California Storm

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California Storm
California Storm FC Logo.png
Full nameCalifornia Storm
Nickname(s)Storm
Founded1995
StadiumDavis Legacy Sports Complex
Davis, California
Capacity11,569
Owner / Head CoachJamie Levoy
League Women's Premier Soccer League and USL W League
Website http://www.calstormsoccer.com

California Storm is an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995 as the Sacramento Storm, before changing its name the following season.[ citation needed ] The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League and the USL W League, both semi-professional women's leagues in the United States. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference in the WPSL and in the NorCal Division for the USL W League. The team was a founding member of the W-League, then left in 1998 to become one of the founding teams of the WPSL. It returned in 2022 and will field a team in both leagues. [1]

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The team plays its home games in the stadium of Davis Legacy Sports Complex in Davis, California but considers Sacramento, California its home and regularly holds free soccer clinics throughout the region. The club's colors are white and navy blue.

The California Storm have won the PacNorth Conference eight times, including 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023. They have won a WPSL record of 4 National Championships (1999, 2002, 2004 and 2022). Their 2020 WPSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic but in that time, they added new sponsors, signed with Puma, and started a U-21 team, which eventually became their WPSL team. The semi-professional team will look to become the only team to hold championships in both the USL W League and WPSL within the upcoming years.

Year-by-year

USL W-League/WPSL

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
Sacramento Storm
1995 2 W-League 3rd, WesternRunner up
California Storm
19962W-League4th, Westerndid not qualify
19972W-League1st, WesternRunner up
19982 WPSL 3rdNo playoff
19992WPSL1stChampions
20002WPSL2ndRunner up
20012WPSL3rdNational Semifinal
20022WPSL1st, NorthChampions
20032WPSL1st, NorthRunner up
20042WPSL2nd, NorthChampions
2005 2WPSL1st, WestRunner up
2006 2WPSL3rd, Westdid not qualify
2007 2WPSL3rd, Westdid not qualify
2008 2WPSL1st, Pacific NorthConference Semifinals
2009 2WPSL1st, Pacific NorthConference Finals
2010 2WPSL1st, Pacific NorthNational Quarterfinals
2011 2WPSL3rd, Pacific Northdid not qualify
2012 2WPSL5th, Pacific Northdid not qualify
2013 2WPSL6th, Pacific Northdid not qualify
2014 2WPSL1st, Pacific NorthRegional Final
2015 2WPSL1st, Pacific Northdid not play
20162WPSL1st, NorCalConference Semifinal
20172WPSL1st, Pacific NorthDivisional Final
2018 2WPSL3rd, Pacific North-Bay Areadid not qualify
20192WPSL1st, Pacific North-Bay AreaRegional Final
20204WPSLSeason cancelled due to COVID-19
20214WPSL2nd, Group Fdid not qualify
20224WPSL1st, Group FChampions
20234WPSL1st, Pac NorthRegion Finals
2024 4WPSL1st, Pac CalChampions
2025 4WPSL1st, NorCalRunner up

USL W League

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
2023 4 USLW 3rd, Nor CalConference Finals
2024 4 USLW 1st, Nor CalConference Semifinals
2025 4 USLW 5th, Nor Caldid not qualify

Current squad

As of 31 March 2020.

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.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abbie Faingold
1 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Yewande Balogun
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Geneve Dromensk
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley West
7Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Wallace
9Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrea Damien
10Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sissi Amor
11Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlin Prothe
12Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie George
13Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashlee Schouten
14Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Hardeman
15Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikayla Reed
16Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Williamson
17Flag of the United States.svg  USA Janea Packard
20Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aubrey Goodwill
21Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haylee Degrood
22Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katelyn Chandler
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devlyn Jeter
25Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haylee Bettencourt
26Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bailey Kern
28Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cassandra Hermman
29Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Schultz
31Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradlee DeShane
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larissa Ala
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Cameron
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katelin Talbert
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kandace Wilson
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bev Yanez
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Hasco
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laura Hernandez
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amber Jackson
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kandace Love
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Janessa Staab

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Former notable players

Honours

Head coaches

Stadia

Elk Grove High School 2014

Front office

Board of directors

Executive Director and Head CoachJamie Levoy
Board Member Brandi Chastain
Board MemberNick Hardeman
Board MemberDan Howard
Board MemberDavid Levoy
Board Member Leslie Osborne

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References

  1. Macht, Daniel (December 2, 2022). "Sacramento soccer club California Storm to field USL women's team for NorCal division". KCRA. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. Soccer League, Women's Premier. "CA Storm Roster". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. Soccer League, Women's Premier. "CA Storm vs SF Nighthawks Rosters". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. "California Storm Front Office". California Storm Soccer. Retrieved October 31, 2019.