Rhode Island Stingrays

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Full name Rhode Island Stingrays Dissolved 2009 Owner Mario Pereira Founded 1995		Nickname(s) The Stingrays Ground Capacity 1,500 Ground Rhode Island College

Stadium Robert J. Black Stadium

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Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at Robert J. Black Stadium on the campus of Rhode Island College. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow.

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Honors

USISL D-3 Pro League Northeast Division Champion 1998

Head coaches

Mario Pereira (2003–2009)

Stadia

Pierce Memorial Field; East Providence, Rhode Island (2003–2008)

Stadium at Kickemuit middle school; Warren, Rhode Island, 1 game (2005)

Robert J. Black Stadium; Providence, Rhode Island, (2006, 2009)

Stadium at Bryant University; Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1 game (2007)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

2005: 332

2006: 310

2007: 305

2008: not yet available

2009: 167