Steel City Sparks
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Full name | Steel City Sparks S.C. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sparks F.C. | ||
Founded | 2003 | ||
Stadium | CONSOL Energy Park | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
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League | Women's Premier Soccer League | ||
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The Steel City Sparks was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2003. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2005, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
The team played its home games at a stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The team's colors were black, gold and white.
Their first coach was Erik Ingram.
History[]
The Sparks formed in 2004 to develop soccer for women in the Pittsburgh area.
Players[]
The Sparks had former WUSA, W-League, and international players.
Year-by-year[]
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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2005 | 2 | WPSL | 2nd, East | National Semi Finals (4th) |
External links[]
Categories:
- Women's Premier Soccer League teams
- Women's soccer clubs in the United States
- Sports in Pittsburgh
- Amateur soccer teams in Pennsylvania
- Soccer clubs in Pennsylvania
- 2003 establishments in Pennsylvania
- 2005 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
- Northeastern United States soccer club stubs
- Pennsylvania sports team stubs
- Pittsburgh stubs