Charlotte Lady Eagles

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Charlotte Lady Eagles
Charlotte Lady Eagles logo.svg
Full nameCharlotte Lady Eagles
Nickname(s)Lady Eagles
Founded2000
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
Matthews, North Carolina
Capacity5,000
ChairmanUnited States Pat Stewart
ManagerUnited States
LeagueWomen's Premier Soccer League
Away colours

Charlotte Lady Eagles is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2000. Between 2002 and 2015 the Lady Eagles were a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and a member of the W-2 League between 2000 and 2002.

The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, alternating between an auxiliary field and the stadium depending on demand. The club's colors are orange, sky blue and white.

The Lady Eagles are a division of (MAI), an organization committed to sharing the message of Christianity through sports ministry. They are a sister organization of the MAI men's USL League Two franchises the Charlotte Eagles and the Southern California Seahorses.

While the W-League folded in 2015, MAI announced plans to continue training women and girls as players and coaches.[1] After three years playing an independent schedule, the Lady Eagles joined the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2019 season.[2]

Players[]

Current roster 2019[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA
1 GK United States USA
5 DF United States USA
8 MF United States USA
9 FW United States USA
10 FW Spain ESP
11 MF United States USA
13 MF United States USA
16 FW United States USA
17 FW United States USA
18 DF United States USA
19 FW United States USA
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF United States USA
21 DF United States USA
22 MF United States USA Allie Hess
23 FW United States USA
24 DF United States USA
25 DF United States USA
26 FW United States USA
27 GK United States USA
28 DF United States USA
30 DF United States USA
31 MF Canada CAN

Notable former players[]

Head coaches[]

  • United States (2000–2015)
  • United States (2015–2018)
  • United States (2018–present)

Year-by-year[]

Year League Reg. Season Playoffs
2000 USL W-League W-2 1st, Atlantic Championship Game
2001 USL W-League W-2 1st, Eastern W-2 Champions
2002 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic Conference Finals
2003 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2004 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2005 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic Conference Finals
2006 USL W-League 1st, Atlantic National Semifinals (4th Place)
2007 USL W-League 3rd, Atlantic Did not qualify
2008 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Semifinals
2009 USL W-League 3rd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2010 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2011 USL W-League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals
2012 USL W-League 1st, Southeast Conference Finals
2013 USL W-League 4th, Southeast Did not qualify
2014 USL W-League 2nd, Southeast National Semifinals
2015 USL W-League 2nd, Southeast Did not qualify
2019 WPSL 1st, Carolinas South Regional Final

Honors[]

  • USL W-League
    • Southeastern Conference Champions 2014
    • Central Conference Champions (2) 2002, 2006
    • Southeastern Division Champions 2012
    • Atlantic Division Champions (3) 2002, 2005, 2006
  • USL W-2 League
    • League Champions 2001
    • Eastern Conference Champions 2001
    • Atlantic Conference Champions 2000
  • Carolinas Cup
    • Champions 2021

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Charlotte Lady Eagles join WPSL as 2019 expansion club". WPSL Communications. November 19, 2018.
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