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| Full name | Carolina Courage |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Courage |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Stadium | SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina |
| Capacity | 7,130 |
| Owner | Time Warner Cable |
| League | Women's United Soccer Association |
The Carolina Courage was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Fetzer Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2001, and then at the soccer-specific SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolina in 2002 and 2003. [1]
The team was founded in 2000 and began play in 2001.[ citation needed ] The Courage played their first season at Fetzer Field on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. [2] They finished the 2001 season in last place, tied with the Washington Freedom on points, with a 6–12–3 record. [3] The Courage moved to the new SAS Soccer Park in Cary for the 2002 season and drew an average of 5,800 spectators to its matches. [2] The team won the 2002 Founders Cup, defeating the Washington Freedom 3–2. [4] [5] In 2003, the Carolina Courage finished 7th in the league with seven wins, nine losses, and four ties. [6]
The Women's United Soccer Association announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations. [7] The Courage name was revived in 2017 by the North Carolina Courage, a new team in the National Women's Soccer League that plays at the same stadium in Cary. [2]
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