Raleigh Wings

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Raleigh Wings
Raleigh Wings.gif
Full nameRaleigh Wings
Founded1998
Dissolved2000
Stadium WRAL Soccer Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Capacity3,200
OwnerTeam Soccer, Inc.
General managerDr. Hugo Uyttenhove
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Bill Palladino
League USL W-League
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20000605115511/http://www.raleighwings.com/

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]

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History

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]

Players

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsAvg. attendance
19981USL W-League1st, SouthChampion855
19991USL W-League1st, SouthChampion660
20001USL W-League1st, SouthFinal669 [11]

References

  1. ↑ Litterer, David A. (June 16, 2011). "USA - United States Women's Interregional Soccer League (W-League)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "USISL W-League: Raleigh Wings". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kaylor, Michael (May 15, 1998). "New women's soccer club taps Triangle talent". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on October 12, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Chenault, Bryan (August 16, 1998). "Raleigh rises to W-1 Championship". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 20, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Yellen, Gary (May 27, 1999). "Wings hold pace with Brazil nationals". Raleigh Wings. Archived from the original on October 10, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Kaylor, Michael (June 17, 1999). "Raleigh Wings blank Russian national team". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on October 13, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Kaylor, Michael (August 16, 1999). "Sweet repeat for W-League champion Wings". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Carr, A.J. (August 14, 2000). "Cobras dash Wings' dreams of three-peat". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "WUSA: CyberRays make Bryan the No. 1 American". Soccer America. December 21, 2000. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2022. That club has since folded, due to the onset of the WUSA and the Tempest.
  10. ↑ "Raleigh Wings step aside for WUSA Carolina". Women's Soccer World. November 4, 2000. Archived from the original on February 16, 2001. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ Tomasch, Kenn. "Attendance Project: W-League". Kenn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.


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