Chicago Red Eleven
football club
Chicago Red Eleven was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference. The team folded after the 2010 season.
History
Prior to the 2009 season they were known as the Chicago Gaels. The Gaels are not a continuation of the Chicago Cobras
Stadium
The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Benedictine University in the city of Lisle, Illinois, 27 miles west of downtown Chicago. The team's colors was red, white and pale blue.
Owners
Ted Gradel was the owner and General Manager
Year-by-year
Season detail 2009
Teams in the conference Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo Outrage, Medina, Minneapolis and the Chicago Red Stars.
Season detail 2010
Teams in the conference Buffalo Flash, Kalamazoo Outrage, Medina, London Gryphons and the Chicago Red Stars.
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