New England Mutiny

New England Mutiny
Full name New England Mutiny
Nickname(s) Mutiny
Founded 1999
Stadium East Longmeadow High School
Chairman United States Joe Ferrara
Manager United States Tony Horta
League United Women's Soccer
Inaugural UWS Season-2016 5th
Website Club home page

New England Mutiny is an American women’s soccer club, which competes at the pro-am level of women's soccer in the USA, in the United Women's Soccer league.

The club plays its home games on the campus of East Longmeadow High School in the city of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 5 miles west of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts.

Team history

Established in 1999 as Springfield Sirens, the club played in the amateur W-League. After winning the league championship in 2000, the club accepted promotion to WPSL, where it played till 2011. The club changed its name to New England Mutiny in 2002.

On July 29, 2004, in a match preparing women's national team of China for international tournament, the Mutiny surprised the fifth ranked team in the world, in front of 3000 fans in Agawam, Massachusetts, with a 3-1 lead, and losing 4-3 only in the final minutes. The Mutiny consider this match their crowning achievement.

After the folding of WPS in 2012, the club joined the new Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, which included three former WPS teams. Although they finished fifth out of the eight WPSLE teams, they recorded wins over the Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers as well as a draw at the Western New York Flash - the former WPS teams - in the last month of the season.

After dissatisfaction with playoff procedures and handling in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the Mutiny branched off to join the inaugural 2016 season of United Women's Soccer.

Players

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2005 2 WPSL 1st, East National Semifinals (3rd)
2006 2 WPSL 3rd, East - North DNQ
2007 2 WPSL 1st, East - North National Final
2008 2 WPSL 2nd, East - North National Semifinals
2009 2 WPSL 8th, East (Conf.) East Semifinals
2010 2 WPSL 3rd, East - Northeast DNQ
2011 2 WPSL 4th, East - Northeast East Quarterfinals
2012 1 WPSLE 5th DNQ
2013 2 WPSL 1st, East - Northeast National Semifinals(In progress)

Honors

Competition history

Competing in WPSL between 2000 and 2013 the club won six WPSL East Conference titles, and reached the WPSL National Final on two occasions.

Coaches

Stadia

External links

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