
Ukrainian Lions
Encyclopedia
Ukrainian Lions also known as "Chicago Levy" (Ukrainian American Sports Association Chicago Lions) is an American soccer club based in Chicago
, Illinois
. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainians that had been settled in the Chicago area after the second world war. In the beginning they were called Sitch.
Orest Banach
Nick Krat
Mike Noha
Willy Roy
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The club was founded in 1949 by Ukrainians that had been settled in the Chicago area after the second world war. In the beginning they were called Sitch.
Honours
- National Soccer League of Chicago ChampionNational 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...
: 4
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- 1952-53, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74
- Peel Cup Champions: 1
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- 1956
- Illinois Governors Cup:3
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- 1972, 1974, 1977
Notable former players




Willy Roy
Willy Roy is a retired U.S. soccer forward and coach. He played for several teams in the National Professional Soccer League and the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the United States national team from 1965 to 1973...
Former Players
- 1972-1976
Boris Shlapak
- 1975-1976
Fred Kovacs
Fred KovacsFredrich “Fred” Kovacs is a former U.S. soccer player who earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1972 and 1973.Kovacs gained his first cap in a World Cup qualifier on September 10, 1972. The U.S. lost, 2-1, to Mexico. Kovacs started the game, then came off in the 56th minute for Gary... - 1970-1975
Willy Roy
Willy RoyWilly Roy is a retired U.S. soccer forward and coach. He played for several teams in the National Professional Soccer League and the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the United States national team from 1965 to 1973... - 1980-1983
Paul Keenan
- 1980-1983
Terry Gallagher
- 1968-1975
Orest Banach
- 1973-1974
Stefan Szefer
Stefan SzeferStefan Szefer is a former Polish American soccer defender. He earned six caps during his career, three with Poland and three with the United States.-Europe:... - 1972-1976
Nick Woznij
- 1974-1975
Richard Greene
- 1974-1975
Mike Winters
- 1968-1974
Lonia Schorohod
- 1972-1975
Bill Mishalow
Bill MishalowWadim "Bill" Mishalow is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.... - 1980-1981
William Drozd
- 1972-1976
Eugene Mishalow
- 1974-1976
Christian Kipka
- 1968-1976
Nick Iwanik
- 1973-1976
Eugene Andrusz
- 1972-1976
Leo Kulinczenko
- 1968-1976
Nick Krat
- 1974-1975
Nick Shlapak
- 1970-1974
George Perry
- 1958-1970
Anatoly Hordinskyj
- 1968-1974
Andy Cozij
- 1968-1970
Mike Noha
- 1966-1973
Tony Jaworskyj
- 1968-1972
Steve Deszurko
- 1968-1970
Myron Deszurko
- 1968-1971
Oleg Malyj
- 1974-1977
Raymond Roy
Former Managers
- 1970-1986
Anatoly Hordinskyj
- 1974-1981
Vadim Mishalow
- 1970-1980
Mike Martynovich