The Chicago Force was a women's American football team. Founded in 2003 by Lisa Cole, the team played at De La Salle HS & St. Rita HS – both on Chicago's South side; Lane Stadium at

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, Holmgren Athletic Complex at

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's North Side, and at Jorndt Field, commonly known as Winnemac Stadium. The team played the 2012–2014 seasons at Lazier Field on the campus of Evanston Township High School, and for the 2015 season onward, back at Lane Tech. From their inaugural season until 2010, the Chicago Force was part of the

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. Following that, the team moved to the Women's Football Alliance. The Chicago Force ceased operations after the 2017 season.

Season-By-Season

, - , colspan="6" align="center" , Chicago Force (IWFL) , - , 2003 , , 9 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st Western Southwest , , Won Western Conference Semifinal ( Corvallis)
Lost Western Conference Championship (

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) , - , 2004 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2nd Eastern Mid-Atlantic , , Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (

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) , - , 2005 , , 8 , , 2 , , 0 , , 1st Western Midwest , , Lost Western Conference Semifinal ( Tacoma) , - , 2006 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2nd Western Midwest , , Lost Western Conference Semifinal (

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

) , - , 2007 , , 5 , , 3 , , 0 , , 2nd Western Midwest , , – , - , 2008 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st Eastern Midwest , , Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (

)
Won Eastern Conference Championship (

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

)
Lost IWFL Championship (

Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

) , - , 2009 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2nd Western Midwest , , Won Western Conference Semifinal (

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region o ...

)
Lost Western Conference Championship (

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...

) , - , 2010 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2nd Western Midwest , , Lost Western Conference Semifinal (

) , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Chicago Force (WFA) , - , 2011 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st National Central , , Won National Conference Quarterfinal (

)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (

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) , - , 2012 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st National Great Lakes , , Won National Conference Quarterfinal ( Indy)
Won National Conference Semifinal (

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)
Won National Conference Championship (

)
Lost WFA Championship (

San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

) , - , 2013 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st National Great Lakes , , Won National Conference Quarterfinal (

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

)
Won National Conference Semifinal (

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

)
Won National Conference Championship (

)
Won WFA Championship (

) , - , 2014 , , 6 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1st National Great Lakes , , Won National Conference Quarterfinal (

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)
Won National Conference Semifinal (

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

)
Lost National Conference Championship (

) , - , 2015 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1st National Great Lakes , , Won National Conference Quarterfinal (

)
Won National Conference Semifinal (

)
Lost National Conference Championship ( D.C.) , - , 2016 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2nd National , , Lost National Conference Semifinal (

) , - , 2017 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2nd National , , Won National Conference Semifinal (

)
Lost National Conference Championship (

) , - !Totals , , 123 , , 16 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

2009

Season schedule

2010

Season schedule

2011

Standings

Season schedule

2012

Season schedule

References

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