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USL W-League (1995–2015)
The USL W-League was a North American amateur women's soccer developmental organization. The league was a semi-professional, open league, giving college players the opportunity to play alongside established international players while maintaining their collegiate eligibility. The league was administered by the United Soccer Leagues system (the USL), which also oversees the men's United Soccer League and Premier Development League. The W-League announced on November 6, 2015 that the league will cease operation ahead of 2016 season. After the popularity of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, though, USL began considerations for a new professional women's league; this effort eventually returned to the re-establishing of the league as the USL W League. History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995. Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League, it later changed its name to the W-League. Although at its inception some of the league's franchises were barely above ...
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CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, due to geopolitical reasons, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America— Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas region of France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF, which made it one of ...
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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 ...
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Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. On January 30, 2012, the league announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause. Some of these issues included an ongoing legal battle with magicJack owner Dan Borislow and the lack of resources invested into the league. On May 18, 2012, WPS announced the league folded and would not return in 2013. After the WPS folded, the National Women's Soccer League formed in 2013 and took WPS's place as the top professional women's soccer league. History Planning After the folding of Women's United Soccer Association, which played its third and final ...
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Buffalo Flash
The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Professional Soccer in 2011, Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012, and the National Women's Soccer League in 2016. The team was founded in 2008 as the Buffalo Flash and played in the USL W-League from 2008 to 2010. In 2011, the team became the Western New York Flash and joined Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), its only season in the league. In 2012, the team was a member of Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL-E) following the folding of the WPS. The Flash won three consecutive league championships from 2010 to 2012 under head coach Aaran Lines: W-League in 2010, WPS in 2011, and WPSL-E in 2012. The Flash reached the inaugural NWSL Championship during the 2013 season, but fell to the Portland Thorns FC while searching for their fourt ...
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Buffalo FFillies
The Buffalo FFillies were a W-League women's soccer club based out of Buffalo, New York. The team began play in 1996 and folded during the 1998 season. The team name was conceived as an equine homage to the Buffalo Stallions, but two F's were introduced to ward off accusations of sexism and in an attempt to make the name more memorable. Four Canadian national team players represented the club, including Helen Stoumbos. While Christie Rampone and Pauliina Miettinen Pauliina Miettinen (born 20 May 1972) is a Finnish football coach and former player. She currently works as the head coach of the Kansallinen Liiga team Tikkurilan Palloseura. During her playing career, Miettinen played as goalkeeper, defender ... signed for the team in 1998. Team owner Mark Fishaut declared before the 1998 season that the club required crowds of 500 in order to survive, but they failed to achieve this and withdrew from the league five games into the campaign. Year-by-year References External ...
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Boston Renegades
Boston Renegades was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2009 season. The team played its home games in the stadium on the campus of Wayland High School in the city of Wayland, Massachusetts, 15 miles west of downtown Boston. The team's colors are red and white. The team is a sister organization of the former men's Cape Cod Crusaders team, which played in the USL Premier Development League until 2009. Players Squad 2009 Club Officials * Peter Bradley, Technical Director * Jon Coles, Director of Operations * Andrew Moir, Director of Media * Graham Munro, Director of Corporate Sales Notable former players * Michelle Barr * Shannon Boxx * Niki Cross * Ásthildur Helgadóttir * Angela Hucles * Laura Kal ...
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Bradenton Athletics
Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, from 2004 to 2008, when they folded. They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference. The team was associated with the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time youth residency program, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978. They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton. The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part ...
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Braddock Road Stars Elite
Braddock may refer to: Places England, United Kingdom * Braddock, Cornwall ** Battle of Braddock Down, 1643 Canada * Braddock, Saskatchewan * Braddock Lake, Saskatchewan; a reservoir United States * Braddock, New Jersey * Braddock, North Dakota * Braddock, Pennsylvania * Braddock, Virginia * Braddock Bay in Lake Ontario, northwest of Rochester, New York * Braddock Heights, Maryland, a census-designated place * Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania, a borough * Braddock Mountain, local name for Catoctin Mountain near Frederick, Maryland * Braddock Peak, Jackson County, Colorado * Lake Braddock, Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia, a reservoir * Braddock Point and Braddock Cove on the southern tip of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina * Braddock's Field (battlefield) Braddock, Pennsylvania * Mount Braddock, Pennsylvania Facilities * Braddock Point Light, a lighthouse west of Braddock Bay in New York * Braddock Locks & Dam on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania * G. Holmes Braddock High ...
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Bay Area Breeze
Bay Area Breeze was a professional American women's soccer team. Founded in 2011, the team was based in Hayward, California. The team played in the Western Conference of the W-League. The team's colors were blue, white and green. History The Bay Area Breeze originally played in the Women's Premier Soccer League. They won the North Division of the Pacific Conference in 2011 with an 8–1–1 record. The team joined the W-League on January 16, 2013. Former Australian U17 Women's National Team Coach Vicki Linton was hired as head coach on April 4. They secured Kezar Stadium for their home games on May 3. The Breeze defeated Santa Clarita Blue Heat Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence. The team plays its home games at Canyon High School. During the Fusion days, they p ... 1–0 in their W-League debut on May 25. Year-by-Year
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Austin Lady Lone Stars
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a " Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of 2021, Austin had an estimated population ...
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Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Atlanta Silverbacks Women was an American women's soccer team that played from 2005 through 2016. The team played in the USL W-League from 2005 until the league folded after the 2015 season. For the 2016 season they played in the Women's Premier Soccer League. They won the W-League championship in 2011 and the WPSL Southeast championship in 2016. The team played its home games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, a soccer-specific stadium in Chamblee, Georgia, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The team's colors were red and black. Players 2015 Roster Notable former players * Christine Latham * Candace Chapman * Sharolta Nonen * Lyndsey Patterson * Melissa Tancredi * Michelle Betos * Elizabeth Guess * Ashley Phillips (footballer, born 1986), Ashley Phillips Year-by-year Honors * WPSL Southeast champions 2016 * USL W-League National Champions 2011 * USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2011 * USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2010 ...
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Atlanta Classics
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several ...
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