Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Founded in 1995, the team played 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...

 (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at Robert J. Black Stadium on the campus of Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College is a nationally ranked, coeducational, state-supported comprehensive college founded in 1854, located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA...

. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow.

Final roster

as at June 20, 2009

Notable former players

Danleigh Borman

Danleigh Borman

Danleigh Borman is a South African footballer who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...

 Geoff Cameron

Geoff Cameron

Geoffrey Scott "Geoff" Cameron is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...

 Nico Colaluca

Nico Colaluca

Nicolas "Nico" Colaluca is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.-Youth and College:...

 Jim Cherneski

Jim Cherneski

Jim Cherneski is an American soccer player, currently player-manager for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Division 2 Professional League...

 Josh Ford

Josh Ford (soccer)

Joshua Ford is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...

 Jeffrey Gonsalves Val Teixeira

Val Teixeira

Valdemar "Val" Teixeira is a Portuguese footballer currently playing for Real Maryland F.C. in the USL Premier Development League.-Youth and College:Teixeira began his career playing for Amora FC in Portugal at the age of 6...

 Łukasz Tumicz

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1995	3	USISL Pro League	5th, Coastal	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1996	3	USISL Pro League	3rd, Northeast	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
1996/97	N/A	USISL I-League	2nd, East	Did not qualify	N/A
1997	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	2nd, Northeast	Division Semifinals	First Round
1998	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	1st, Northeast	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1999	3	USL D-3 Pro League	9th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	3	USL D-3 Pro League	8th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	3	USL D-3 Pro League	5th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	3rd, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	7th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	3rd, New England	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	8th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	5th, New England	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Stadia

• Pierce Memorial Field
  Pierce Memorial Field
  Pierce Memorial Field is an 8,000-capacity stadium located in East Providence, Rhode Island. The stadium is home to the Rhode Island Stingrays soccer team. The venue also hosts most of the high school athletics in East Providence....
  
  ; East Providence, Rhode Island
  East Providence, Rhode Island
  East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.-Geography:East Providence is located at ....
  
   (2003–2008)
• Stadium at Kickemuit Middle School; Warren, Rhode Island
  Warren, Rhode Island
  Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
  
  , 1 game (2005)
• Robert J. Black Stadium; Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
  
  , (2006, 2009)
• Stadium at Bryant University
  Bryant University
  Bryant University is a private university located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S., that grants the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master's degrees in business, taxation and accounting. Until August 2004, it was known as Bryant College...
  
  ; Smithfield, Rhode Island
  Smithfield, Rhode Island
  Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville...
  
  , 1 game (2007)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 2005: 332
• 2006: 310
• 2007: 305
• 2008: not yet available
• 2009: 167

External links

• Official Website