The Charlotte Eagles (formerly the Charlotte Lady Eagles) is an American women's

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team that plays in the

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. Owned by Missionary Athletes International (MAI), it is a sister club to the namesake men's team, and the

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. The team plays its home games at the Sportsplex at Matthews in

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, 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

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, 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

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for the 2019 season.

Players

Current roster 2019

Notable former players

* Abby Crumpton *

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* 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

Honors

** WPSL Champions 2023 ** Carolinas Conference Champions 2019,

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** Carolinas Conference South Division Champions 2019, 2021, 2022 ** South Region 2024 ** South Region Southeast Conference 2023 *

** Southeastern Conference Champions

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

** Central Conference Champions (2)

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

** Southeastern Division Champions

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

** Atlantic Division Champions (3)

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

* 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

References

{{North Carolina Sports Charlotte Eagles Women's soccer clubs in North Carolina Sports clubs and teams in Charlotte, North Carolina USL W-League (1995–2015) teams Association football clubs established in 2000 Soccer clubs in North Carolina Christian sports organizations 2000 establishments in North Carolina Women's sports in Charlotte, North Carolina