The Charlotte Eagles (formerly the Charlotte Lady Eagles) is an American women's soccer club that plays in the USL W League. Owned by Missionary Athletes International (MAI), it is a sister club to the namesake men's team, and the Southern California Seahorses. The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina, alternating between an auxiliary field and the stadium depending on demand. The club's colors are orange, sky blue and white.
Between 2002 and 2015 the Lady Eagles were a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, and a member of the W-2 League between 2000 and 2002. While the W-League folded in 2015, MAI continued training women and girls as players and coaches. After three years playing an independent schedule, the Lady Eagles joined the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2019 season.
Players
Current roster 2019
Notable former players
Abby Crumpton Keeley Dowling Kelly Schmedes Lydia Vandenbergh Annemieke Griffioen Hieke Zijlstra Ashleigh Gunning Leah Fortune
Head coaches Lee Horton (2000–2015) Mitch Sanford (2015–2018) Sam Hope (2018–present)
Year-by-year YearLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffs2000USL W-League W-21st, AtlanticRunner Up2001USL W-League W-21st, EasternW-2 Champions2002USL W-League1st, AtlanticConference Finals2003USL W-League2nd, AtlanticConference Finals2004USL W-League2nd, AtlanticConference Finals2005USL W-League1st, AtlanticConference Finals2006USL W-League1st, AtlanticNational Semifinals (4th Place)2007USL W-League3rd, Atlanticdid not qualify2008USL W-League2nd, AtlanticConference Semifinals2009USL W-League3rd, AtlanticConference Finals2010USL W-League2nd, AtlanticConference Finals2011USL W-League2nd, AtlanticConference Finals2012USL W-League1st, SoutheastConference Finals2013USL W-League4th, Southeastdid not qualify2014USL W-League2nd, SoutheastNational Semifinals2015USL W-League2nd, Southeastdid not qualify2016Did not field a teamAcademy program only201720182019WPSL1st, Carolinas SouthRegional Final2020WPSLSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021WPSL1st, Carolinas SouthRegional Semifinals2022WPSL1st, Carolinas SouthRegional Semifinals2023WPSL2nd, Southeast SouthWPSL Champions2024WPSL1st, Carolina DivisionRunners up2025USL W League3rd, South Atlantic Divisiondid not qualify2026USL W League1st, South Atlantic DivisionConference Semi-finals
Honors Women's Premier Soccer League WPSL Champions 2023 Carolinas Conference Champions 2019, 2024 Carolinas Conference South Division Champions 2019, 2021, 2022 South Region 2024 South Region Southeast Conference 2023
USL W-League Southeastern Conference Champions 2014 Central Conference Champions (2) 2002, 2006 Southeastern Division Champions 2012 Atlantic Division Champions (3) 2002, 2005, 2006
USL W-2 League League Champions 2001 Eastern Conference Champions 2001 Atlantic Conference Champions 2000
Carolinas Cup Champions 2021
External links Charlotte Eagles website Charlotte Eagles on WPSL Soccer
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