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Lancaster Inferno (WPSL)
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The Lancaster Inferno is an American professional soccer team based in Landisville
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Founded in 2008, the team plays in Women's Premier Soccer League
(WPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
.
The Inferno's home is the Hempfield High School
's athletic stadium, located in the Lancaster
suburb of Landisville, where they have played since 2008. The team is part of the larger Pennsylvania Classics organization, which hosts 36 teams from the under 9 group for boys and girls, to the under 19 for young men and women and represents the South Central Pennsylvania
and greater Philadelphia areas. The Classics also maintain a team in the National Premier Soccer League
(NPSL), also called the Lancaster Inferno
. The team's colors are orange, black, and white.
Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania
Salunga-Landisville is a census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 17538. The population was 4,771 at the 2000 census. The name "Salunga" comes from the nearby Chiquesalunga Creek, which in turn is derived from the Lenape "Chiquesalunga", meaning...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Founded in 2008, the team plays in Women's Premier Soccer League
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
(WPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...
.
The Inferno's home is the Hempfield High School
Hempfield High School
Hempfield High School is a public senior high school located in Landisville, Pennsylvania. It serves both East and West Hempfield townships and serves as the only high school for Hempfield School District.-Demographics:*Grades: 9-12...
's athletic stadium, located in the Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
suburb of Landisville, where they have played since 2008. The team is part of the larger Pennsylvania Classics organization, which hosts 36 teams from the under 9 group for boys and girls, to the under 19 for young men and women and represents the South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York....
and greater Philadelphia areas. The Classics also maintain a team in the National Premier Soccer League
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
(NPSL), also called the Lancaster Inferno
Lancaster Inferno
Lancaster Inferno was an American soccer team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid for just one season, until 2008, when the franchise...
. The team's colors are orange, black, and white.
Current roster
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | WPSL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 2nd of 7, East Mid-Atlantic | Conference Semi Finals |
| 2009 | 3 | WPSL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 3rd of 14, East | Conference Finals |
| 2010 | 3 | WPSL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 1st of 5, East Mid-Atlantic | 2nd Round, Regional Playoffs |