How many soccer clubs are ranked in Illinois?

114 rated clubs across 16 leagues — 85 men’s and 29 women’s. Unrated clubs are held and mapped but carry no number.

Which is the best soccer club in Illinois?

Chicago Fire at 1908, playing in MLS. "Best" here means highest rating on the Ranked XI national scale, not league position.

Are amateur and pro clubs really on the same scale?

Yes. Cross-league placement is calibrated on about 600 U.S. Open Cup results, the one competition where clubs from different tiers meet, so a strong amateur side can rate above a weak professional one.

Soccer clubs in Illinois

114 rated clubs · 16 leagues · updated 23 September 2026

Illinois has 114 rated soccer clubs on Ranked XI across 16 leagues. The top men’s side is Chicago Fire (1908, MLS); the top women’s side is Chicago Red Stars (1708, NWSL). Every club here is rated on the same national scale as MLS and the grassroots, so a Illinois amateur side and a top-flight club are directly comparable. Updated 23 September 2026.

Men’s table
Women’s table
By league

114Rated clubs

16Leagues represented

1908Top rating (Chicago Fire)

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Illinois’s largest represented league is NCAA Division III with 22 rated clubs. 85 men’s and 29 women’s sides carry a rating here, and the state’s best national position is #6. Clubs from Illinois whose divisions publish no usable table are listed on the map without a rating rather than being given an invented one.

Men’s clubs in Illinois

	Club	League	Location	Rating
1	Chicago Fire	MLS	Chicago, IL	1908
2	Peoria City	USL League Two	Peoria, IL	1564
3	Sueño FC	USL League Two	Joliet, IL	1527
4	Northwestern University Wildcats	NCAA Division I	Evanston, IL	1524
5	Chicago Fire FC II	MLS Next Pro	McLean, IL	1513
6	Ehtar Belleville	Midwest Premier League	Belleville, IL	1507
7	University of Illinois Chicago Flames	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1492
8	Loyola University Chicago Ramblers	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1469
9	Northern Illinois University Huskies	NCAA Division I	Afton, IL	1469
10	JaHbat FC	Midwest Premier League	Evanston, IL	1469
11	Sueno FC	Midwest Premier League	Bolingbrook, IL	1464
12	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars	NCAA Division I	Edwardsville, IL	1457
13	DePaul University Blue Demons	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1453
14	Czarni Jaslo	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1446
15	Chicago House AC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1442
16	Bradley University Braves	NCAA Division I	Peoria, IL	1436
17	McKendree University Bearcats	NCAA Division II	Lebanon, IL	1422
18	Quincy University Hawks	NCAA Division II	Quincy, IL	1422
19	Chicago Soccer Academy	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1422
20	DeKalb County United	Midwest Premier League	Dekalb, IL	1420
21	Olivet Nazarene University Tigers	NAIA	Bourbonnais, IL	1416
22	Lewis University Flyers	NCAA Division II	Romeoville, IL	1410
23	Chicago Nation FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1407
24	Roosevelt University Lakers	NCAA Division II	Chicago, IL	1407
25	Western Illinois University Leathernecks	NCAA Division I	Macomb, IL	1403
26	Ironbound SCP II	UPSL	Jersey, IL	1398
27	Eastern Illinois University Panthers	NCAA Division I	Charleston, IL	1398
28	Force Football Club	UPSL	Crystal Lake, IL	1396
29	KS Wisloka Chicago	UPSL	Elk Grove Village, IL	1393
30	Gio's Lions SC Chicago	NPSL	Chicago, IL	1386
31	Asteras Tripolis Chicago FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1385
32	Saint Xavier University Cougars	NAIA	Chicago, IL	1385
33	AAC Eagles	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1382
34	University of Chicago Maroons	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1379
35	Judson University Eagles	NAIA	Elgin, IL	1378
36	KS Wisloka Chicago U23	UPSL	Elk Grove Village, IL	1377
37	University of Illinois at Springfield Prairie Stars	NCAA Division II	Springfield, IL	1374
38	Governors State University Jaguars	NAIA	University Park, IL	1373
39	Chicago Dutch Lions FC	USL League Two	River Forest, IL	1367
40	Rockford Raptors FC	USL League Two	Rockford, IL	1365
41	Hodgepodge Heroes	UPSL	Rolling Meadow, IL	1360
42	Round Lake Evolution FC	UPSL	Round Lake, IL	1358
43	Chicago State University Cougars	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1354
44	Aurora University Spartans	NCAA Division III	Aurora, IL	1353
45	Lake Forest College Foresters	NCAA Division III	Lake Forest, IL	1352
46	North Park University Vikings	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1352
47	Philadelphia Lone Star FC U23	UPSL	Macoupin, IL	1351
48	Wheaton College Thunder	NCAA Division III	Wheaton, IL	1350
49	Illinois Wesleyan University Titans	NCAA Division III	Bloomington, IL	1344
50	Diverse City FC Pro Academy	UPSL	Schaumburg, IL	1342
51	Chicago Ghost FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1340
52	River Light FC	USL League Two	Aurora, IL	1339
53	Berber City FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1335
54	North Central College Cardinals	NCAA Division III	Naperville, IL	1334
55	Fc 1974 Libertyville	UPSL	Libertyville, IL	1331
56	University of St. Francis Fighting Saints	NAIA	Joliet, IL	1328
57	Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1321
58	Illinois College Blueboys and Lady Blues	NCAA Division III	Jacksonville, IL	1317
59	Chicago KICS FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1316
60	Dominican University Stars	NCAA Division III	River Forest, IL	1314
61	Diverse City FC Pro Academy II	UPSL	Schaumburg, IL	1309
62	Greenville University Panthers	NCAA Division III	Greenville, IL	1308
63	Urbana City FC	UPSL	Urbana, IL	1307
64	Elmhurst University Bluejays	NCAA Division III	Elmhurst, IL	1306
65	Knox College Prairie Fire	NCAA Division III	Galesburg, IL	1306
66	Millikin University Big Blue	NCAA Division III	Decatur, IL	1305
67	Augustana College Vikings	NCAA Division III	Rock Island, IL	1304
68	Steel City FC	Midwest Premier League	Joliet, IL	1300
69	Benedictine University Eagles	NCAA Division III	Lisle, IL	1297
70	Chicago KICS FC II	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1281
71	Chicago Strikers	UPSL	Oswego, IL	1278
72	Principia College Panthers	NCAA Division III	Elsah, IL	1278
73	Edgewater Castle FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1275
74	Monmouth College Scots	NCAA Division III	Monmouth, IL	1265
75	Eureka College Red Devils	NCAA Division III	Eureka, IL	1263
76	Blackburn College Beavers	NCAA Division III	Carlinville, IL	1260
77	Edgewater Castle FC	USL League Two	Chicago, IL	1256
78	Springfield FC	USL League Two	Springfield, IL	1255
79	AFC Roscoe	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1244
80	Rockford University Regents	NCAA Division III	Rockford, IL	1243
81	Berber City FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1235
82	Concordia University Chicago Cougars	NCAA Division III	River Forest, IL	1232
83	River Light FC	Midwest Premier League	Aurora, IL	1208
84	FC Select	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1181
85	Rochester FC	USL League Two	Rochester, IL	1149

Women’s clubs in Illinois

	Club	League	Location	Rating
1	Chicago Red Stars	NWSL	Bridgeview, IL	1708
2	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini	NCAA Division I Women's	Urbana, IL	1682
3	Northwestern University Wildcats	NCAA Division I Women's	Evanston, IL	1672
4	Loyola University Chicago Ramblers	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1640
5	University of Illinois Chicago Flames	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1606
6	DePaul University Blue Demons	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1603
7	Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis	NCAA Division I Women's	Carbondale, IL	1590
8	Illinois State University Redbirds	NCAA Division I Women's	Normal, IL	1588
9	Northern Illinois University Huskies	NCAA Division I Women's	Afton, IL	1588
10	Chicago House AC	WPSL	Chicago, IL	1581
11	McKendree University Bearcats	NCAA Division II Women's	Lebanon, IL	1580
12	Eastern Illinois University Panthers	NCAA Division I Women's	Charleston, IL	1574
13	River Light FC women	USL W League	Aurora, IL	1573
14	Berber City FC	United Women’s Soccer	Chicago, IL	1571
15	Edgewater Castle FC	USL W League	Chicago, IL	1569
16	Quincy University Hawks	NCAA Division II Women's	Quincy, IL	1568
17	Chicago Inter Soccer Club	United Women’s Soccer	Chicago, IL	1562
18	Lewis University Flyers	NCAA Division II Women's	Romeoville, IL	1552
19	Rockford Raptors FC	USL W League	Rockford, IL	1549
20	Junction FC	WPSL	Urbana, IL	1544
21	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars	NCAA Division I Women's	Edwardsville, IL	1544
22	Force FC	United Women’s Soccer	Crystal Lake, IL	1543
23	University of Illinois at Springfield Prairie Stars	NCAA Division II Women's	Springfield, IL	1535
24	Chicago State University Cougars	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1528
25	Roosevelt University Lakers	NCAA Division II Women's	Chicago, IL	1524
26	Chicago KICS Football Club	WPSL	Chicago, IL	1517
27	DeKalb County United	United Women’s Soccer	Dekalb, IL	1513
28	Western Illinois University Leathernecks	NCAA Division I Women's	Macomb, IL	1500
29	Rockford Raptors Soccer Club	United Women’s Soccer	Loves Park, IL	1482

Leagues in Illinois

Soccer in Illinois — common questions

How many soccer clubs are ranked in Illinois?: 114 rated clubs across 16 leagues — 85 men’s and 29 women’s. Unrated clubs are held and mapped but carry no number.
Which is the best soccer club in Illinois?: Chicago Fire at 1908, playing in MLS. "Best" here means highest rating on the Ranked XI national scale, not league position.
Are amateur and pro clubs really on the same scale?: Yes. Cross-league placement is calibrated on about 600 U.S. Open Cup results, the one competition where clubs from different tiers meet, so a strong amateur side can rate above a weak professional one.

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