Charlotte Lady Eagles is an American women's

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team, founded in 2000. Between 2002 and 2015 the Lady Eagles were a member of the

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, 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

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, 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

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through

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. They are a sister organization of the MAI men's

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franchises the

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and the

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. 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 joined the

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for the 2019 season.

Players

Current roster 2019

Notable former players

* Abby Crumpton *

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* Annemieke Griffioen *

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Head coaches

Lee Horton Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

(2000–2015) * Mitch Sanford (2015–2018) * Sam Hope (2018–present)

Year-by-year

Honors

** Carolinas Conference Champions 2019 ** Carolinas Conference South Division Champions 2019 *

** Southeastern Conference Champions

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

** Central Conference Champions (2)

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

** Southeastern Division Champions

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

** Atlantic Division Champions (3)

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

* USL W-2 League ** League Champions 2001 ** Eastern Conference Champions 2001 ** Atlantic Conference Champions 2000 * Carolinas Cup ** Champions 2021

External links

Charlotte Eagles website

Charlotte Eagles on WPSL Soccer

References

{{North Carolina Sports Charlotte Eagles Women's soccer clubs in North Carolina Sports teams in Charlotte, North Carolina USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Association football clubs established in 2000 Soccer clubs in North Carolina Christian sports organizations 2000 establishments in North Carolina