Sacramento Pride is an American women's

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team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the

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, the third tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference. The Pride plays with the California Storm, San Francisco Nighthawks, Walnut Creek Power, Seattle Synergy, Portland Rain FC and the Monterey Blues, also in their division. There team consists of college and high school students, playing at either Division I or Division II. Its founder, Danny Cruz, describes the team as a semi-professional team in a professional league, as the players are not paid, and the team is not fully financed. The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of

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in the city of

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, northeast of downtown

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. The team's colors are yellow and royal blue. The team was formerly known as Elk Grove Pride and Elk Grove United.

Notable former players

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Year-by-year

Stadium

* Stadium at Elk Grove High School;

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-present

References

External links

Official SiteWPSL Sacramento Pride page
Women's Premier Soccer League teams Women's soccer clubs in California P Roseville, California 2001 establishments in California Association football clubs established in 2001 {{California-footyclub-stub