Western New York Flash

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association football club professional women's soccer club

Western New York Flash was a professional women's soccer club based in the Buffalo–Rochester area that competed in top-tier U.S. leagues, including the National Women's Soccer League.

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Surface form Occurrences
WNY Flash 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf association football club ⓘ
professional women's soccer club ⓘ
chairman Joe Sahlen ⓘ
competitionLevel top tier of women's soccer in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2017 ⓘ
founded 2008 ⓘ
gender women's team ⓘ
homeCity Buffalo ⓘ
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Rochester ⓘ
surface form: Rochester, New York
homeCountryLeagueSystem United States women's soccer league system ⓘ
homeStadium Ralph Wilson Stadium ⓘ
surface form: Ralph C. Wilson Stadium

Sahlen's Stadium ⓘ
league National Women's Soccer League ⓘ
USL W-League ⓘ
Women's Professional Soccer ⓘ
locatedIn Rochester metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Buffalo–Rochester metropolitan area

New York ⓘ
surface form: New York (state)
movedTo North Carolina Courage ⓘ
nickname The Flash ⓘ
notableCoach Aaran Lines ⓘ
notablePlayer Abby Wambach ⓘ
Alex Morgan ⓘ
Carli Lloyd ⓘ
Christine Sinclair ⓘ
Marta ⓘ
owner Joe Sahlen ⓘ
participatedIn NWSL playoffs ⓘ
surface form: National Women's Soccer League playoffs

Women's Professional Soccer ⓘ
surface form: Women's Professional Soccer playoffs
professionalStatus professional ⓘ
region Western New York ⓘ
relocated Cary ⓘ
surface form: Cary, North Carolina
shortName Western New York Flash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WNY Flash
sport soccer ⓘ
successorClub North Carolina Courage ⓘ
teamColors black ⓘ
red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
wonTitle 2010 USL W-League championship ⓘ
2011 Women's Professional Soccer championship ⓘ
2016 NWSL Championship ⓘ
surface form: 2016 National Women's Soccer League Championship

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North Carolina Courage → acquiredFrom → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2016 NWSL Championship → awayTeam → Western New York Flash ⓘ
Aaran Lines → coachOfSportsTeam → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2017 NWSL season → expansionTeamOrigin → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → featuredClub → Western New York Flash ⓘ
NWSL Shield → hasWinner → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → homeTeam → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → hostTeam → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → loser → Western New York Flash ⓘ
Alex Morgan → memberOfSportsTeam → Western New York Flash ⓘ
North Carolina Courage → precededBy → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → runnerUp → Western New York Flash ⓘ
Western New York Flash → shortName → Western New York Flash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WNY Flash
2016 NWSL Championship → team → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2013 NWSL Championship → team1 → Western New York Flash ⓘ
2016 NWSL Championship → winner → Western New York Flash ⓘ