Green Bay Glory is an American women's pre-professional

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club based in

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, which plays in the USL W League. The team was formed in January 2019 and played its first WPSL season in 2019.

History

On January 11, 2019, Kerry Geocaris and Melissa Cruz-Cuene announced a new

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team in Green Bay, called the Glory. Geocaris, a Green Bay native, had previously played for another WPSL team, the

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, and cited a lack of competitive women's soccer opportunities in the Green Bay area as a major factor in forming the Glory. The team was announced to play in the newly-formed Midwest Division as one of 29 expansion teams for the league. During the 2019 season they played at Aldo Santaga Stadium at

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. During the 2021 season the Green Bay Glory played at Capital Credit Union Park. Starting with the 2022 season, the Green Bay Glory joined the USL W League.

Stadium

Current squad

References

External links

* {{Wisconsin Sports Association football clubs established in 2019 Soccer clubs in Wisconsin 2019 establishments in Wisconsin Women's Premier Soccer League teams