AC Connecticut women

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AC Connecticut women
Full nameAC Connecticut women
FoundedJune 8, 2021;2 years ago (2021-06-08) (as Hartford Athletic women)
StadiumTBD
ManagerTBD
League USL W League

AC Connecticut women will be a women's amateur soccer team, set to begin play in 2022 in the new USL W League. They are an affiliate of Hartford Athletic, a men's team in the USL Championship.

History

On June 8, 2021, it was announced that USL Championship team Hartford Athletic would operate an affiliate club and be one of the eight founding members of the new league. [1] [2]

On November 23, 2021, it was announced that the team would instead operate under the name AC Connecticut, the same name as the USL League Two team, AC Connecticut. AC Connecticut will now serve as the affiliate to Hartford Athletic. [3]

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References

  1. "W League". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  2. McFarland, Shawn. "Hartford Athletic to launch USL W League team, a pre-professional pathway for women's soccer players". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. "United Soccer League Welcomes AC Connecticut to the W League". www.uslwleague.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.