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| Chicago Fire Premier |
 |
| Full name |
Chicago Fire Premier |
| Nickname(s) |
CFP |
| Founded |
2001 |
| Ground |
Lemont High School Stadium |
| Capacity |
???? |
| Chairman |
John Dorn |
| Manager |
Mike Matkovich |
| League |
USL Premier Development League |
| 2006 |
1st, Conference Playoff Finalists |
|
|
Chicago Fire Premier are an American soccer team, founded in 2001 as part of the development system for the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer team. Until 2005 they were known as the Chicago Fire Reserves. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and South Bend.
They currently play their home games at the stadium on the grounds of Lemont High School in the village of Lemont, Illinois, about 25 miles south-east of downtown Chicago. The team's colors are red and white.
The team is one of the most successful in the PDL, having won their respective divisional title in every year of their existence.
[edit] Current squad
As of October 13, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 30 |
 |
MF |
John Smithson |
| 31 |
|
MF |
John Diraimondo |
| 32 |
 |
FW |
Sinisa Ubiparipovic |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Jonathan McClain |
| 34 |
|
DF |
Drew Degurian |
| 35 |
|
DF |
James Patrick Robertson |
| 37 |
|
MF |
Brad Ring |
| 38 |
|
FW |
Matt Wieclaw |
| 39 |
|
DF |
Steve Bode |
| 40 |
 |
MF |
David Guzman |
| 42 |
|
MF |
Matt Tutich |
| 45 |
|
MF |
Neil Hlavaty |
| 46 |
|
MF |
Cesar Zambrano |
| 47 |
|
FW |
Teddy Anderson |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 48 |
|
MF |
Eric Lichaj |
| 49 |
|
FW |
David Roth |
| 50 |
 |
MF |
Lachlan Cahill |
| 51 |
|
DF |
Chris Schuler |
| 52 |
|
MF |
Kyle Russell |
| 53 |
|
FW |
Joseph North |
| 54 |
|
FW |
Ryan Anderson |
| 55 |
|
DF |
Drew Ratner |
| 59 |
|
FW |
Kevin Noschang |
| 60 |
|
GK |
Evan Bush |
| 61 |
|
GK |
Chay Cain |
| 66 |
 |
GK |
Jovan Bubonja |
| 99 |
|
FW |
Matt Kreikemeyer |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Great Lakes |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Great Lakes |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Heartland |
Final |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Heartland |
Conference Finals |
3rd Round |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Great Lakes |
Conference Semifinals |
2nd Round |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Great Lakes |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
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