Steel City Sparks
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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
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The team's colors were black, gold and white.
First Coach Erik Ingram
area.
, W-League
, and international
players.
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
, 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
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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The team's colors were black, gold and white.
First Coach Erik Ingram
History
The Sparks formed in 2004 to develop soccer for women in the PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
area.
Players
The Sparks had former WUSAWomen's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
, W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
, and international
Women's football around the world
Women's association football is played in an increasing number of countries around the world.For international competitions see the article International competitions in women's football.-See also:*Women's football...
players.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | WPSL | 2nd, East | National Semi Finals (4th) |