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2016 Orlando Pride Season
The 2016 season is Orlando Pride's inaugural season. The team competes in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Team launch The team was launched at a press conference held at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando on October 20, 2015. At that time, it was announced that Tom Sermanni, previously the manager of both the Australian and United States women's national teams, would be the team's first manager. It was also announced that the team would share its home with Orlando City SC, beginning at Camping World Stadium in 2016, and eventually moving to Orlando City Stadium. Squad information Coaching staff Roster The NWSL held an Expansion Draft to populate the Pride's roster on November 2, 2015. The Pride held the first pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, though it traded that pick to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. It will get the first pick in the subsequent rounds of the College Draft. Orl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Pride
The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to the league. It is affiliated with the MLS team Orlando City SC and play their home games at Exploria Stadium in downtown Orlando. History Following the 2015 NWSL season, it was rumored that the Orlando City SC ownership group would be adding an expansion team to the women's professional league. On October 20, 2015, a press conference was held at Lake Eola Park where Phil Rawlins unveiled the team name, logo, and colors. Former national team head coach of Australia and the U.S. Tom Sermanni was announced as the team's first head coach. On October 26, 2015, the Pride announced that they had made the first player acquisitions in team history; signing forward Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the Pride's No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaylyn Kyle
Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle (born October 6, 1988) is a former Canadian soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She was also a member of Canada women's national soccer team, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and is a Right To Play ambassador. She currently serves as a soccer broadcaster. Early life Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kyle attended Bishop Mahoney High School, where she helped the soccer team win both the city and provincial titles. Her father, Doug, was a professional hockey player and her mother, Pat, a competitive volleyball player. Her older sister Courtnee also played soccer at the national level. Kyle was named Saskatchewan Soccer Association Youth Female Player of The Year in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Senior Female Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011. University of Saskatchewan Kyle attended the University of Saskatchewan in 2006. In 2006, she played Canadian Interuniver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Bélanger
Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian retired Association football, soccer player who played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canada women's national soccer team, Canadian national team. Club career Bélanger signed with FC Rosengård in August 2015. On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Bélanger would play for the Orlando Pride for the 2016 season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation. She retired in May 2017. International career She won a CONCACAF, regional gold medal with Canada on two occasions, first at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship and subsequently at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship. International statistics International goals :''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.'' Honours Canada * Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steph Catley
Stephanie-Elise Catley (born 26 January 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Arsenal and the Australia national team. She can play in many positions in defence, such as left-back, centre-back or sweeper. She previously played for Reign FC, Orlando Pride and Portland Thorns FC in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) as well as Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in the Australian W-League. Catley was named PFA Women's Player of the Year in 2020. She was awarded the W-League's Young Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season and the Female U20 Footballer of the Year by Football Federation Australia in 2012 and 2013. Early life Born and raised in Melbourne by her parents Lesley and Stephen, Catley joined her first soccer team at age six. She was the only girl in the East Bentleigh FC squad, the same team her older brother Daniel had played on. She noted, "I fell in love with the game and with the idea of making m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne City FC (W-League)
Melbourne City Women's Football Club, also known as the Melbourne City Women or simply as City, represents Melbourne City in the A-League Women, the top division soccer league in Australia. Founded in 2015, the club has its training and administration based at the City Football Academy in Melbourne and plays matches at Casey Fields in Casey and at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The current manager of the team is Dario Vidošić. History Following on from their purchase of and investment into Manchester City in England, City Football Group turned their eyes to investment into the women's game as well, funding a serious overhaul of the Manchester club's female affiliate. Only months after their takeover of the men's team Melbourne City FC, they followed likewise on the women's side, contacting the FFA regarding entering a team into the W-League to be affiliated to the men's Melbourne side. After a year of negotiations, their involvement was sealed with an announcement that a women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Alleway
Laura Colleen Gloria Brock (; born 28 November 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for EA Guingamp in the Division 1 Féminine. She made her debut for the national team in 2010. Club career Melbourne Victory, 2008–2010 Alleway played as a defender for Melbourne Victory in the first two seasons of Australia's W-League. Melbourne Victory finished fifth in the eight-team league both seasons, failing to make the finals. Brisbane Roar, 2010–2015 In Alleway's first season with Brisbane Roar FC, the team finished the regular season in second behind Sydney FC, but went on to defeat them in the Grand Final winning the title of league Champions. The team again finished second in the 2011–12 season, but lost their Champions title to Canberra United in the Grand Final. In January 2012, at the end of the W-League season, Alleway and Collette McCallum joined English club Lincoln Ladies for the 2012 FA WSL season. Alleway's move to Lincoln was derailed by visa pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Pressley
Toni Deion Pressley (born February 19, 1990) is an American professional soccer defender. She previously played for the Orlando Pride, Western New York Flash and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, Ryazan VDV in the Russian Women's Football Championship league, the top division of women's soccer in Russia. Pressley played for various United States national youth teams and was a member of the United States women's national under-23 soccer team. Early life Toni attended West Shore Junior – Senior High School where she was team captain as a senior, leading the team to the Class 3A Regional finals. In 2007, she earned a spot on the NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America Team and received first team All-Space Coast honors. As a senior in 2008, she was named Parade All-American and a top 50 recruit by Soccer Buzz. Pressley also competed on the track and field team at West Shore, winning a district and regional championship in 2005 as a member of 4 × 100 m relay as well as the 2007 district cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Blue FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013, Sky Blue FC also played in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) from 2009 to 2011. History 2006–2008: Establishment Following the growth of women's soccer in the United States in the 1990s, the first attempt at a fully professional women's league, the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), was founded in 2000. However, after playing just three seasons the WUSA folded in 2003. Almost immediately following the folding of the WUSA, attempts were made to relaunch the league, although each of these initially came to naught. Finally, in December 2006, an agreement was reached to establish a new professional women's league, consisting of teams from Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., as well as an undetermined s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Levin
Camille Levin Ashton (born Camille Tayla Levin; April 24, 1990) is an American retired professional women's association football, soccer defender (association football), defender and current Sporting director, general manager of the National Women's Soccer League, NWSL club Kansas City Current. Levin Ashton played for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer, Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team that won the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament. She last played for Vålerenga Fotball Damer, Vålerenga in the Toppserien. and in 2013 was the captain of the United States women's national under-23 soccer team, United States U-23 women's national soccer team. Early life Levin Ashton was born in California to Desmond and Diane Levin, both from South Africa, and is Jewish. She has two younger siblings, Jay and Savannah Levin, who played for the USC Trojans women's soccer, USC Trojans women's soccer team that won the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, and currently p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenfield Rovers FC
Glenfield may refer to: ;In Australia *Glenfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney *Glenfield Park, New South Wales, a suburb of Wagga Wagga *Glenfield, Western Australia ;In New Zealand: *Glenfield, New Zealand *Glenfield (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate, 1984–1996 ;In the United Kingdom: *Glenfield, Leicestershire *Glenfield (company) a valve business ;In the United States *Glenfield Park, New Jersey *Glenfield, North Dakota *Glenfield, Mississippi, a listed Mississippi Landmark *Glenfield, Pennsylvania See also *Glenfields (Philipstown, New York) Glenfields, the former Archibald Gracie King House, is located on Old Manitou Road, a short distance from New York State Route 9D, NY 9D, south of Garrison, New York, Garrison in the Town of Philipstown, New York, United States. It is a simple l ..., historic building * Glenfield railway station (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaitlyn Savage
Kaitlyn Marie Savage (born October 27, 1990) is an American professional association football, soccer player who last played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. Playing career Savage joined Perth Glory FC (W-League), Perth Glory in January 2013 following an injury to Carly Telford. Savage represented Adelaide United FC (W-League), Adelaide United in the 2015–16 W-League and won the Goalkeeper of the Year award. In July 2016, Savage joined Orlando Pride to play in the National Women's Soccer League. She made her debut just three days after joining the team from Glenfield Rovers in New Zealand. Standing in for regular goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, Savage played a full match in a 2–1 win over Boston Breakers. Honours Individual * W-League records and statistics#Goalkeeper of the Year (Golden Glove), W-League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015–16 W-League, 2015–16 See also * List of foreign W-League (Australia) players References External links * {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortuna Hjørring
Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to Umeå IK. They are one of the two most successful clubs in Danish women's football, with among 11 titles. The next try at a European Cup came in 2009–10 with the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the round of 32 they defeated Italians Bardolino but then lost the round of 16 to eventual finalist Lyon. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result since the final in 2003, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City. Honours * UEFA Women's Cup ** ''Runner-up'': 2003 * Danish League (11) ** ''Champion'': 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 * Danish Cup (9) ** ''Champion'': 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
