The Chicago Cats leapt into the second ASL - and an American soccer mecca - in 1974. They played in historic 10,000 seat Hanson Stadium, a venue graced by the likes of Cruz Azul, Napoli, 1860 Munich, Kaiserslaoutern and US Open Cup Finals since the 1940s. In 1973, Pele’ himself scored two as Santos downed Lazio 4-1 in front of an overflow Hanson crowd of 12,000. In 1976, The Cats hosted Polish club GKS Tychy and gained a respectable 1-3 result against the UEFA Cup bound team. That was the last year of the Cats - but Hanson Stadium remains.