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Soccer club
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]
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
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]
References
^ 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 .
^
"USISL W-League: Raleigh Wings" . Soccer Times. Retrieved January 4, 2014 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
"WUSA: CyberRays make Bryan the No. 1 American" .
Soccer America . December 21, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022 . That club has since folded, due to the onset of the WUSA and the Tempest.
^
"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 .
^ Tomasch, Kenn.
"Attendance Project: W-League" . Kenn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013 .
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