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| Full name | Raleigh Wings |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Stadium | WRAL Soccer Center, Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Owner | Team Soccer, Inc. |
| General manager | Dr. Hugo Uyttenhove |
| Head coach |  Bill Palladino |
| League | USL W-League |
| Website | Club website |
Raleigh Wings was a W-League women's soccer club based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. The team began play in 1998 and folded after the 2000 season. [1] [2]
The club was founded in 1998 by the owners of the professional A-League club Raleigh Flyers. [3] In their inaugural season the team amassed a 17–0–0 record, and won the W-1 Championship by beating the Boston Renegades 4–3 at Bowditch Field before 2,180 spectators. [4]
Before the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Raleigh Wings played exhibition games against the national teams of Brazil (a 2–1 defeat) [5] and Russia (a 1–0 win). [6] They retained the W-1 Championship by beating the Chicago Cobras in a shootout after a 2–2 draw in front of a club record 2,260 home crowd at WRAL Soccer Center. [7]
In 2000, Raleigh Wings went 12–1–1 but were defeated by Chicago Cobras in the W-1 Championship final. They lost 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at WRAL Soccer Center. [8] The club then folded due to the creation of Carolina Courage to play in the Women's United Soccer Association. [9] [10]
| Year | Division | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, South | Champion | 855 |
| 1999 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, South | Champion | 660 |
| 2000 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, South | Final | 669 [11] |
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That club has since folded, due to the onset of the WUSA and the Tempest.
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