Fall 2021 Chicago House AC season

Chicago House AC
2021 season
Owner	Lindsey Morgan Sacks
President	Peter Wilt
Head coach	C. J. Brown
Stadium	SeatGeek Stadium; Bridgeview, Illinois
NISA	6th
Top goalscorer	Wojciech Wojcik (8)
Highest home attendance	1,183; (Aug. 21 vs. NAM)
Lowest home attendance	1,013; (Aug. 29 vs. DET)
Average home league attendance	1,098
	← N/A 2022 →

The Fall 2021 Chicago House AC season was the club's first in the National Independent Soccer Association and first as a professional team.

Roster

Players

As of August 20, 2021^[1]

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	FW	Musa Morris	Nigeria
12	MF	Michael Kafari	Ghana
14	FW	AR Smith	United States
17	MF	Leonardo Acosta	United States
18	GK	Mike Novotny	United States
21	MF	Louis Bennett II	United States
22	MF	Matteo Kidd	United States
23	FW	Jacob Bevan	England
24	DF	Stefan Mijatovic	Germany
27	DF	Anthony Bowie	United States
30	DF	Ian Cerro	United States
32	DF	Rodolfo Sulia	Puerto Rico
33	GK	Brandon Barnes	United States
88	MF	Seo-In Kim	South Korea
94	MF	Damon Almazan	United States
99	FW	Derek Huffman	United States

Staff

Technical staff
Technical Director and Head Coach	C. J. Brown

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
8	MF	Drew Conner	Indy Eleven	Free transfer	May 13, 2021	^[2]^[3]
3	MF	Keegan Thompson	Elmhurst Bluejays	Free transfer	May 14, 2021	^[4]^[5]
9	FW	Wojciech Wojcik	Forward Madison FC	Free transfer	June 1, 2021	^[6]
94	MF	Damon Almazan	Steel City FC	Solidarity payment	June 4, 2021	^[7]^[8]
7	MF	Michael Kozielek	Sporting Kristina	Free transfer	June 4, 2021
5	DF	David Abidor	Oakland Roots SC	Free transfer	June 4, 2021
18	GK	Mike Novotny	Hartford Athletic	Free transfer	June 4, 2021
32	DF	Rodolfo Sulia	Metropolitan FA	Free transfer	July 10, 2021	^[9]
1	GK	Joel Serrano	Unattached	Free transfer	July 10, 2021	^[9]
23	FW	Jacob Bevan	CD Marino	Free transfer	July 7, 2021	^[10]
17	MF	Leonardo Acosta	Chicago Mustangs (Indoor)	Free transfer	July 16, 2021
22	MF	Matteo Kidd	Saint Louis Billikens	Free transfer	July 16, 2021
12	MF	Michael Kafari	New Amsterdam FC	Free transfer	July 16, 2021	^[11]
24	DF	Stefan Mijatovic	St. Louis Ambush (Indoor)	Free transfer	July 16, 2021
33	GK	Brandon Barnes	Forward Madison FC	Free transfer	July 16, 2021
10	FW	Nazeem Bartman	Des Moines Menace	Free transfer	July 30, 2021	^[12]
88	MF	Seo-In Kim	Oakland Roots SC	Free transfer	July 30, 2021
14	FW	AR Smith	Unattached	Free transfer	July 30, 2021
21	MF	Louis Bennett II	Forward Madison FC	Free transfer	August 2, 2021	^[13]
11	FW	Musa Morris	Liberty Flames	Free transfer	August 2, 2021	^[13]
27	DF	Anthony Bowie	Flint City Bucks	Free transfer	August 13, 2021	^[14]
99	FW	Derek Huffman	Unattached	Free transfer	August 13, 2021	^[14]
2	DF	John Requejo	Unattached	Free transfer	August 20, 2021	^[15]
30	MF	Ian Cerro	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Free transfer	September 10, 2021	^[16]

Friendlies

June 26 Friendly	South Bend Lions FC	P–P	Chicago House AC	South Bend, Indiana
5:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: TCU School Field
Note: Match cancelled due to inclement weather

July 3 Exhibition	Springfield FC (UPSL)	v	Chicago House AC	Springfield, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CDT		Report		Stadium: SASA Soccer Complex
Note: Result not published

July 17 Friendly	Steel City FC (MWPL)	0-2	Chicago House AC	Kankakee, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Morris, Smith	Stadium: Kankakee High School

Competitions

NISA Independent Cup

Details for the 2021 NISA Independent Cup were released on June 10.^[17]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Milwaukee Torrent (C)	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
2	Chicago House AC	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
3	Med City FC	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	Union Dubuque FC	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Matches

July 9 Match 1	FC Milwaukee Torrent	2–0	Chicago House AC	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CDT	Caballero 18' Mennana 43', 90+2'	Report Broadcast	Bennett II 17' Mijatovic 38' Acosta 90+1'	Stadium: Hart Park Stadium Referee: Ryan Shanklin

July 24 Match 2	Med City FC	1–1	Chicago House AC	Rochester, Minnesota
6:45 p.m. CDT	Lange-Nielson 5' Aro-Lambo 53' Radilla 57' Millward 90+6'	Report Broadcast	Morris 54' Conner 57'	Stadium: Rochester Regional Stadium

July 31 Match 3	Union Dubuque FC	0–5	Chicago House AC	Dubuque, Iowa
5:00 p.m. CDT		Broadcast	Huffman 8', 21', 28' Bevan 54', 72'	Stadium: Dubuque Soccer Club
Note: Broadcast did not catch the first few minutes of match, commentary is used to gather goal times in first half

National Independent Soccer Association season

Details regarding the Fall season were released on June 16.^[18]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit City FC (C)	18	14	3	1	35	10	+25	45^[a]
2	California United Strikers FC	18	9	6	3	31	20	+11	33
3	Los Angeles Force	18	7	9	2	20	14	+6	30^[a]
4	New Amsterdam FC	18	7	2	9	29	29	0	23
5	Chattanooga FC	18	7	2	9	20	21	−1	23
6	Chicago House AC	18	7	2	9	18	26	−8	23
7	Michigan Stars FC	18	5	6	7	24	24	0	21
8	Stumptown AC	18	4	8	6	13	18	−5	20
9	Maryland Bobcats FC	18	5	5	8	20	28	−8	20
10	San Diego 1904 FC	18	2	3	13	17	37	−20	9

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.^[19]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	2	9	19	27	−8	23	4	1	4	10	16	−6	3	1	5	9	11	−2

Last updated: September 4, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Matches

August 7 1	Detroit City FC	3–2	Chicago House AC	Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 p.m. EDT	Lewis 30' Rodriguez 39' (Pen.) Carroll 78' Manning 87'	Report Broadcast	Wojcik 25' Kim 37' Conner 49' (Pen.), 89'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,076 Referee: Matt Geringer
Note: Kim's yellow card missing from report but shown on broadcast

August 14 2	Stumptown AC	0–1	Chicago House AC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	Stripling 17' Hines 63'	Report Broadcast	Sulia 38' Kozielek 65' Mijatovic 69' Conner 87' Wojcik 90' Bowie 90+1'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 167 Referee: Kyle Johnston
Note: Report missing Chicago sub (Bennett II in for Mijatovic in 71'), shown on broadcast

August 21 3	Chicago House AC	0–4	New Amsterdam FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:45 p.m. CDT	Abidor 67' Morris 72'	Report Broadcast	Malango 16', 66' Mikaheel 17' Batiz 44' Bermudez 74'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Report stats fourth goal was scored by Barone, replay and social media correct identify goal scorer as Bermudez

August 29 4	Chicago House AC	0–1	Detroit City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:05 p.m. CDT	Conner 56' Kafari 71'	Report Broadcast	Filerman 60' Rodriguez 65' (Pen.) Venegas 90'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
Note: Venegas' yellow missing from report, shown in broadcast.

September 4 5	Michigan Stars FC	0–0	Chicago House AC	Washington, Michigan
3:30 p.m. EDT	Chalbaud 27' Frank 54'	Report Broadcast	Bennett II 55'	Stadium: Romeo High School Stadium Referee: Brandon Gardner
Note: Referee omitted from report, name said in broadcast prior to kickoff, Anthony Bowie erroneously listed twice in starting XI (making it 12 players)

September 12 6	California United Strikers FC	1-0	Chicago House AC	Irvine, California
4:00 p.m. PDT				Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

September 17 7	Los Angeles Force	1-0	Chicago House AC	Irvine, California
7:35 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

September 24 8	Chicago House AC	1-1	Michigan Stars FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:35 p.m. CDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

October 2 9	San Diego 1904 FC	0-2	Chicago House AC	Pacific Highlands Ranch, San Diego
7:00 p.m. PDT				Stadium: Canyon Crest Stadium

October 9 10	Chicago House AC	1-0	San Diego 1904 FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:45 p.m. CDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

October 16 11	Maryland Bobcats FC	2-1	Chicago House AC	Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex

October 20 12	Chicago House AC	1-0	Chattanooga FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:35 p.m. CDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

October 23 13	Chicago House AC	2-5	Maryland Bobcats FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:45 p.m. CDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

October 29 14	New Amsterdam FC	1-2	Chicago House AC	Hempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium

November 3 15	Chattanooga FC	2-0	Chicago House AC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: Finley Stadium

November 6 16	Chicago House AC	2-1	Los Angeles Force	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. PDT				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

November 13 17	Chicago House AC	2-1	Stumptown AC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:45 p.m. CST				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

November 20 18	Chicago House AC	1-3	California United Strikers FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:35 p.m. CST				Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

Squad statistics

As of Match played September 4, 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	PUR	Joel Serrano	1	0	0+1	0
18	GK	USA	Mike Novotny	17	0	17+0	0
33	GK	USA	Brandon Barnes	1	0	1+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	John Requejo	8	0	6+2	0
5	DF	USA	David Abidor	13	0	11+2	0
24	DF	GER	Stefan Mijatovic	3	0	3+0	0
27	DF	USA	Anthony Bowie	18	0	18+0	0
32	DF	PUR	Rodolfo Sulia	18	1	18+0	1
Midfielders
3	MF	USA	Keegan Thompson	2	0	0+2	0
7	MF	USA	Michael Kozielek	12	0	11+1	0
8	MF	USA	Drew Conner	13	1	12+1	1
12	MF	GHA	Michael Kafari	14	0	9+5	0
17	MF	USA	Leonardo Acosta	8	1	3+5	1
21	MF	USA	Louis Bennett II	15	1	11+4	1
22	MF	USA	Matteo Kidd	18	0	13+5	0
30	MF	USA	Ian Cerro	12	3	11+1	3
88	MF	KOR	Seo-In Kim	3	0	3+0	0
94	MF	USA	Damon Almazan	3	0	0+3	0
Forwards
9	FW	POL	Wojciech Wojcik	18	8	16+2	8
10	FW	RSA	Nazeem Bartman	8	1	5+3	1
11	FW	NGA	Musa Morris	17	1	7+10	1
14	FW	USA	AR Smith	4	0	3+1	0
23	FW	ENG	Jacob Bevan	2	0	0+2	0
99	FW	USA	Derek Huffman	17	1	14+3	1

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Regular season
1	FW		9	Wojciech Wojcik	2
2	MF		8	Drew Conner	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Regular season
5		DF	David Abidor	1	0
7		MF	Michael Kozielek	1	0
8		MF	Drew Conner	2	0
11		FW	Musa Morris	1	0
12		MF	Michael Kafari	1	0
21		MF	Louis Bennett II	1	0
24		DF	Stefan Mijatovic	1	0
27		DF	Anthony Bowie	1	0
32		DF	Rodolfo Sulia	1	0
88		MF	Seo-In Kim	1	0

References

^ "Roster". Chicago House Athletic Club. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Inks First Player In Club History". www.chicagohouseac.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Bašić, Adnan (2 July 2021). "Speaking to Drew Conner, the first signing in Chicago House AC history". VAVEL. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Roster Doubles With Second Player Signing In As Many Days". www.chicagohouseac.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Elmhurst's Keegan Thompson Signs Pro Contract". Elmhurst University Athletics. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Signs Polish-Born, Chicago-Raised Veteran Forward". www.chicagohouseac.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "We're Gonna Need A Bigger House; Chicago House AC Adds Four Players". www.chicagohouseac.com. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Announces Solidarity Payment To Steel City FC". www.chicagohouseac.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Puerto Rico National Team Duo Joins Chicago House AC". www.chicagohouseac.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Signs One Forward, Two Midfielders". www.chicagohouseac.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC's Roster Grows With Three More Additions". www.chicagohouseac.com. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Two Away From 20; Chicago House AC Makes Three More Player Signings". www.chicagohouseac.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^ "Twenty In 2021; Two Additional Player Signings Helps Round Out Chicago House AC's Roster". www.chicagohouseac.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Inks Two Players In Advance Of This Weekend's Match". www.chicagohouseac.com. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "One Final Touch; Chicago House AC Signs John Requejo, Jr". www.chicagohouseac.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "Chicago House AC Signs Midfielder Ian Cerro". www.chicagohouseac.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ "NISA Independent Cup Releases 2021 Match Schedule". www.nisasoccer.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "NISA Announces 2021 Fall Season Schedule". www.nisasoccer.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_LAF0.4070396909523-20] The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.^[19]

[1] "Roster". Chicago House Athletic Club. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[2] "Chicago House AC Inks First Player In Club History". www.chicagohouseac.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[3] Bašić, Adnan (2 July 2021). "Speaking to Drew Conner, the first signing in Chicago House AC history". VAVEL. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[4] "Chicago House AC Roster Doubles With Second Player Signing In As Many Days". www.chicagohouseac.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[5] "Elmhurst's Keegan Thompson Signs Pro Contract". Elmhurst University Athletics. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[6] "Chicago House AC Signs Polish-Born, Chicago-Raised Veteran Forward". www.chicagohouseac.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[7] "We're Gonna Need A Bigger House; Chicago House AC Adds Four Players". www.chicagohouseac.com. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[8] "Chicago House AC Announces Solidarity Payment To Steel City FC". www.chicagohouseac.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[9] "Puerto Rico National Team Duo Joins Chicago House AC". www.chicagohouseac.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[10] "Chicago House AC Signs One Forward, Two Midfielders". www.chicagohouseac.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[11] "Chicago House AC's Roster Grows With Three More Additions". www.chicagohouseac.com. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[12] "Two Away From 20; Chicago House AC Makes Three More Player Signings". www.chicagohouseac.com. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[13] "Twenty In 2021; Two Additional Player Signings Helps Round Out Chicago House AC's Roster". www.chicagohouseac.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[14] "Chicago House AC Inks Two Players In Advance Of This Weekend's Match". www.chicagohouseac.com. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[15] "One Final Touch; Chicago House AC Signs John Requejo, Jr". www.chicagohouseac.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[16] "Chicago House AC Signs Midfielder Ian Cerro". www.chicagohouseac.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[17] "NISA Independent Cup Releases 2021 Match Schedule". www.nisasoccer.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[18] "NISA Announces 2021 Fall Season Schedule". www.nisasoccer.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[canceledgame-19] "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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