Rhode Island Stingrays was an American

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team based in

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. Founded in 1995, the team played in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the

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, 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

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

History

Year-by-year

Honors

* USISL D-3 Pro League Northeast Division Champion 1998

Head coaches

* Mario Pereira (2003–2009)

Stadia

* Pierce Memorial Field;

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(2003–2008) * Stadium at Kickemuit middle school;

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, 1 game (2005) * Robert J. Black Stadium;

, (2006, 2009) * Stadium at

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;

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, 1 game (2007)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html. * 2005: 332 * 2006: 310 * 2007: 305 * 2008: ''not yet available'' * 2009: 167

References

External links

* {{Rhode Island Sports Association football clubs established in 1995 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009 Defunct Premier Development League teams Soccer clubs in Rhode Island USL Second Division teams USISL teams 1995 establishments in Rhode Island 2009 disestablishments in Rhode Island