Vancouver Angels
Nickname(s)Angels
Founded2000
Dissolved2001
OwnerDavid Stadnyk
LeagueWomen's Premier Soccer League
20004th

Vancouver Angels were a semi-professional women's association football club from Vancouver, British Columbia that competed in the Women's Premier Soccer League. They later merged with the Vancouver Lady 86ers to eventually become the Vancouver Whitecaps Women.

History

Origins

In 2000, a local Vancouver businessman named David Stadnyk was interested in forming a women's team.[1] He contacted Tammy Crawford (who would end up playing for the team) to help start up the team and Crawford organized the team to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[2][1] Jason Villeneuve served as the team's original coach, followed by Tom McManus.[3][4] During the 2000 season, the Angels finished in fourth place in the eight team division.[5] The Vancouver Angels wore either red (with white sides beneath the arms) or baby blue Umbro kits with black sleeves with their primary sponsor The Keg Steakhouse & Grill on the front.[6]

Merger

Following the season, Stadnyk purchased the Vancouver Lady 86ers, the women's team of the Vancouver 86ers, and merged them with the Angels under the name Vancouver Breakers, moving to the USL W-League.[1][7][8] This team was eventually renamed to the Vancouver Whitecaps Women in 2003, after the team was purchased by Greg Kerfoot.[9][10]

Seasons

Women

Season League Teams Record Rank Ref
2000 Women's Premier Soccer League 8 5–5–4 4th [5]

Notable Players

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Canadians in Soccerdom: Tammy Crawford". Nuke Soccer. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on July 17, 2005.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Director". Nexstar Soccer.
  3. ↑ "Our Team". Orix Sports.
  4. ↑ "McManus to Take Over Women's Soccer". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. August 17, 2009.
  5. 1 2 Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer, 2000". Soccer History USA.
  6. ↑ Unger, Chris (May 7, 2014). "Professional Club Uniforms". thehistoryof womensfootball.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chapter 3: Rebirth of the 'Caps". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Sinclair joins W-League Breakers". CBC. April 11, 2001.
  9. ↑ "Community Forum: Whitecaps FC USL PRO Proposal for Queen's Park Stadium" (PDF). New West City.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC alumni to be inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 12, 2014.


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