Toronto Lady Lynx was a Canadian women's
soccer
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team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the
USL W-League, formerly the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from
Laval,
London
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,
Ottawa
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,
Quebec City
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and
Waterloo.
The team played its home games at various stadiums around the city of Toronto, Ontario: primarily at
Centennial Park Stadium
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It is loca ...
, but also at the
Soccer Centre in
Vaughan
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, Ontario, as well as
Oshawa Civic Auditorium in
Oshawa
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, Ontario. The team's colours were white, gold and black.
The team was a sister organization of the men's
Toronto Lynx team, which played in the
USL Premier Development League
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.
Players
Most recent roster
''As of 18 June 2011.''
Staff
*
Danny Stewart ''Head Coach''
*
Paul DeAbreu ''Assistant Coach''
*
Joe Nucifora ''Goalkeeper Coach''
* Dr.
Robert Gringmuth ''Medical Coordinator''
* Dr.
Frank Markus ''Team Doctor''
* Dr.
Melanie Lopes ''Medical Assistants''
Year-by-year
References
External links
*
Toronto lady Lynx on W-League page
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Women's soccer clubs in Canada
Women's sports clubs and teams in Toronto
United Soccer League teams based in Canada
USL W-League (1995–2015) teams
2005 establishments in Ontario
Association football clubs established in 2005
Long stubs with short prose
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