West Michigan Firewomen
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West Michigan Firewomen is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues
W-League
, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Fort Wayne
, Indianapolis
, Kalamazoo Outrage
, Medina
and Minneapolis
.
The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Jenison High School
in the city of Jenison, Michigan
, 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan
. The club's colors are red and white.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Chicago Fire Premier
team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League
, and an affiliate of the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer
franchise.
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...
W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Fever (W-League)
Fort Wayne Fever was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. 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 plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference. The team folded after the 2009...
, Indianapolis
F.C. Indiana (W-League)
F.C. Indiana is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2000. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League....
, Kalamazoo Outrage
Kalamazoo Outrage (W-League)
Kalamazoo Outrage 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...
, Medina
Cleveland Internationals Women
Cleveland International Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is a member of Women's Major League Soccer , a new women’s soccer league in the United States that uses an open league model of promotion and relegation....
and Minneapolis
Minnesota Lightning
Minnesota Lightning was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. 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 plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference...
.
The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Jenison High School
Jenison High School
Jenison High School is the senior high school for Jenison Public Schools located in Jenison, Michigan serving grades 9 through 12. The school's athletics department competes in the Ottawa-Kent Conference.-Academics:...
in the city of Jenison, Michigan
Jenison, Michigan
Jenison is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The community is governed by Georgetown Charter Township. The population of the CDP was 17,211...
, 9 miles (14.5 km) south-west of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
. The club's colors are red and white.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Chicago Fire Premier
Chicago Fire Premier
Chicago Fire Premier is an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at...
team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, and an affiliate of the Chicago Fire 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...
franchise.
Current Roster
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 7th, Midwest | |
2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 7th, Midwest | |
2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 8th, Midwest | |
2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 7th, Midwest | |
2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 8th, Midwest | Did not qualify |