Lancaster Inferno is a top level amateur women's
soccer club based in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population among ...
. Founded in 2008, the club fields a first team that plays in
United Women's Soccer
United Women's Soccer (UWS, also commonly abbreviated UWS) is a second-division pro-am women's soccer league in the United States. The league was founded in 2015 as a response to the dual problems of disorganization in the WPSL and of the fol ...
(UWS), a national pro-am league at the second tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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, and a U23 team that competes in UWS League Two.
Timeline
* 2008: PA Classics starts Lancaster Inferno, a women's team playing in the WPSL (Women's Premier Soccer League), along with a men's team playing in the
National Premier Soccer League
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, also called the
Lancaster Inferno. The women are coached by Doug Harris.
The home field is
Hempfield High School
Hempfield High School is a public senior high school located in Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves both East and West Hempfield townships and serves as the only high school for Hempfield School District.
Demographics
...
's athletic stadium in
Landisville.
* 2009: The men's team folds, but the women continue to compete.
* 2011: Inferno is no longer under the PA Classics umbrella, and plays under the sponsorship of the Penn Legacy Soccer Club. The team's name is changed to "Penn Legacy Inferno".
* 2013: Inferno becomes independent, no longer associated with PA Classics or Penn Legacy. The team's name reverts to its former name, "Lancaster Inferno".
* 2014: Lancaster Inferno is sold to Francisco Cleaves, who also begins operations as head coach.
* 2015: Inferno changes its home field to
Millersville University's Pucillo Field in the
Lancaster Lancaster may refer to:
Lands and titles
*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
suburb of
Millersville.
* 2016: Lancaster Inferno leaves WPSL and joins
United Women's Soccer (UWS).
* 2018: The team enters an agreement with Rush Soccer, to be recognized as the club's top level women's team. The team's name was changed to Inferno Rush, branding under the Rush Soccer brand, along with the
USL's
Penn FC. The Inferno became both the UWS East Conference Regular Season Champions, as well as beating the Connecticut Fusion to become the East Conference Playoff Champions. The Inferno went to the UWS National Championship held in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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and defeated
Grand Rapids FC in the semi-final match.
In the final match, Inferno faced the
Houston Aces and lost 1-0 in
extra time
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.
* 2019: The agreement with Rush Soccer was terminated and the team reverted to its former name, "Lancaster Inferno".
Players
2021 First Team
2021 U23 Team
Notable former and present players
* Kelly O'Brien: Lancaster Inferno (20172019) Diósgyőri VTK of the Hungarian Női Nemzeti Bajnokság
* Sonia Rada: Lancaster Inferno(2019), EN Thoi Lakatamia (Cyprus) 2018-2019, FF Lugano 1976 Lugano, Switzerland (2017-2018),
* Emily Armstrong:
Sundsvalls DFF (Sundsvalls damfotbollsförening), Sweden (present);
IBV, in league
Úrvalsdeild Kvenna, Iceland (2018);
Medkila IL
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Medkila first came to prominence after winning the 2003 ...
, Norway (2017); Lancaster Inferno (2016)
*
Sydney Blomquist: Lancaster Inferno (2014 & 2016), Västerås BK30 (2016), Åland United (2017), Sporting CP (2019-present)
* Emily Dolan:
Real Betis Balompié (
Liga Iberdrola), Spain (2018present);
KKPK Medyk Konin
KKPK Medyk Konin is a Polish women's football club from Konin.
Medyk Konin was founded in 1985. Since its promotion to the top league, the team has always finished near the top. Their best result was 2nd place in 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 ...
(
Champions League &
Ekstraliga), Poland (20172018); USD San Zaccaria/Ravenna Woman (
Serie A
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), Italy (20162017); Lancaster Inferno (2016)
* Jade Flory: Lancaster Inferno (20132014), Prottur Reykjavik otherwise known as Throttur FC (Icelandic Women’s Premier Division) / Ravasens IK Karlskoga (Sweden)
* Tesa McKibben: Lancaster Inferno (20122014, 2017present); Germany's
FC Saarbrücken
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...
(20142016); Germany's ETSV Wurzburg (2014)
* Teresa Rynier: Lancaster Inferno (20072010, 2016, 2018present);
Ottawa Fury (2011 & 2014);
FH Hafnafjördur, Iceland (2013);
Kvarnsvedens IK, Sweden (2012)
* Kendra Jones: Lancaster Inferno (20102012, 2018present
); Women's
National Premier Leagues
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's FC Bulleen Lions & Bayside United FC in Melbourne Australia (20162017); Czech Republic's
Zeny 1 Liga team
AC Sparta Praha
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
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, fu ...
(2015);
Victorian Premier League
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of Australia: Heidelberg United (20132014)
* Carol Sánchez: Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) & the Costa Rica women's national football team Lancaster Inferno (2016)
Team standings and statistics
Coaching staff
* Francisco Cleaves, Head Coach of First Team (2014–present)
* Rob Smith, Associate Head Coach of First Team (2020–present)
* Wendell Hannaford, Head Coach of U23 Team (2021–present)
* Chris Weibel, Strength & Conditioning Coach (2014–present)
Home stadiums
* Pucillo Field,
Millersville University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher E ...
(2015–present)
*
Hempfield High School
Hempfield High School is a public senior high school located in Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves both East and West Hempfield townships and serves as the only high school for Hempfield School District.
Demographics
...
(2008–2014)
References
External links
Official Website
{{Pennsylvania Sports
Sports in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Amateur soccer teams in Pennsylvania
Women's soccer clubs in the United States
Soccer clubs in Pennsylvania