Bay Area Breeze

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| image = BreezeLogo.jpg

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| fullname = Bay Area Breeze

| nickname =

| founded = 2011

| dissolved = 2014

| ground = Pioneer Stadium
Hayward, California

| capacity = 5,000

| chrtitle = President

| chairman =

| mgrtitle = Head Coach

| manager =

| league = W-League

| season = 2014

| position = 5th, Western Conference
Playoffs: DNQ

| website = http://www.bayareabreeze.com

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Bay Area Breeze was a professional American women's soccer team. Founded in 2011, the team was based in Hayward, California. The team played in the Western Conference of the W-League. The team's colors were blue, white and green.

History

The Bay Area Breeze originally played in the Women's Premier Soccer League. They won the North Division of the Pacific Conference in 2011 with an 8–1–1 record. The team joined the W-League on January 16, 2013.{{cite web|title=Bay Area Breeze Joins W-League |publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |date=2013-01-16 |accessdate=2013-05-04 |url=http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/688884.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406120603/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/688884.html |archivedate=2013-04-06 }} Former Australian U17 Women's National Team Coach Vicki Linton was hired as head coach on April 4.{{cite web |title=Breeze Name Linton as Head Coach |publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |date=2013-04-04 |accessdate=2013-05-04 |url=http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/708091.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409194615/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/708091.html |archivedate=2013-04-09 }} They secured Kezar Stadium for their home games on May 3.{{cite web|title=Breeze Tab Kezar Stadium as Home Field|publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|date=2013-05-03|accessdate=2013-05-04|url=http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/716162.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528023703/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/716162.html|archivedate=2013-05-28}} The Breeze defeated Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–0 in their W-League debut on May 25.{{cite web|title=Breeze Top Blue Heat |publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |date=2013-05-28 |accessdate=2013-05-30 |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+57930623+57363677+12486 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630133111/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+57930623+57363677+12486 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-30 }}

Year-by-year

{{Cite web |url=http://www.wpsl.info/standings/ |title=WPSL Standings |access-date=2013-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717214645/http://www.wpsl.info/standings/ |archive-date=2011-07-17 |url-status=dead }}[http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/standings/index_E.html W-League Standings] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531061024/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/standings/index_E.html |date=May 31, 2010 }}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Division

!League

!Reg. Season

!Playoffs

2011

|WPSL

|1st, Pacific North

|Conference Semi-final

2012

|WPSL