Edgewater Castle

Edgewater Castle FC is a community-owned, free-to-play club in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, founded in 2017 by James Kitia and Andrew Swanson to serve low-income, immigrant and refugee communities. Its women won the 2025 UWS national title, and both senior teams joined the USL in 2026, playing at Winnemac Stadium.

2017: Founded by James Kitia and Andrew Swanson 2023: Women's team joins United Women's Soccer 2025: Men win the Midwest Premier League Heartland Division II; women win the UWS national championship unbeaten 2026: Men join USL League Two and women the USL W League; moves to Winnemac Stadium