Hampton Roads Piranhas

Hampton Roads Piranhas

Full name	Hampton Roads Piranhas
Nickname(s)	The Piranhas
Founded	1995
Dissolved	2014
Stadium	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Capacity	10,780
Chairman
Manager
League	USL W-League
2008	4th, Atlantic Division
Home colours Away colours

Hampton Roads Piranhas was an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference against the Atlanta Silverbacks Women, Charlotte Lady Eagles, Dayton Dutch Lions FC, Fredericksburg Impact, Northern Virginia Majestics.

The team played its home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The team's colors are red and white.

The team was a sister organization of the men's Hampton Roads Piranhas team, which played in the USL Premier Development League.

The team announced on January 15, 2014 that both the PDL and W-League teams will be folding and will not play in the 2014 season. The primary owners health was cited as the reason behind the decision.^[1]

Players[]

2009 Roster[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA 1 GK  USA 2 DF  USA 4 DF  USA 5 FW  NGA 6 MF  USA 7 DF  USA 9 MF  USA Melanie Cobb 10 MF  USA Kelly Morrison 11 DF  USA 12 MF  USA

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  USA 14 MF  NGA 18 MF  USA 20 DF  NGA 22 FW  NGA Mercy Akide-Udoh 23 MF  USA 24 MF  USA 27 FW  SCO Lisa McKenzie — MF  SCO — MF  USA

Notable former players[]

• Daniela
• Kelly Golebiowski
• Angela Hucles
• Lori Lindsey
• 
• 
• Amy Taylor
• Christie Welsh
• 
• Mercy Akide
• Florence Omagbemi

Year-by-year[]

Honors[]

• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2004
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2003

Coaches[]

• (1995)
• (1996-1998)
• and (1999)
• (2000)
• (2001–2003)
• (2004–2005)
• (2006–2007)
• (2008–present)

Stadia[]

• Lake Taylor High School Stadium 1995-1997
• Stadium 1998–1999
• Frank W. Cox High School Stadium 1995, 1999
• Virginia Beach Sportsplex 2000–2002, 2006
• Landstown High School Stadium 2003
• at Virginia Wesleyan College 2004–2005, 2008

Average attendance[]

• 1995: 572
• 1996: 502
• 1997: 532
• 1998: 617
• 1999: 955
• 2000: 835
• 2001: 793
• 2002: 841
• 2003: 698
• 2004: 705
• 2005: 1,023
• 2006:
• All-Time:

See also[]

• Hampton Roads Piranhas (PDL)

References[]

External links[]

• Hampton Roads Piranhas website
• Hampton Roads Piranhas on USL Soccer

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