AC Connecticut women will be a women's amateur soccer team, set to begin play in 2022 in the new USL W League. They are the women's team of AC Connecticut of USL League Two, which is an affiliate of Hartford Athletic, a men's team in the USL Championship.
Full name | AC Connecticut women |
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Founded | June 8, 2021 | (as Hartford Athletic women)
Stadium | TBD |
Manager | TBD |
League | USL W League |
History
editOn June 8, 2021, it was announced that USL Championship team Hartford Athletic would operate an affiliate club and be one of the eight founding members of the new league.[1][2]
On November 23, 2021, it was announced that the team would instead operate under the name AC Connecticut, the same name as the USL League Two team, AC Connecticut. AC Connecticut will now serve as the affiliate to Hartford Athletic.[3]
Seasons
editYear | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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2022 | USL W League | 5th Metropolitan | DNQ |
2023 | USL W League | 8th Metropolitan | DNQ |
2024 | USL W League | 7th Metropolitan | DNQ |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "W League". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ McFarland, Shawn (8 June 2021). "Hartford Athletic to launch USL W League team, a pre-professional pathway for women's soccer players". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "United Soccer League Welcomes AC Connecticut to the W League". www.uslwleague.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.