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Chicago House Athletic Club is an American professional men's soccer club owned by Laurence Girard and led by CEO Peter Wilt. The club is based in Chicago, Illinois. They began play in August 2021, competing in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a professional 3rd tier league.[1][2] The club currently play in the semi-professional Midwest Premier League.[3]

Chicago House AC

Full name	Chicago House Athletic Club
Nickname(s)	CHAC
Founded	2020; 2 years ago (2020)
Stadium	Stuart Field, Illinois Institute of Technology
Owner	Lindsey Morgan Sacks
Head coach	Matt Poland
League	Midwest Premier League
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

On September 10, 2020, the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) announced that an investor group, led by league founder Peter Wilt, had applied for a club to play in the Chicago market.[4] Wilt had previously attempted to start a new Chicago team in 2016 with the North American Soccer League (NASL) and more recently in 2018, following his departure from NISA, successfully started the Madison, Wisconsin based Forward Madison FC in USL League One.[5][6] Other investors included Bruce Merivale-Austin.[7]

On November 5, NISA officially announced the team had been accepted with an aim to begin play in Fall 2021.[8] In the following months, the team asked fans to submit potential team names that related to the history and culture of Chicago. The team selected 68 finalists and held a fan advisory poll bracket, dubbed "Moniker Madness", to determine the most popular option.[9] The winner of the poll, "Chicago House" was unveiled as the official name on February 23, 2021, alongside the team crest and colors.[10][11]

On January 27, 2021, the team confirmed that it would play home matches at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.[12] On February 2, former Chicago Fire FC player and all-time appearance leader C. J. Brown was announced as the team's first technical director and head coach.[13]

On May 1, 2021, the team announced that Lindsey Morgan Sacks would become the new primary team owner, taking control of the club from Bruce Merivale-Austin.[14]

On July 9, 2021, the team played their official first match in club history, losing 2–0 to amateur side FC Milwaukee Torrent in the 2021 NISA Independent Cup.

Two weeks later, the House defeated Union Dubuque FC by a score of 5–0 to end the Independent Cup campaign with a first win in club history.

The club finished 6th in its inaugural season, posting a 7-2-9 record. Wojciech Wojcik was the team's top scorer, notching eight goals.

During the off-season, the club fell into disrepute with NISA, owing to a rift between Laurence Girard, husband of owner Lindsey-Morgan Sacks, and NISA commissioner John Prutch. As such, CHAC were voted out of the league and excluded from the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, along with New Amsterdam FC, owned by Girard.

In March 2022, it was announced via social media that the club would join the Midwest Premier League for the upcoming season.[15] CEO Wilt also expressed intent to return to NISA in 2023.

The House announced its initial Midwest Premier League schedule via social media and also announced it would play its home matches at Stuart Field, on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology.[16]

Name, Colors, and Crest

Name

There was a contest for the name of the team called "Moniker Madness" for the then Chicago Nisa team.[17]Of 400 possible names the public was asked to vote on 68. With the winner becoming the chosen name of the new team.

Chicago House AC’s name was submitted by fan Brian Costin. “Chicago house music has always been about peace, love, and acceptance, and has influenced music culture all over the globe,” says Costin.[18] They are often referred to as CHAC on the scoreboard and as a Nickname.

Colors

The colors are Patina Green, Promontory Black, Deep Rust, and Alpha Grey.[19] With Full White and Full black as substitutes. Oddly enough the black and white substitutes has become a NISA tradition among newer clubs as so many use these colors when they begin playing.

Crest

The Crest was created with FOUR major design features included.

1- it uses civic symbols and geometry.

2- skyline, music equalizer and the knuckles of a closed fist.

3- Flipping the traditional shield shape.

4- the municipal fork of the Chicago river which is displayed below the roofline as it is all over the city.

Season Performance 2021

Fall 2021 was the inaugural season for Chicago House AC.

Due to the shift from Fall-Spring (2021 & prior) to Spring-Fall season for 2022 onward meant it was a shorter season.

This also meant that it would be a single table, with the Champion being the First Place holder of said table at the end of the season.[20]

2021 Preseason Games

CHAC played 3 preseason games before the Fall Season 2021 in the Independent Cup.[21] [22]

Independent cup 2021 Midwest Region

Date	Time	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Location
July 9, 2021	7:00 PM CT	Milwaukee Torrent	2-0	CHAC	Hart Park Stadium
July 24, 2021	6:45 PM CT	Med City FC	1-1	CHAC	Rochester Regional Stadium
July 31, 2021	5:00 PM CT	Union Dubuque FC	0-5	CHAC	Dubuque Soccer Complex

2021 Fall Regular season

CHAC played 18 games total.[23]

League Performance

Season	League	Finish	MP	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
Fall 2021	NISA	6	18	7	2	9	23	18	26	-8
2022	MWPL		2	1	0	1	3

Players and staff

Current roster

As of September 10, 2021[24]

Fall 2021 stats can be found here. [25]

2021 roster below

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Joel Serrano	Puerto Rico
2	DF	John Requejo	United States
3	MF	Keegan Thompson	United States
5	DF	David Abidor	United States
7	MF	Michael Kozielek	United States
8	MF	Drew Conner	United States
9	FW	Wojciech Wojcik	Poland
10	FW	Nazeem Bartman	South Africa
11	MF	Musa Morris	Nigeria
12	DF	Michael Kafari	Ghana
14	FW	Anthony Ray Smith, Jr.	United States
17	MF	Leonardo Acosta	United States
18	GK	Mike Novotny	United States
21	DF	Louis Bennett II	United States
22	MF	Matteo Kidd	United States
24	DF	Stefan Mijatović	United States
27	DF	Anthony Bowie	United States
30	MF	Ian Cerro	United States
32	DF	Rodolfo Sulia	Puerto Rico
33	GK	Brandon Barnes	United States
88	DF	Seo-In Kim	South Korea
94	MF	Damon Almazan	United States
99	FW	Derek Huffman	United States

2022 roster below

4 players have confirmed to return from the previous season.

The roster below shows the lineup for the home opener on Friday May 13th 2022.

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
2	DF	Jack Cramer	United States
3	DF	Josue Ortiz	United States
5	MF	Gaye Diadie	United States
6	DF	Adam Misirly	United States
7	MF	Adam Mann	United States
8	MF	Shannon Seymour	United States
10	FW	Seo-In Kim	United States
11	FW	Georgi Spasov	United States
13	MF	Oskar Duenkel	United States
14	DF	AR Smith	United States
17	FW	Jed McCloud	United States
21	MF	Daniel Hayes	United States
94	FW	Damon Almazon	United States
25	DF	Musa Morris	United States
97	MF	John Cappaccitti	United States
1	GK	Joel Estrada	United States
18	GK	Tony Halterman	United States
33	GK	Vlad Velikin	United States

Front office

• Lindsey Morgan Sacks – Owner
• Peter Wilt – CEO
• Night Train Veeck – COO
• Matt Poland – Technical director and head coach

References

External links

• Official website

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