Ludlow Lusitano Besides the name Gremio Lusitano, during its history, the club also used different names. In the
1937–38 American Soccer League, the club played as
Lusitano S.C.. During the
1938–39 American Soccer League, the club started to use the name
Ludlow Lusitano to play the ASL's New England Division, making it to the final of the
National Amateur Cup in 1952. For the 1956/57 season, the team returned to be known as
Ludlow S.C.. After the division folded in 1953, the club took part in different regional leagues before finally joining the ASL. The club played with this name the
National Challenge Cup in
1984 and
1985. In total, the Gremio Lusitano played the
National Challenge Cup four times.
Western Mass Pioneers The club also founded the
Western Mass Pioneers of the
USL League Two, after not being able to use the name Gremio Lusitano because
USISL had set a condition for new teams which prohibited ethnic team names.
Western Mass Lady Pioneers Between 2004 and 2009, the club owned the
Western Mass Lady Pioneers of the
W-League. ==Year-by-year==