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Pali Blues was an American women's
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team, which played from 2008 to 2014. The team was a member of the
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, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Western Conference against Colorado Force, Colorado Rush, LA Strikers,
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. The team played its home games in the " Stadium-by-the-Sea" at Palisades High School (nicknamed “Pali”) in the Pacific Palisades area of
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. The club's colors were pale blue, orange and white and was a sister club to the Los Angeles Blues of the
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league. The club enjoyed robust fan support from the
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Army, their official supporters group. The "Stadium By The Sea" was widely considered one of the toughest places to play in the W-League, confirmed by Blues coach Charlie Naimo, who called the Tony Danza Army's support the best he has seen in the United Soccer Leagues. The Blues won their first W-League title in their debut season, beating FC Indiana 2–1 in the W-League Championship game in
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on August 2, 2008. They would repeat as champions by defeating the Washington Freedom Reserves 2–1 in
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on August 7, 2009. Before winning their first W-League title in August, the Pali Blues won the Las Vegas Silver Mug Tournament over Ajax America Women with one goal on February 10, 2008. Their first official game as a team was the first game of the Silver Mug tournament against Ajax America Women on February 9, 2008. The Blues scored a winning goal and moved on to defeat the Athleticos 8-0, the Legacy 9-0 and the Denver Diamonds 4-2. In the semifinal round the Blues defeated the West Coast Soccer Club with one goal. In November 2014, the Blues announced that they would no longer compete in the W-League so the owners could focus their efforts on their USL franchise.


Players


Final 2014 roster

Current at end of 2014.


Coaching staff

* ''Head Coach:'' Charlie Naimo * Associate Head Coach: Shayon Jalayer * ''Assistant Coach:'' Tracey Kevins * ''Goalkeeper Coach:'' Brett Borm


Notable former players

The following former Blues have played at the professional and/or international level: * Danesha Adams * Sasha Andrews * Karen Bardsley * Liz Bogus *
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Lauren Cheney Lauren Cheney Holiday (born Lauren Nicole Cheney; September 30, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and Forward (association football), forward for the United States women's national soccer team fr ...
* Carrie Dew * Whitney Engen * Kendall Fletcher * Lauren Fowlkes *
Mele French Melelina Soline "Mele" French (born June 15, 1984) is an American soccer forward who played for the NWSL's Seattle Reign FC and W-League's Seattle Sounders Women in 2015. French was named the W-League's Most Valuable Player for the 2014 season w ...
* Sara Gama *
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Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player and entrepreneur. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team, she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 Lon ...
* Valerie Henderson * Tuija Hyyrynen * Brittany Klein *
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* Amy LePeilbet * Camille Levin * Manya Makoski * Collette McCallum * Iris Mora *
Alex Morgan Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional association football, soccer player.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team with ...
* Kate Munoz * Jill Oakes * Kelley O'Hara * Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen * Ilaria Pasqui * Erika Prado *
Christen Press Christen Annemarie Press (born December 29, 1988) is an American professional Women's association football, soccer player, entrepreneur, and sports journalist. She plays for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Unit ...
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Ali Riley Alexandra Lowe Riley (born 30 October 1987) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Angel City FC, Angel City of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in ...
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Julie Rydahl Bukh Julie Rydahl Bukh (born 9 January 1982) is a Danish former football midfielder who most recently played for Brøndby IF and the Denmark national team. As well as teams in her native Denmark, Rydahl Bukh played for clubs in Sweden, Australia ...
* Chanté Sandiford * Rosie Tantillo *
Jodie Taylor Jodie Lee Taylor (born 17 May 1986) is an English former professional association football, footballer who last played as a Striker (association football), striker for Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal of Women's Super League, WSL. She began her club care ...
* India Trotter * Aricca Vitanza *
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* Nikki Washington * Michelle Wenino * Kandace Wilson * Kirsty Yallop 2008 roster, 2009 roster, 2010 roster, 2011 roster, 2012 roster 2013 roster, 2014 roster


Year-by-year


Honors

* USL W-League Champions 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 * USL W-League Regular Season Champions 2008, 2012, 2014 * USL W-League Western Conference Champions 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 * Las Vegas Silver Mug Tournament Champions 2008
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References


External links


Official site

Official parent club site


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