Waukegan Lightning
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The Waukegan Lightning are a professional indoor soccer team from Waukegan, Illinois
formally known as the Northern Illinois Rebels of the Chicago Latin American Soccer Association and more recently the American Indoor Soccer League
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The Rebels renamed themselves the Northern Illinois Rebels because of playing in a national league. The Rebels were one of the two new teams to join the AISL in 2007. They played at the Lake County Sports Center in Waukegan, Illinois
. The Rebels ended their first and only season in the AISL with 3 wins (9 points) and 10 loses.
Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population...
formally known as the Northern Illinois Rebels of the Chicago Latin American Soccer Association and more recently the American Indoor Soccer League
American Indoor Soccer League
The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.- History :Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The league...
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Rebels
The Rebels were founded in 2002 and played the in the Chicago Latin American Soccer Association where they won 4 straight titles.The Rebels renamed themselves the Northern Illinois Rebels because of playing in a national league. The Rebels were one of the two new teams to join the AISL in 2007. They played at the Lake County Sports Center in Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population...
. The Rebels ended their first and only season in the AISL with 3 wins (9 points) and 10 loses.
Waukegan Lightning
In late 2008 the Rebels took on a new name and said they would "picking up where the Northern Illinois Rebels of the AISL left off."Year-By-Year
| Year | League | Logo | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | CLASA | |||
| 2003-2004 | CLASA | League Champions | ||
| 2004-2005 | CLASA | League Champions | ||
| 2005-2006 | CLASA | League Champions | ||
| 2006-2007 | CLASA | League Champions | ||
| 2007/2008 | AISL | 3-10 | 9 Points | |
| 2008-2009 | USL* | |||
| Summer 2009 | USL |
- Ultimate Soccer LeagueUltimate Soccer LeagueUltimate Soccer League is a semi-professional indoor soccer league that was formed in 2008, and currently involving six teams from Illinois and one team from Indiana. The league has two divisions; Under 17, and main division.- Current Teams :...
, not to be confused with United Soccer LeagueUnited Soccer LeagueThe United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...