Steel City Sparks

Steel City Sparks
Full name	Steel City Sparks S.C.
Nickname(s)	Sparks F.C.
Founded	2003
Stadium	CONSOL Energy Park
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Suzanne Lucas
Manager	Chuck Etta; Blaire Gantz; Randi Sheller
League	Women's Premier Soccer League
Home colours	Away colours

The Steel City Sparks was an American women's soccer team. 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.

History[edit]

The Sparks formed in 2003 to develop soccer for women in the Pittsburgh area. Their first coach was Erik Ingram. In 2005, the team left the league, and the franchise was terminated.^[1]

Ground[edit]

The Sparks played their home games at the Ellis Athletic Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Players[edit]

The Sparks squad was composed of former WUSA, W-League, and international players,^[3] including Annie Lowry, Katie Barnes, Chrissie Abbott and Lisa Stoia.^[4]

Year-by-year[edit]

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2005	2	WPSL	2nd, East	National Semi Finals (4th)

References[edit]

^ "THE GRAND LIST". Soccer History USA – Audio Essays on the Beautiful Game. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ "USA - Steel City Sparks - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
^ "Four Notre Dame Players Advance To WPSL Semifinals, As Members Of FC Indiana". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ "Preseason Accolades". West Virginia University Athletics. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

External links[edit]

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[1] "THE GRAND LIST". Soccer History USA – Audio Essays on the Beautiful Game. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[2] "USA - Steel City Sparks - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

[3] "Four Notre Dame Players Advance To WPSL Semifinals, As Members Of FC Indiana". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[4] "Preseason Accolades". West Virginia University Athletics. 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

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