Chicago Red Eleven was an American women's

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team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the

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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

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in the city of

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, 27 miles west of downtown

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. 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

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, Kalamazoo Outrage,

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and the Chicago Red Stars.

Season detail 2010

Teams in the conference

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, Kalamazoo Outrage,

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and the Chicago Red Stars.

2011

Team Folded Operations

References

External links

Chicago Red Eleven official siteW-League official site
{{US Women's soccer Sports in Cook County, Illinois USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Women's soccer clubs in Chicago 2005 establishments in Illinois 2010 disestablishments in Illinois Association football clubs established in 2005 Association football clubs disestablished in 2010