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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, South Bend and Toronto.
They currently play the majority of their home games at Toyota Park, the home of the main Chicago Fire team. In 2007 they will also play selected 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, and at the stadium on the grounds of Brother Rice High School in Chicago itself. 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 January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 30 |
 |
MF |
John Smithson |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit] External link
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Sports teams based in Chicagoland |
| Soccer |
MLS: Chicago Fire, PDL: Chicago Fire Premier, MISL: Chicago Storm |
| Baseball |
MLB: Chicago Cubs • Chicago White Sox, FL: Windy City ThunderBolts, ML: Kane County Cougars, NL: Gary SouthShore RailCats • Joliet JackHammers • Schaumburg Flyers |
| Softball |
NPF: Chicago Bandits |
| Basketball |
NBA: Chicago Bulls , WNBA: Chicago Sky, IBL: Chicago Heights Soldiers • Elgin Racers, USBL: Gary Steelheads |
| Football |
NFL: Chicago Bears, AFL: Chicago Rush, CIFL: Chicago Slaughter |
| Hockey |
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks, AHL: Chicago Wolves, UHL: Chicago Hounds, USHL: Chicago Steel |
| Lacrosse |
MLL: Chicago Machine, NLL: Chicago Shamrox |
College athletics
(NCAA Division I) |
Chicago State University • DePaul University • Loyola University Chicago • Northern Illinois University • Northwestern University • University of Illinois at Chicago • Valparaiso University |
