Cleveland Internationals Women
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Cleveland International Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is a member of Women's Major League Soccer (WMLS), a new women’s soccer league in the United States that uses an open league model of promotion and relegation
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The team plays its home games in the stadium at the Pinnacle Sports Complex in the city of Medina, Ohio
, 35 miles south of downtown Cleveland
. The team's colors are red, white and blue.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Cleveland Internationals
team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League
.
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
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The team plays its home games in the stadium at the Pinnacle Sports Complex in the city of Medina, Ohio
Medina, Ohio
In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males...
, 35 miles south of downtown Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. The team's colors are red, white and blue.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Cleveland Internationals
Cleveland Internationals
Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference...
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...
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Current Roster
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Midwest | |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 2nd, Midwest | Conference Semifinals |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 3rd, Midwest | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 3rd, Midwest | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 4th, Midwest | Did not qualify |
Average attendance
| Year | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 129 | |
| 2005 | 133 | |
| 2006 | 151 | |
| 2007 | 127 | |
| 2008 | 97 | |
| All Time |