Carolina Courage
{{for|the current NWSL team|North Carolina Courage}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Carolina Courage
| image = center
| caption = logo created by artist Angel Cohn
| fullname = Carolina Courage
| nickname = Courage
| founded = 2001
| stadium = SAS Stadium, Cary, North Carolina
| capacity = 7,130
| owner= Time Warner Cable
| league = Women's United Soccer Association
| American = yes
}}
Carolina Courage was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Fetzer Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2001, and then at the soccer-specific SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolina in 2002 and 2003.{{cite web|title=Carolina Courage profile|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/wusa/courage.htm|publisher=Soccer Times|accessdate=September 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831160620/http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/wusa/courage.htm|archive-date=August 31, 2012|url-status=dead}}
History
The team was founded in 2000 and began play in 2001.{{cn|date=November 2024}} The Courage played their first season at Fetzer Field on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.{{cite news |last=Gargan |first=Henry |date=February 6, 2017 |title=NC Courage, Triangle's newest soccer team, revives fond memories |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/soccer/article131018619.html |work=The News & Observer |url-access=subscription |accessdate=November 26, 2024}} They finished the 2001 season in last place, tied with the Washington Freedom on points, with a 6–12–3 record.{{cite news |date=August 13, 2001 |title=Courage closes with a tie |page=6C |work=The News & Observer}} The Courage moved to the new SAS Soccer Park in Cary for the 2002 season and drew an average of 5,800 spectators to its matches. The team won the 2002 Founders Cup, defeating the Washington Freedom 3–2.{{cite web|title=Slaton, Carolina Courage Win WUSA Title|url=http://santaclarabroncos.com/sports/w-soccer/2002-03/releases/082602aaa.html|publisher=Santa Clara University|accessdate=September 23, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Carolina captures WUSA championship|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/2002-08-24-wusa-final_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=September 23, 2012|first=Ray|last=Glier|date=August 26, 2002}} In 2003, the Carolina Courage finished 7th in the league with seven wins, nine losses, and four ties.{{cite news|title=WUSA 2003 Standings|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/standings.htm|work=USA Today|accessdate=September 23, 2012|date=May 27, 2003}}
The Women's United Soccer Association announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations.{{cite news|title=WUSA ceases operations after three years|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/2003-09-15-wusa-folds_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=September 23, 2012|first1=Vicki|last1=Michaelis|date=September 16, 2003}} The Courage name was revived in 2017 by the North Carolina Courage, a new team in the National Women's Soccer League that plays at the same stadium in Cary.
See also
{{Portal|Women's association football|United States|Sports|Association football}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031005063449/http://www.carolinacourage.com/ Archive.org: Carolina Courage Website on September 30, 2003]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831160620/http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/wusa/courage.htm Carolina Courage profile]
{{Women's United Soccer Association}}
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