Western Mass Lady Pioneers
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Western Mass Lady Pioneers were 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 played in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2009 season.
The team played its home games at Lusitano Stadium
in the city of Ludlow, Massachusetts
. The team's colours was black, white and red.
The team was a sister organization of the men's Western Mass Pioneers
team, which plays in the USL Second Division
.
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 played in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the 2009 season.
The team played its home games at Lusitano Stadium
Lusitano Stadium
Lusitano Stadium, located in Ludlow, Massachusetts, is a 3,000-seat stadium built in 1918 currently used for soccer. Currently its tenants are the Western Mass Pioneers of the USL Premier Development League and the Western Mass Lady Pioneers of the W-League....
in the city of Ludlow, Massachusetts
Ludlow, Massachusetts
Ludlow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,103 as of the 2010 census. It is located in western Massachusetts, north of Springfield, east of Chicopee, southeast of Granby, southwest of Belchertown, west of Wilbraham and is considered part of the...
. The team's colours was black, white and red.
The team was a sister organization of the men's Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
team, which plays in the USL Second Division
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...
.
Squad 2009
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 2nd, New England | |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Northeast | Divisional Round |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 2nd, Northeast | Conference Semifinals |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 8th, Northeast | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Northern | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 8th, Northeast | did not qualify |