Rhode Island Stingrays

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Rhode Island Stingrays
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Full nameRhode Island Stingrays
Nickname(s)The Stingrays
Founded1995
Dissolved2009
Ground Robert J. Black Stadium
Capacity1,500 [1]
Owner Flag of Portugal.svg Mario Pereira
Head Coach Flag of Portugal.svg Mario Pereira
League USL Premier Development League
2009 6th, Northeast
did not qualify for playoffs

Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.

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The team played its home games at Robert J. Black Stadium on the campus of Rhode Island College. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow.

History

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
19953USISL Pro League5th, CoastalDid not qualifyDid not qualify
19963USISL Pro League3rd, NortheastConference SemifinalsDid not qualify
1996/97N/AUSISL I-League2nd, EastDid not qualifyN/A
19973USISL D-3 Pro League2nd, NortheastDivision SemifinalsFirst Round
19983USISL D-3 Pro League1st, NortheastDivision FinalsDid not qualify
19993USL D-3 Pro League9th, NorthernDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20003USL D-3 Pro League8th, NorthernDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20013USL D-3 Pro League5th, NorthernDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20024USL PDL3rd, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20034USL PDL4th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20044USL PDL4th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20054USL PDL7th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20064USL PDL3rd, New EnglandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20074USL PDL8th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20084USL PDL5th, New EnglandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20094USL PDL6th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Honors

Head coaches

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

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