SoccerPlus Connecticut
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| fullname = SoccerPlus Connecticut
| nickname = Reds
| founded = 2006
| ground = Veterans Memorial Stadium
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| chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Kelly
| manager = {{flagicon|USA}} Tony DiCicco
| coach = {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Cole
| league = Women's Premier Soccer League
| season = 2008
| position = 1st, East North Division
Playoff Conference Finals
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SoccerPlus Connecticut is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2006. 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 East Conference.
The team plays its home games at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The club's colors are red and white.
Players
=Current roster=
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
=Notable former players=
The following former players have played at the professional and/or international level:
- Niki Cross{{cite web|title=Former UConn Women's Soccer Standout Niki Cross Signs With Umea Sodra|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/081108aaa.html|publisher=University of Connecticut|accessdate=16 March 2014|date=August 11, 2008}}{{citation |title=Athletica muster a draw Athletica 1, FC Gold Pride 1 * Niki Cross' first goal looks like a winner until late score by Gold Pride delays Athletica's bid to secure a WPS playoff spot|url=|work=St Louis Post-Dispatch|accessdate=|date=July 27, 2009}}
- Manya Makoski{{cite web|title=Pali Blues Add Manya Makoski |url=http://www.bluessoccerclub.com/home/220434.html |publisher=Pali Blues |accessdate=16 March 2014 |date=January 9, 2008 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223180251/http://www.bluessoccerclub.com/home/220434.html |archivedate=February 23, 2008 }}{{cite web|title=Four Veterans Added to Sky Blue FC Roster|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/home/693956.html|publisher=Sky Blue FC|accessdate=16 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518004724/http://www.skybluefc.com/home/693956.html|archivedate=18 May 2013}}
- Brett Maron{{cite web|title=Atlanta Beat Game Notes|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4051183|publisher=Our Sports Central|accessdate=16 March 2014|date=July 17, 2010}}{{cite web|title=SoccerPlus Connecticut Season Review 2007|url=http://www.soccerpluscamps.com/reds/seasonreview_2007.html|publisher=SoccerPlus Connecticut|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
- Tiffany Weimer{{cite web|title=Tiffany Weimer|url=http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/tiffany-weimer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316195619/http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/tiffany-weimer|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2014|publisher=Portland Thorns FC|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
- Katie Schoepfer{{cite web|title=Katie Schoepfer - Forward|url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/katieschoepfer/index_E.html|publisher=Boston Breakers|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
Year-by-year
{{update section|date=August 2019}}
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!Year !Division !League !Reg. Season !Playoffs |
| 2007
|2 |WPSL |3rd, East North |Conference Divisional Round |
| 2008
|2 |WPSL |bgcolor=#ccccff|1st, East North |Conference Finals |
Honors
- WPSL East North Division Champions 2008
Competition history
- 2007 USASA U23 - National Champions{{cite needed|date=August 2019}}
- 2007 USASA Open Cup - Bronze medal{{cite needed|date=August 2019}}
Coaches
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tony DiCicco 2007-2008
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Cole 2007-2008
- Chris Bart-Williams 2009–Present, Former Sheffield Wednesday and FA Premier League player.
- Eleri Earnshaw 2009–Present, Former Arsenal Ladies and FA Women's Premier League player.
Stadia
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905145452/http://www.soccerplusct.com/ Official Site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090304164252/http://wpsl.info/soccerplus/ WPSL SoccerPlus Connecticut page]
{{WPSL East North}}
{{US Women's soccer}}
{{USSoccer}}
{{Connecticut Sports}}
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League teams
Category:Women's soccer clubs in the United States
Category:Soccer clubs in Connecticut
Category:Sports in New Britain, Connecticut
Category:2006 establishments in Connecticut
Category:Association football clubs established in 2006
Category:Women's sports in Connecticut
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