccer League of Chicago, formed by the merger of the Chicago Soccer League and International Soccer Football League of Chicago in 1928, is a semi-professional U.S...
(2): 1971, 1973 - Croatian-North American Soccer TournamentCroatian-North American Soccer TournamentThe Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament is a soccer tournament established in 1964 featuring teams representing the Croatian Canadian and Croatian American communities...
(7): 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1986, 2009 - National Soccer League of ChicagoNational Soccer League of ChicagoThe National Soccer League of Chicago, formed by the merger of the Chicago Soccer League and International Soccer Football League of Chicago in 1928, is a semi-professional U.S...
indoor champions (2): 2004, 2008