The Connecticut Wolves were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 from 1993 to 2002. Based in New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....

, and playing in Veteran's Stadium

Veteran's Stadium

Veterans Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. Opened in 1982, it is dedicated to the soldiers of the city who lost their lives in various U.S. wars, particularly Vietnam....

, the club started in the D-3 Pro League

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

 before moving to the A-League

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 in 1997.

History

In 2002, the Wolves were sent down back to D-3, and played there for one year before folding. Former players for the Wolves include o Oshoniyi] of Southern Connecticut State University], former Wimbledon F.C. player Carlton Fairweather

Carlton Fairweather

Carlton U. Fairweather, born 22 September 1961 in Camberwell) is a retired English footballer.-Playing career:Fairweather began his career in Non-League football with Dulwich Hamlet, Bromley and Tooting & Mitcham United where his performances attracted the attentions of Wimbledon.He signed for the...

, and former Morroccan international goalkeeper Chuck Martini (also known as Chuck Moussadik). Martini subsequently played for at least 12 football clubs in England, mostly non-league, the most recent being Worthing FC of the Ryman Premier League.

The biggest victory in the team's history occurred on June 26, 2001 when the Wolves defeated Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

's Tampa Bay Mutiny

Tampa Bay Mutiny

The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...

 3-2 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...

 to advance to the third round of the tournament.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993	N/A	USISL	6th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1994	3	USISL	8th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1995	3	USISL Pro League	6th, Capital	Did not qualify	1st Round
1994/95	N/A	USISL Indoor	played one game	Did not qualify	N/A
1996	3	USISL Select League	3rd, North Atlantic	1st Round	Did not qualify
1997	2	USISL A-League	5th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998	2	USISL A-League	7th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999	2	USL A-League	8th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	2	USL A-League	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	2	USL A-League	5th, Northern	Did not qualify	3rd Round
2002	3	USL D3-Pro League	2nd, Northern	Semifinals	Did not qualify

Former Notable Players

 Albania

• Pjerin Noga

 Kenya

• Paul Oyuga
  Paul Oyuga
  Paul Mbuya Oyuga is a Kenyan professional football forward who currently plays for Norwegian team Ålgård FK.He has played club football for AFC Leopards, Connecticut Wolves, Örebro SK, Bryne FK, Sandnes Ulf and Ålgård FK...
  
  

 Nigeria

• Emeka Ezeugo
  Emeka Ezeugo
  Emeka Ezeugo is a former Nigerian football defender and midfielder.-Career:The Nigerian who has played professionally in five continents most famously for Connecticut Wolves , East Bengal, Kolkata, India, Peru and Dhaka Mohammedan during a successful 15-year playing career.The Nigerian starred for...
  
  
• Mobi Oparaku
  Mobi Oparaku
  Mobi Patrick Oparaku is a Nigerian football player, currently plays for Enyimba International F.C..- Career :He played for several clubs in Belgium and then for the Connecticut Wolves in the United States...
  
  

 Jamaica

• Winston Griffiths
  Winston Griffiths (soccer)
  Winston Griffiths was a Jamaican soccer player who last played for Sporting Central in the Jamaican National Premier League.-College:...
  
  
• Dean Sewell
  Dean Sewell
  Dean Sewell is a retired Jamaican football player.-Playing career:Nicknamed 'Two Face', he played for several clubs in the United States, including Charleston Battery and Connecticut Wolves. Also, he played college soccer for New Hampshire Phantoms...
  
  

 United States

• Curt Onalfo
  Curt Onalfo
  Curt Onalfo is an American former soccer player.As a player, he played two seasons in France, two in the USISL, one in Mexico and four in Major League Soccer, achieving his most success with Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United. He earned also earned one caps with the United States national team...
  
  
• David Kelly
  David Kelly
  David Christopher Kelly, CMG was a British scientist and expert on biological warfare, employed by the British Ministry of Defence, and formerly a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq...
  
  
• Mickey Kydes
  Mickey Kydes
  Mickey Kydes is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer. He also spent three seasons in Greece and several in the semi-professional Cosmopolitan Soccer League.-Youth:Kydes played soccer at Norwalk High School...