While the Chicago Fire first team were busy hosting the league’s defending champions in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Portland, the club's PDL side was down south upsetting a cup-holder of their own.
The Chicago Fire Premier Development League (PDL) team -- comprised of top regional talent at the U-23 level -- earned the claim of US Soccer National Amateur champions Saturday, defeating Chattanooga FC, 2-1 in extra time, to raise the 2016 Hank Steinbrecher Cup.
— Chicago Fire Academy (@ChiFireAcademy) May 29, 2016
The US National Amateur Championship annually brings together representatives from the country’s biggest amateur leagues and competitions to formally crown a national champion.