Portland Rain
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Portland Rain was an American women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference, with home games throughout the Portland area.
The team was founded in 2000 and dominated the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) in its first year. In 2001 the team was a provisional member of the USL W-League. The team played 2002 and 2003 in the PCSL.{{Cite web |url=http://pcsl.org/standings/standings-archive/standings-women-premier-1999-2009.htm |title=PCSL - Standings |access-date=2013-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161944/http://pcsl.org/standings/standings-archive/standings-women-premier-1999-2009.htm |archive-date=2014-02-22 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccercityusa.com/rain/|title = Portland Rain}}
The Rain, reestablished in 2008, played a 10-match schedule in the WPSL from May to July. Management and day-to-day operation of the Rain during the 2012 season were a joint effort between the Portland Timbers and Rain personnel. For the 2013 season the Portland Timbers were awarded a franchise in the USSF Division 1 National Women's Soccer League named the Portland Thorns FC.
Players
=Current roster=
Stacy Ermini
=Notable former players=
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Year-by-year
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!Year !Division !League !Reg. Season !Playoffs |
2000
|D4 |PCSL |1st | N / A |
2001
|D2 |W-League |20th |DNQ |
2002
|D4 |PCSL |3rd | |
2003
|D4 |PCSL |3rd | |
2009
|D3 |WPSL |4th |DNQ |
2010
|D3 |WPSL |4th |DNQ |
2011
|D3 |WPSL |1st | |
2012
|D3 |WPSL |3rd | |
Honors
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Competition history
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Coaches
Monty Hawkins (2000)
General Manager - Mike Smith
Head Coach - Janine Szpara
Assistant Coach - Rochelle Hearns
Stadium
2012 home games were played at Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District's Howard M. Terpenning Complex.{{Cite web |url=http://www.portlandrainsc.com/home.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-12 |archive-date=2013-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413232811/http://www.portlandrainsc.com/home.php |url-status=dead }}
Average attendance
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External links
- [http://www.portlandrainsc.com Portland Rain page]
- [http://www.soccercityusa.com/rain/ Portland Rain Soccer City USA]
References
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{{Soccer teams based in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League teams
Category:Women's soccer clubs in the United States
Category:2008 establishments in Oregon
Category:Association football clubs established in 2008
Category:Defunct soccer clubs in Oregon
Category:2012 disestablishments in Oregon
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