AC Connecticut (women)

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AC Connecticut women
Full nameAC Connecticut women
FoundedJune 8, 2021;4 years ago (2021-06-08) (as Hartford Athletic women)
StadiumWestside Athletic Complex
Danbury, Connecticut
Capacity2,500
League USL W League

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.

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History

On 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

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2022 USL W League 5th MetropolitanDNQ
2023 USL W League8th MetropolitanDNQ
2024 USL W League7th MetropolitanDNQ
2025 USL W League6th MetropolitanDNQ

See also

References

  1. "W League". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. McFarland, Shawn (June 8, 2021). "Hartford Athletic to launch USL W League team, a pre-professional pathway for women's soccer players". courant.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. "United Soccer League Welcomes AC Connecticut to the W League". www.uslwleague.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.