The Rockford Raptors were an American soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois

Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

. The team began in the USISL and moved to the USISL Pro League

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

 in 1995. In 1999, the team was relegated to the Premier Development League.

The Raptors are now a soccer club for boys.The Raptors today now have many players going on to play at the college level. They have even produced a player that is on the Residency program for the USA. They are also associated with the National Premier Soccer League

National Premier Soccer League

The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...

 franchise Chicago Fire NPSL

Chicago Fire NPSL

Chicago Fire NPSL is an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.The team plays its home games on the turf...

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Its an amazing team that now has very many players playing at a competitive level. Rockford Raptors are a very successful team with amazing coaches.Raptors attend a lot of tournaments indoor and outdoor and practice indoors and outdoors.You would be impressed by the amazing coaches and watching your kids get better and better.Its an amazing team with many chances for your child to get better.The coaches are nice and teach them how to play at these competitive levels they teach skills and many other things yet while letting the kids have a lot of fun.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1994	3	USISL	6th, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	5th, Midwest West	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1996	3	USISL Pro League	2nd, Central	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
1997	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	4th, North Central	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	3rd, North Central	Division Semifinals	Did not qualify
1999	"4"	USL PDL	6th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	"4"	USL PDL	2nd, Heartland	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify

Coaches

• Jorge Espinoza
  Jorge Espinoza
  Jorge Espinoza is a retired professional soccer player from Chile who played in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He also coached at the high school, collegiate and professional levels including two games with the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer in...
  
   1994
• Glen Tourville
  Glen Tourville
  Glen Tourville is a retired American soccer player who currently serves as an assistant coach with the Ohio State Buckeyes women's soccer team.-Player:...
  
  1995
• Roland Hahn 1996-1998
• Dave Huson 1999-2000