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 1909, 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 29 October 2026

Illinois has 114 rated soccer clubs on Ranked XI across 16 leagues. The top men’s side is Chicago Fire (1909, MLS); the top women’s side is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini (1679, NCAA Division I Women's). 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 29 October 2026.

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114Rated clubs

16Leagues represented

1909Top 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 #7. 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	1909
2	Peoria City	USL League Two	Peoria, IL	1564
3	Chicago Fire FC II	MLS Next Pro	McLean, IL	1545
4	Sueño FC	USL League Two	Joliet, IL	1527
5	Northwestern University Wildcats	NCAA Division I	Evanston, IL	1518
6	Ehtar Belleville	Midwest Premier League	Belleville, IL	1507
7	JaHbat FC	Midwest Premier League	Evanston, IL	1469
8	Loyola University Chicago Ramblers	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1468
9	Sueno FC	Midwest Premier League	Bolingbrook, IL	1464
10	Northern Illinois University Huskies	NCAA Division I	Afton, IL	1462
11	DePaul University Blue Demons	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1450
12	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars	NCAA Division I	Edwardsville, IL	1450
13	Czarni Jaslo	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1446
14	University of Illinois Chicago Flames	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1445
15	Chicago House AC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1442
16	Chicago Soccer Academy	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1422
17	Bradley University Braves	NCAA Division I	Peoria, IL	1420
18	DeKalb County United	Midwest Premier League	Dekalb, IL	1420
19	Chicago Nation FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1415
20	Olivet Nazarene University Tigers	NAIA	Bourbonnais, IL	1415
21	Roosevelt University Lakers	NCAA Division II	Chicago, IL	1414
22	McKendree University Bearcats	NCAA Division II	Lebanon, IL	1405
23	Eastern Illinois University Panthers	NCAA Division I	Charleston, IL	1403
24	Quincy University Hawks	NCAA Division II	Quincy, IL	1398
25	University of Chicago Maroons	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1396
26	Lewis University Flyers	NCAA Division II	Romeoville, IL	1394
27	Western Illinois University Leathernecks	NCAA Division I	Macomb, IL	1393
28	Ironbound SCP II	UPSL	Jersey, IL	1386
29	Gio's Lions SC Chicago	NPSL	Chicago, IL	1385
30	AAC Eagles	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1382
31	KS Wisloka Chicago	UPSL	Elk Grove Village, IL	1378
32	North Park University Vikings	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1378
33	Asteras Tripolis Chicago FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1377
34	KS Wisloka Chicago U23	UPSL	Elk Grove Village, IL	1371
35	Judson University Eagles	NAIA	Elgin, IL	1368
36	North Central College Cardinals	NCAA Division III	Naperville, IL	1367
37	Chicago Dutch Lions FC	USL League Two	River Forest, IL	1366
38	Wheaton Wanderers FC	UPSL	Wheaton, IL	1366
39	Rockford Raptors FC	USL League Two	Rockford, IL	1365
40	Round Lake Evolution FC	UPSL	Round Lake, IL	1362
41	Hodgepodge Heroes	UPSL	Rolling Meadow, IL	1358
42	Chicago State University Cougars	NCAA Division I	Chicago, IL	1355
43	Illinois Wesleyan University Titans	NCAA Division III	Bloomington, IL	1354
44	Saint Xavier University Cougars	NAIA	Chicago, IL	1353
45	Fc 1974 Libertyville	UPSL	Libertyville, IL	1352
46	Aurora University Spartans	NCAA Division III	Aurora, IL	1352
47	Diverse City FC Pro Academy	UPSL	Schaumburg, IL	1344
48	University of St. Francis Fighting Saints	NAIA	Joliet, IL	1343
49	University of Illinois at Springfield Prairie Stars	NCAA Division II	Springfield, IL	1341
50	Berber City FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1340
51	Chicago Ghost FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1340
52	River Light FC	USL League Two	Aurora, IL	1339
53	Illinois College Blueboys and Lady Blues	NCAA Division III	Jacksonville, IL	1339
54	Governors State University Jaguars	NAIA	University Park, IL	1336
55	Wheaton College Thunder	NCAA Division III	Wheaton, IL	1332
56	Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks	NCAA Division III	Chicago, IL	1328
57	Force Football Club	UPSL	Crystal Lake, IL	1325
58	Lake Forest College Foresters	NCAA Division III	Lake Forest, IL	1325
59	Chicago KICS FC	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1324
60	Augustana College Vikings	NCAA Division III	Rock Island, IL	1322
61	Diverse City FC Pro Academy II	UPSL	Schaumburg, IL	1318
62	Millikin University Big Blue	NCAA Division III	Decatur, IL	1317
63	Elmhurst University Bluejays	NCAA Division III	Elmhurst, IL	1316
64	Benedictine University Eagles	NCAA Division III	Lisle, IL	1314
65	Dominican University Stars	NCAA Division III	River Forest, IL	1312
66	Urbana City FC	UPSL	Urbana, IL	1300
67	Steel City FC	Midwest Premier League	Joliet, IL	1300
68	Knox College Prairie Fire	NCAA Division III	Galesburg, IL	1298
69	Chicago KICS FC II	UPSL	Chicago, IL	1297
70	Chicago Strikers	UPSL	Oswego, IL	1294
71	Greenville University Panthers	NCAA Division III	Greenville, IL	1290
72	Principia College Panthers	NCAA Division III	Elsah, IL	1279
73	Concordia University Chicago Cougars	NCAA Division III	River Forest, IL	1275
74	Edgewater Castle FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1275
75	Rockford University Regents	NCAA Division III	Rockford, IL	1274
76	Eureka College Red Devils	NCAA Division III	Eureka, IL	1268
77	Blackburn College Beavers	NCAA Division III	Carlinville, IL	1262
78	Edgewater Castle FC	USL League Two	Chicago, IL	1255
79	Springfield FC	USL League Two	Springfield, IL	1255
80	AFC Roscoe	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1244
81	Berber City FC	Midwest Premier League	Chicago, IL	1235
82	Monmouth College Scots	NCAA Division III	Monmouth, IL	1234
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	1148

Women’s clubs in Illinois

	Club	League	Location	Rating
1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini	NCAA Division I Women's	Urbana, IL	1679
2	Chicago Red Stars	NWSL	Bridgeview, IL	1663
3	Northwestern University Wildcats	NCAA Division I Women's	Evanston, IL	1651
4	Loyola University Chicago Ramblers	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1624
5	Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis	NCAA Division I Women's	Carbondale, IL	1624
6	Illinois State University Redbirds	NCAA Division I Women's	Normal, IL	1623
7	DePaul University Blue Demons	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1615
8	McKendree University Bearcats	NCAA Division II Women's	Lebanon, IL	1596
9	Eastern Illinois University Panthers	NCAA Division I Women's	Charleston, IL	1583
10	Chicago House AC	WPSL	Chicago, IL	1581
11	Northern Illinois University Huskies	NCAA Division I Women's	Afton, IL	1581
12	River Light FC women	USL W League	Aurora, IL	1573
13	Berber City FC	United Women’s Soccer	Chicago, IL	1571
14	Edgewater Castle FC	USL W League	Chicago, IL	1569
15	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars	NCAA Division I Women's	Edwardsville, IL	1569
16	Quincy University Hawks	NCAA Division II Women's	Quincy, IL	1568
17	University of Illinois Chicago Flames	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, IL	1567
18	Chicago Inter Soccer Club	United Women’s Soccer	Chicago, IL	1562
19	University of Illinois at Springfield Prairie Stars	NCAA Division II Women's	Springfield, IL	1558
20	Rockford Raptors FC	USL W League	Rockford, IL	1549
21	Lewis University Flyers	NCAA Division II Women's	Romeoville, IL	1548
22	Junction FC	WPSL	Urbana, IL	1544
23	Force FC	United Women’s Soccer	Crystal Lake, IL	1543
24	Roosevelt University Lakers	NCAA Division II Women's	Chicago, IL	1519
25	Chicago KICS Football Club	WPSL	Chicago, IL	1517
26	Western Illinois University Leathernecks	NCAA Division I Women's	Macomb, IL	1517
27	DeKalb County United	United Women’s Soccer	Dekalb, IL	1513
28	Chicago State University Cougars	NCAA Division I Women's	Chicago, 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 1909, 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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