Full name Cary Lady Clarets Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park Chairman Chris Economides Manager Jay Howell Ground WakeMed Soccer Park | Nickname(s) Lady Clarets Stadium
capacity 7,130 2008 5th, Atlantic Division League USL W-League Founded 2007 | |
Cary Lady Clarets was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team played its home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The club's colors was claret, blue and white.
The team was a sister organization of the men's Carolina RailHawks team, which plays in the USL First Division. The formation of the women's team was announced on November 30, 2007 at a press conference at WakeMed Soccer Park. The team was originally named Carolina RailHawks Women; in November 2008, Next Level Academy, which owns the club, announced a partnership with Burnley Football Club of the English Championship in order to jointly develop professional footballers; as part of the agreement, the team was renamed the Cary Lady Clarets.
The team folded after the 2009 season.
The team was coached by Jay Howell, Director of Coaching at the Capital Area Soccer League in Raleigh, North Carolina, and features many players with local amateur or collegiate affiliations from Triangle area high schools and universities such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University.
Squad 2009
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.