Toronto Lady Lynx was a Canadian women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the USL W-League, formerly the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Laval, London, Ottawa, Quebec City and Waterloo.

Toronto Lady Lynx
Full nameToronto Lady Lynx Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Lynx
Founded2005
StadiumCentennial Park Stadium
Capacity2,200
ChairmanNicole Hartrell
ManagerDanny Stewart
LeagueUSL W-League
20102nd, Great Lakes Division
Playoff Divisional round

The team played its home games at various stadiums around the city of Toronto, Ontario: primarily at Centennial Park Stadium, but also at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ontario[1] as well as Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario. The team's colours were white, gold and black.

The team was a sister organization of the men's Toronto Lynx team, which played in the USL Premier Development League.

Players

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Most recent roster

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As of 18 June 2011.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CAN Justine Bernier[3]
3 DF   USA Bryana McCarthy[4]
4 DF   USA Lexi Marton[5]
6 DF   CAN Vanessa Salerno[6]
8 FW   CAN Krystiana Clarke[7]
9 MF   USA Heather Bruce[8]
9 MF   USA Kelsi Landry[9]
10 MF   CAN Alyscha Mottershead (c)[10][11]
13 MF   CAN Clare Rustad[12]
14 DF   CAN Zovel Hyre[13]
14 DF   CAN Olivia Mbala[14]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   CAN Jonelle Filigno[15]
17 MF   USA Nathalie Urbas[16]
18 FW   USA Lisa Collison[17]
20 MF   CAN Giselle Mangal[18]
21 FW   CAN Carmelina Puopolo[19]
22 DF   USA Robin Rushton[20]
23 MF   CAN Kodee Williams[21]
24 DF   CAN Rachel Melhado[22]
26 DF   JAM Christine Exeter[23]
27 DF   CAN Kayla Afonso[24]

Staff

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Year-by-year

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Year League Division Regular Season Playoffs
2005 USL W-League Northern Division 2nd finalist Eastern Championship
2006 USL W-League Northern Division 2nd lost in Eastern Semifinals
2007 USL W-League Northern Division 2nd lost in Eastern Semifinals
2008 USL W-League Northern Division 2nd eliminated in first round
2009 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 4th no participation to playoff
2010 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 2nd lost in Central Semifinals
2011 USL W-League Great Lakes Division 4th lost in Central Semifinals[25][26]

References

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  26. ^ Fury cruises into conference final, https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/Fury+cruises+into+conference+final/5150544/story.html[permanent dead link]
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