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New York Magic Full name New York Magic Nickname(s) The Magic Founded 2003 Ground Old Boys High School Field Chairman Lyndelle Phillips Manager Nino DePasquali League USL W-League 2008 7th, Northeast Division Home coloursAway coloursNew York Magic is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against the D.C. United Women, New Jersey Rangers, New Jersey Wildcats, Long Island Rough Riders and North Jersey Valkyries.
The team plays its home games at Old Boys High School Field in Brooklyn, New York. The club's colors are red, black and white.
Over the years, the team has attracted high level players from many nations and top-level college programs. Its mission is to provide an avenue for the development of women soccer players in a highly competitive environment, and to provide wholesome quality family entertainment while developing the game of soccer in its community. Since 2003, it has also developed powerful youth teams that enable New York area girls, ages 12 to 16, to train intensively and compete at a high level through the Super-Y League.
Magic's head coach, Nino DePasquali, was inducted in to the Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Players
Current Roster 2009
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 0 GK Alicia DeFino 1 GK Celeste Miles 2 DF Tonya Hipsman 3 MF Kanae Haneishi 5 DF Eleri Earnshaw 6 MF Robin McCullough 7 FW Gemma Davison 8 FW Michelle Okamura 9 FW Donna-Kay Henry 10 FW Noelle Meeke 11 FW Mikaela Howell 13 FW Kristen Turner No. Position Player 14 MF Katherine Galanek 16 MF Amanda Popoli 17 FW Jennifer Hughes 18 MF Maria Romano 19 DF Chelsea Wuesthoff 20 FW Alexandra Bucklin 21 DF Stephanie Lovely 22 GK Suzanne Baldissard 23 MF Diane Hare 24 DF Alison Fries 25 DF Penny Stansfield 26 MF Marta Anderson-Winchell Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs 2003 2 USL W-League 4th, Northeast 2004 1 USL W-League 4th, Northeast 2005 1 USL W-League 5th, Northeast Divisional Round 2006 1 USL W-League 6th, Northeast Did not qualify 2007 1 USL W-League 7th, Northeast Did not qualify 2008 1 USL W-League 7th, Northeast Did not qualify Coaches
Stadia
- Stadium at Iona College, New Rochelle, New York 2008-date
- Stadium at Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York 2008 (1 game)
External links
D.C. United Women · Long Island Rough Riders · New Jersey Rangers · New Jersey Wildcats · New York Magic · North Jersey ValkyriesUSL W-League Seasons 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011U.S. Women's soccer Overview Competitions International Categories:- United States women's soccer clubs
- New York women's soccer teams
- Soccer clubs in the United States
- USL W-League teams
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