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2003 USL W-League Season
The 2003 W-League Season was the 9th season of the USL W-League, the second-highest division of women's soccer in the United States. The Boston Renegades were the defending champions. The Hampton Roads Piranhas were crowned champions after defeating the Chicago Cobras in the Championship game. Changes from the 2002 season Format changes The league went to the standard FIFA match points format: 3 points for a win (down from the previous 4), 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss, and eliminated bonus points for 3 or more goals scored. Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Expansion teams One team joined the league ahead of the start of the season: Teams leaving Two teams left to join the WPSL: * Maryland Pride * Rhode Island Rays Eight teams folded after the 2002 season: * Albuquerque Crush * Jacksonville Jade * Kansas City Mystics * Kentucky Fillies * Memphis Mercury * Oklahoma Outrage * Tampa Bay Xtreme * Texas Odyssey Standings ''Blue indicates division ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USL W-League
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, placing it under Major League Soccer (Division I) in the hierarchy. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The league is owned and operated by United Soccer League and was formed as result of the merger of their USL First (USL-1) and Second Divisions (USL-2), following the 2010 season which saw neither the USL-1 nor the North American Soccer League (NASL) receive Division II sanctioning from the USSF, resulting in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League. United Soccer Leagues stated that the merger would strengthen the league's position within the American professional soccer landscape through stability, commercial growth and the professional development of soccer in four main regions throughout the United States and Canada. Five U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albuquerque Crush
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as ''La Villa de Alburquerque'' by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés''.'' Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Kentucky TC Stars
Northern Kentucky TC Stars were a W-League club based in Wilder, Kentucky Wilder is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. Geography Wilder is located at (39.047304, −84.47737 ..., USA. The team folded after the 2003 season. Year-by-year Women's soccer clubs in the United States Defunct soccer clubs in Kentucky Defunct USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Women's sports in Kentucky 2003 disestablishments in Kentucky Association football clubs disestablished in 2003 {{Kentucky-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world. History This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994 by three regulars of the Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew. The RSSSF has members and contributors from all around the world and has spawned seven spin-off projects to more closely follow the leagues of that project's home country. The spin-off projects are dedicated to Albania, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Poland (90minut.pl), Romania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Dynamo Women
Carolina Dynamo was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008, which was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League. The Dynamo played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2008 season. The Dynamo played home games at Macpherson Stadium in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The club's colors was red and white. The team was a sister organization of the men's Carolina Dynamo team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League. 2008 roster Former notable players * Kendall Fletcher Kendall Lorraine Fletcher (born November 6, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a defender for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Fletcher previously played for the Los ... * Mara Whichard * Jennifer Marsh Year-by-year External linksCarolina Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U23 USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Women's soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asheville Splash
The Asheville Splash were a minor league women's soccer franchise, and members of the Atlantic Division of the W-League. They changed their name from the Blue Ridge Rapids and began in 2001. They played at Memorial Stadium in the city of Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit .... The team folded after the 2004 season. Year-by-year References Page on Western North Carolina athletics on newcomer.com- mentions details about Asheville Splash External links web.archive.org copy of Official website Women's soccer clubs in the United States Defunct soccer clubs in North Carolina Defunct USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Sports in Asheville, North Carolina 2001 establishments in North Carolina 2004 disestablishments in North Carolina Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Virginia Majestics
Northern Virginia Majestics was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1998 that played in the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team is the women's team of Northern Virginia FC, which plays in the USL League Two. They also operated teams in the Super Y League for youth. The team played home games at Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium in the city of Manassas, Virginia. The team's colors are gold, blue and white. History Part of Northern Virginia FC, the Majestics were formed in 1998 as the women's senior team. They joined the USL W-League in 1999, joining the W-2 division, playing in the South Division. They played their home opener on May 8 against the Indiana Blaze. They had a difficult debut season, going winless, finishing with an 0-11 record. Like most teams in the division, their roster was made up of primarily high school and college play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Lady Eagles
Charlotte Lady Eagles is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000. Between 2002 and 2015 the Lady Eagles were a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and a member of the W-2 League between 2000 and 2002. The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, alternating between an auxiliary field and the stadium depending on demand. The club's colors are orange, sky blue and white. The Lady Eagles are a division of Missionary Athletes International (MAI), an organization committed to sharing the message of Christianity through sports ministry. They are a sister organization of the MAI men's USL League Two franchises the Charlotte Eagles and the Southern California Seahorses. While the W-League folded in 2015, MAI announced plans to continue training women and girls as players and coaches. After three years playing an independent schedule, the Lady Eagles joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Odyssey
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh-largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country. Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa Bay Xtreme
The Tampa Bay Extreme were a USL W-League women's soccer club based out of Clearwater, Florida. The team began play in 1997 and folded after the 2002 season. In 1998, they signed Michelle Akers. Based at the 2,000-seater sports field at Countryside High School, the team colors were white and red. Year-by-year Head coach * Don Tobin Don Tobin (1 November 1955) is an English retired footballer who played in leagues including the English Football League, the League of Ireland, the American Soccer League, and Major Indoor Soccer League. Since 1995 he has coached at various l ... 2000 References External linksOfficial site Soccer clubs in Florida Women's soccer clubs in the United States Defunct USL W-League (1995–2015) teams 1997 establishments in Florida 2002 disestablishments in Florida Association football clubs established in 1997 Women's sports in Florida Clearwater, Florida {{Florida-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Outrage
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, " The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis Mercury
Memphis Mercury was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). T ..., the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated. The team played its home games at Mike Rose Soccer Complex in Memphis, Tennessee. The team's colors were blue and white. Year-by-year Women's Premier Soccer League teams Women's soccer clubs in the United States Soccer clubs in Tennessee 2005 establishments in Tennessee 2006 disestablishments in Tennessee Association football clubs established in 2005 Association football clubs disestablished in 2006 {{Tennessee-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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