Hampton Roads Piranhas was an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995. The team was a member of the

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, Northern Virginia Majestics. The team played its home games at the

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in the city of

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. The team's colors are red and white. The team was a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which played in the

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. The team announced on January 15, 2014 that both the PDL and W-League teams will be folding and will not play in the 2014 season. The primary owners health was cited as the reason behind the decision.

Players

2009 Roster

Notable former players

* Daniela * Kelly Golebiowski *

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* Lori Lindsey * Sandy McQuerry * Carrie Proost * Amy Taylor *

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* Kalin Rosales * Mercy Akide * Florence Omagbemi

Year-by-year

Honors

* USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2004 * USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2003

Coaches

* Joanie Murphy (1995) * Patrick McStay (1996-1998) * Terry Kelly and Sandy McQuerry (1999) * Ken Johnson (soccer) (2000) * John Germanos (2001–2003) * Jeffrey Bowers (2004–2005) * Anthony Nweke (2006–2007) * Wendy Kotwas Waddell (2008–present)

Stadia

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Stadium 1995-1997 * Great Neck Middle School Stadium 1998–1999 *

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Stadium 1995, 1999 *

2000–2002, 2006 *

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2004–2005, 2008

Average attendance

*1995: 572 *1996: 502 *1997: 532 *1998: 617 *1999: 955 *2000: 835 *2001: 793 *2002: 841 *2003: 698 *2004: 705 *2005: 1,023 *2006: *All-Time:

References

External links

Hampton Roads Piranhas website

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