Tampa Bay Hellenic

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Tampa Bay Hellenic
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Full nameTampa Bay Hellenic
Nickname(s)Hellenic
Founded2008
Stadium Ed Radice Sports Complex
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Chairman Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Miller
Manager Flag of the United States.svg George Fotopoulos
League Women's Premier Soccer League
2012 1st, South - Sunshine

Tampa Bay Hellenic are an American women's soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. Established in 2008, they currently play in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). They play their home games at the Ed Radice Sports Complex. Their colors are white, red and black.

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History

The team was founded in 2008, and initially played in Atlantic Division of the United Soccer Leagues W-League at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. They played in the W-League for three seasons, from 2008 to 2010, and moved to the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) the following season. [1] [2] After the 2012 season, Hellenic merged with another local women's team, VSI Tampa Bay FC, of the W-League. [3] When the VSI organization folded at the end of 2013, Tampa Bay Hellenic returned to the WPSL. In 2014, the club won the WPSL's Sunshine Division title for the third time. [4]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffs
20082USL W-League3rd, Eastern - AtlanticDid not qualify
20092USL W-League2nd, Eastern - AtlanticEastern Semifinal
20102USL W-League3rd, Eastern - AtlanticDid not qualify
20112WPSL1st, South - SunshineWPSL Semifinal
20122WPSL1st, South - SunshineSunshine playoffs cancelled
20142WPSL1st, South - SunshineSouth Semifinal

References

  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. "Sunshine Conference Expands to Seven Teams" (February 9, 2011). wpsl.info. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  3. http://gameon4kids.com/soccer-2/soccer-vsi-w-league/ [ dead link ]
  4. "Official News Releases from Melaleuca: The Wellness Company".