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'''Thunder Bay Chill Soccer Club''' is a Canadian [[association football|soccer]] team based in [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Founded in 2000, the team plays in [[USL League Two]], the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]].
The team plays its home games at
==History==
The Thunder Bay Chill were established in 2000 by founder Tony Colistro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thunderbaychill.com/about-us|title=About Us|work=Thunder Bay Chill}}</ref> They played their first home match on May 27, 2000, against the [[Wisconsin Rebels]], losing
In 2007, the Chill won their first Heartland Division title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thunderbaychill.com/page/show/2345988-2007|title=Chill win Heartland Division for the First Time!|work=Thunder Bay Chill}}</ref> In 2008, the Chill became the first Canadian club to win the PDL National Championship, after the defeated the [[Laredo Heat]] in penalty kicks in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mlfnews.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/gold-and-thunder-bay-chill-defeat-heat-to-claim-pdl-championship/|title=Gold and Thunder Bay Chill defeat Heat to Claim PDL Championship|date=August 19, 2008|work=MLF News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/741656-colistro-steps-down-in-thunder-bay|title=Colistro steps down in Thunder Bay|date=January 6, 2015|work=[[Ontario Soccer Association]]}}</ref> In 2009, the four Ontario-based PDL teams ([[Forest City London]], [[Toronto Lynx]], [[Ottawa Fury (2005–2013)|Ottawa Fury]], and the Chill) created a pre-season round robin tournament called the [[Victoria Challenge Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/home/314763.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221102253/https://www.uslsoccer.com/home/314763.html|archive-date=December 21, 2009|url-status=dead|date=March 20, 2009|title=Inaugural Victoria Challenge Cup|work=[[United Soccer League]]}}</ref> with the Chill emerging as champions, after winning all three of their matches.{{
From 2007 to 2013, they won the Heartland Division six times in seven seasons (finishing 2nd in 2009),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oceancityfc.com/latest-news/know-your-opponent-thunder-bay-chill|title=Know Your Opponent: Thunder Bay Chill|first=Matt|last=Vis|work=[[Ocean City FC]]}}</ref> and qualified for the playoffs ten times in an eleven
In 2018, the Chill formed a partnership with [[English Premier League]] club [[West Ham United]] through Global Image Sports, who are West Ham's North American partnership mechanism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.lakesuperiornews.com/Sports/Thunder-Bay-Chill-Joins-West-Ham-United-North-American-Academy|title=Thunder Bay Chill joins West Ham United North American Academy|date=March 11, 2018|work=Lake Superior News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/902056|title=Chill Form Partnership with Premier League’s West Ham|first=Colton|last=Coreschi|date=March 27, 2018|work=[[USL League Two]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclejournal.com/sports/local_sports/keesic-takes-advantage-of-new-chill-partnership/article_4472e40e-266e-11e8-a8e7-3f4a186c6bd5.html|title=Keesic takes advantage of new Chill partnership|date=March 13, 2018|first=John|last=Rider|work=[[The Chronicle-Journal]]}}</ref>
In 2020, the Chill announced they would not play in the 2020 USL League Two season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/chill-to-sit-out-2020-season-2245150|title=Chill to sit out 2020 season|date=April 10, 2020|first=Leith|last=Dunick|work=TB News Watch}}</ref> with the league later cancelling the entire season anyways. In 2021, the Chill once again withdrew from the league due to continuing travel restrictions associated with the pandemic (although the league did return to
After a two
== Current squad ==
''Updated 5 June 2023.''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat= GER |name=Nathanael Sallah}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|pos=DF|nat= ITA |name=Mattia Rolli}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|pos=MF|nat= GER |name=Jan Engels}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat= ITA |name=Federico Tempestilli}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=FW|nat= BRA |name=Sullivan Silva}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat= CAN |name=Hugo Tavares}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat= NIR |name=Brandon Bermingham}}
{{Fs player|no= 10|pos=MF|nat= IRL |name=Jamie Wynne}}
{{Fs player|no= 11|pos=FW|nat= CIV |name=Karim Pare}}
{{Fs player|no= 12|pos=GK|nat= USA |name=Andrew Schlaefli}}
{{Fs player|no= 13|pos=DF|nat= CAN |name=Alexander Pike}}
{{Fs player|no= 14|pos=FW|nat= CAN |name=[[Muslim Umar]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 15|pos=MF|nat= CAN |name=Jag Arena}}
{{Fs player|no= 16|pos=MF|nat= CAN |name=Brian Ananias}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no= 17|pos=DF|nat= CAN |name=Devan Jorgenson}}
{{Fs player|no= 18|pos=DF|nat= FRA |name=Pierre Lurot}}
{{Fs player|no= 19|pos=MF|nat= GER |name=Luis Lehr}}
{{Fs player|no= 20|pos=DF|nat= BRA |name=Tulio Melo}}
{{Fs player|no= 21|pos=DF|nat= ITA |name=Davide Viola}}
{{Fs player|no= 22|pos=FW|nat= ENG |name=Elliot Cutts}}
{{Fs player|no= 23|pos=DF|nat= ITA |name=Edoardo Calzola}}
{{Fs player|no= 24|pos=DF|nat= CAN |name=Moses Kafeero}}
{{Fs player|no= 25|pos=DF|nat= SCO |name=Thomas Gray}}
{{Fs player|no= 26|pos=MF|nat= USA |name=Bradley Sample}}
{{Fs player|no= 27|pos=MF|nat= ENG |name=Jordan Alonge}}
{{Fs player|no= 28|pos=FW|nat= CAN |name=Nick Phyllis}}
{{Fs player|no= 30|pos=GK|nat= CAN |name=Erik Aegard}}
{{fs end}}
==Coaching staff==
{{Updated|5 June 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Role
! Name
|-
|Manager/First Team Coach || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tony Colistro]]
|-
| Assistant Manager || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Pierce]]
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Leuzzi]]
|}
==Notable former players==
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!Year
!League
!{{tooltip|Record|Wins, draws, losses}}
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|-
|[[2000 PDL season|2000]]
|rowspan="19"|[[USL League Two|PDL]]
|4–1–13
|6th, Heartland (6)
|did not qualify
|rowspan="
|-
|[[2001 PDL season|2001]]
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|10–3–3
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (7)
|Conference
|-
|[[2008 PDL season|2008]]
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|12–2–2
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (7)
| bgcolor=silver|National
|-
|[[2011 PDL season|2011]]
|12–2–2
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (7)
|
|-
|[[2012 PDL season|2012]]
|13–1–2
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (7)
|Conference
|-
|[[2013 PDL season|2013]]
|12–1–1
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (7)
| bgcolor=silver|National
|-
|[[2014 PDL season|2014]]
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|9–3–2
|2nd, Heartland (6)
|Conference
|-
|[[2016 PDL season|2016]]
|7–5–2
|2nd, Heartland (6)
|Conference
|-
|[[2017 PDL season|2017]]
|9–2–3
| bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Heartland (6)
| bgcolor=silver|National
|-
|[[2018 PDL season|2018]]
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|-
|[[2019 USL League Two season|2019]]
|rowspan=
|6–2–6
|3rd, Heartland (6)
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|did not qualify
|-
|[[2023 USL League Two season|2023]]
|9–1–2
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Deep North (7)
|Conference semifinals (R16)
|}
==Honours==
*
**National Champions: [[2008 PDL season|2008]]
***Finalists: [[2010 PDL season|2010]], [[2013 PDL season|2013]], [[2017 PDL season|2017]]
**Central Conference Champions: [[2008 PDL season|2008]], [[2010 PDL season|2010]], [[2011 PDL season|2011]], [[2013 PDL season|2013]], [[2017 PDL season|2017]]
**Heartland Division Champions: [[2007 PDL season#Heartland Division|2007]], [[2008 PDL season#Heartland Division|2008]], [[2010 PDL season#Heartland Division|2010]], [[2011 PDL season#Heartland Division|2011]], [[2012 PDL season#Heartland Division|2012]], [[2013 PDL season#Heartland Division|2013]], [[2017 PDL season#Heartland Division|2017]]
**Deep North Champions: [[2023 USL League Two season#Standings|2023]]
* [[Victoria Challenge Cup]]
**Champions: [[Victoria Challenge Cup#2009 Results|2009]]
==Head coaches==
* {{flagicon|CAN}} Tony Colistro (2000–2014, 2023-Present)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Petraglia (
==Stadiums==
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