Ottawa Fury Women was a Canadian women's

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team based in

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. Founded in 2000, the team was a member of the

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, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team competed in the W-League's Central Conference with the rest of the league's Canadian clubs. The team was part of the Ottawa Fury FC organization, which included the

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men's professional team, the

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and the former semi-professional team Ottawa Fury SC. The women's team was disbanded following the 2014 season.

History

The Ottawa Fury was founded as a women's team in 2000 by Andy Nera, who served as owner and coach, to compete in the

. The team failed to make the playoffs in each of their first two seasons. In 2002, the team was purchased by John Pugh. In 2004, the Fury captured their first division title in 2004 (the first of nine consecutive) and their first conference title in 2005. In 2005, the Fury added a men's team, Ottawa Fury SC in the semi-professional

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. They advanced to the League Championship final in 2005 and 2006, losing both years to the

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and

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, respectively. In 2007, they posted their first undefeated season, with a record of 11 wins and 1 draw. After clinching their ninth consecutive Central Division title, the Fury women captured the 2012 League title, defeating the

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in the championship final on penalty kicks, which was hosted in Ottawa. Following the formation of the professional men's team,

, the women's team adopted the Fury FC branding and logo for the 2014 season. After the 2014 season, in which the team finished the regular season undefeated and coming in third-place in the league championship tournament, the team folded in "a business decision to cease operation", with the organization focusing on it the men's professional team. Despite folding the women's team, the club remained committed to its girls development program through the Elite Girls Academy and other grassroots and community initiatives. The disbanding of the team occurred just days ahead of the

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official draw in Ottawa. The Fury women had amassed the second-most wins in W-League history.

Head coaches

Year-by-year

Awards and honours

Ottawa Fury Women have won the following USL W-League awards: * Champions: 1 (2012) * Conference Champions: 3 (2005, 2006, 2014) * Division Champions: 10 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)

Stadium

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Soccer Complex;

(2008–2014) *

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;Canada Soccer,Ottawa to host 2004 W-League Championship, http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=1577&lang=en

(2003–2007)

Notable former players

The following Fury players have played at the senior international level:

References

External links

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Ottawa Fury Women on USL Soccer
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