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The Chicago Cats was an American soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that was a member of the American Soccer League. They played their home games at Hanson Stadium in Chicago's Belmont-Cragin community.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1975	2	ASL	3rd, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1976	2	ASL	3rd, East	Disqualified	Did not enter

Note: The 1976 Chicago Cats were declared by ASL commissioner Bob Cousy to have forfeited an unplayed, season-ending match against Cleveland. The forfeit leveled the two teams with 80 points. At the same time Commissioner Cousy controversially gave the final playoff spot to Cleveland, even though Chicago held the first two tiebreakers; wins and goal-differential.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Coaches

Mike Grbic (1975)
George Meyer (1976)

References

^ "American Soccer League standings". The Ithaca Journal (New York). August 16, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
^ "Cobras Get Third Spot In Playoffs". The Marion Star (Ohio). August 17, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
^ Florio, Nails (August 26, 1976). "Cats are clobbered by Commissioner Cousy". The News Journal (Chicago, Illinois). p. Sec. 2, pg. 1. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

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[1] "American Soccer League standings". The Ithaca Journal (New York). August 16, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

[2] "Cobras Get Third Spot In Playoffs". The Marion Star (Ohio). August 17, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

[3] Florio, Nails (August 26, 1976). "Cats are clobbered by Commissioner Cousy". The News Journal (Chicago, Illinois). p. Sec. 2, pg. 1. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

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-The '''Chicago Cats''' was an American [[soccer]] club based in [[Chicago, Illinois]] that was a member of the [[American Soccer League]].Played games at Hanson Stadium
+The '''Chicago Cats''' was an American [[soccer]] club based in [[Chicago, Illinois]] that was a member of the [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]]. They played their home games at [[Hanson Stadium]] in Chicago's [[Belmont Cragin, Chicago|Belmont-Cragin]] community.
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+Note: The 1976 Chicago Cats were declared by ASL commissioner [[Bob Cousy]] to have forfeited an unplayed, season-ending match against Cleveland. The forfeit leveled the two teams with 80 points. At the same time Commissioner Cousy controversially gave the final playoff spot to Cleveland, even though Chicago held the first two tiebreakers; wins and goal-differential.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 16, 1976 |title=American Soccer League standings |page=14 |publisher=The Ithaca Journal (New York) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/257342802/?terms=soccer |access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 17, 1976 |title=Cobras Get Third Spot In Playoffs |page=10 |publisher=The Marion Star (Ohio) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/293283703/?terms=Chicago%2BCats |access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Florio |first=Nails |date=August 26, 1976 |title=Cats are clobbered by Commissioner Cousy |page=Sec. 2, pg. 1 |publisher=The News Journal (Chicago, Illinois) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/38755361/?terms=Chicago%2BCats |access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
 ==Coaches==
-*{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Lescault Meyer]] (1976)
+*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mike Grbic]] (1975)
+*{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Meyer (soccer coach)|George Meyer]] (1976)
-==Players==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Kouratos]] (1975-76)
-*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Swain (soccer)|Chris Swain]] (1976)
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer - 1975]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113055/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer - 1975]
-*[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer - 1976]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090520182556/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL The Year in American Soccer - 1976]
+[[Category:Soccer clubs in Chicago]]
+[[Category:Defunct soccer clubs in Illinois]]
+[[Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams]]
+[[Category:1975 establishments in Illinois]]
+[[Category:1976 disestablishments in Illinois]]
+[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1975]]
+[[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1976]]
+{{Illinois-footyclub-stub}}
-[[Category:Chicago soccer clubs]]
-[[Category:Illinois soccer clubs]]
-[[Category:Defunct soccer clubs in the United States]]
-[[Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams]]
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