Cary Lady Clarets was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2007. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
| Full name | Cary Lady Clarets | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lady Clarets | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
| Capacity | 7,130 | ||
| Chairman |  Chris Economides | ||
| Manager | Jay Howell | ||
| League | USL W-League | ||
| 2008 | 5th, Atlantic Division | ||
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The team played its home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The club's colors was claret, blue and white.
The team was a sister organization of the men's Carolina RailHawks team, which plays in the USL First Division. The formation of the women's team was announced on November 30, 2007 at a press conference at WakeMed Soccer Park.[1] The team was originally named Carolina RailHawks Women; in November 2008, Next Level Academy, which owns the club, announced a partnership with Burnley Football Club of the English Championship in order to jointly develop professional footballers; as part of the agreement, the team was renamed the Cary Lady Clarets.[2]
The team folded after the 2009 season.
The team was coached by Jay Howell, Director of Coaching at the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, and features many players with local amateur or collegiate affiliations from Triangle area high schools and universities such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University.
Players
editSquad 2009
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Year-by-year
edit| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
External links
edit- (in English) Official Site
- (in English) Team Page on USLSoccer.com
- (in English) Triangle Soccer Fanatics, an independent supporters club of the Carolina RailHawks
References
edit- ^ "Carolina RailHawks Announce USL W-League Team for 2008". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-11.