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Revision as of 16:58, 3 May 2018
The Chicago Falcons is the title of two sports franchises: one being an active American Football Association semi-professional football team, and the other being a defunct American soccer team which won the 1953 National Challenge Cup, both from Chicago, Illinois. [1].
Established | April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based in | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Tom Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General manager | Tom Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner(s) | Tom Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | GMFL (1990 - 2015), Midwest Fall Football League (2016 - present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colors | Black, Red, Silver, and White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Titles | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division titles | 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/?u=CHICAGOFALCON&s=football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-Professional Football team
The Falcons were founded in April 1990 by American Football Association Semi-Professional Football Hall of Fame Head Coach Tom Robinson [1]. On September 30, 2013, the Chicago Falcons Inc. became established as a non profit organization. The Falcons were originally incorporated as part of the GMFL which disbanded in 2015, and then joined the Midwest Fall Football League in 2016, which still competes to this day [2].
Honors
- 2010 GMFL Windy City Division Champions (7-4)
- 2011 GMFL Skyway Division Champions (9-2)
- 2012 GMFL Western Division Runner Ups (8-3)
- 2013 GMFL Northern Division Runner Ups (9-2)
- 2016 Midwest Fall Football League (MFFL) Champions
Soccer team
The Falcons won promotion to the NSL Major Division from the NSL First Division in 1952, the year they won the first of their two Peel Cup titles. In their first season in the Major Division, they finished second to the Ukrainian Lions. They also won their second consecutive Peel Cup in 1953[2]
Honors
- National Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 1953
- Peel Cup
- Winners (2): 1952, 1953
References
- ^ "USA – List of US Open Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1953