FC Gold Pride
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| Surname | FC Gold Pride | ||
| Seat | Santa Clara , CA , USA | ||
| founding | September 3, 2008 | ||
| president |
 Brian NeSmith
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| Board |
Ilisa Kessler
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| Website | www.fcgoldpride.com | ||
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| Head coach |
Albertin Montoya
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| Venue | Pioneer Stadium | ||
| Places | 5,000 | ||
| league | Women's Professional Soccer | ||
| 2010 | Regular Season: 1st place play-offs: Winner |
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The FC Gold Pride was an American women's football - Franchise in Santa Clara, California . The first team entered the seasons 2009 and 2010 in the Women's Professional Soccer on. The club was the successor to the San Jose CyberRays , which played in the Women's United Soccer Association .
history
The FC Gold Pride was founded on September 3rd, 2008. The franchise was the last team to be selected for the new Women's Professional Soccer League. The crew is owned by Brian and Nancy NeSmith. Brian NeSmith is the former CEO of Blue Coat Systems, an IT company based in Sunnyvale, California . The first coach was former MLS professional Albertin Montoya, who was previously active for the San Jose Clash . Former Brazilian international Sissi became Gold Pride's first assistant coach.
The first game of the season in the WPS took place on April 5, 2009 against the Boston Breakers . Gold Pride won 2-1 and was very strong. The team could not win the following games so consistently and fell to the lower ranks. The entry into the play-offs was missed and the first season was finished in seventh place.
In January 2010 the FC Gold Pride succeeded in taking over several players from the dissolved Los Angeles Sol, among them Marta Vieira da Silva, the world footballer of the last 4 years . With his new team he dominated the league and at the end of the season had a 17-point lead over the second-placed team. The subsequent playoff final for the championship won the FC Gold Pride 4-0 against Philadelphia Independence.
Despite this successful season, the club was dissolved in November 2010 due to financial problems.
Stadion
In the 2009 season, the team still played at Buck Shaw Stadium. In the 2010 season, the home games were played at the Pioneer Stadium. The stadium is located on the grounds of California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pioneer Stadium Facts ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ History . In: FC Gold Pride . Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ↑ Coaching Staff . In: FC Gold Pride . Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ↑ Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2-1 win over Boston Breakers . In: FC Gold Pride . April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ↑ Markus Juchem: WPS season 2011 without champions FC Gold Pride on womensoccer.de on November 16, 2010
