Carolina Courage

The Carolina Courage was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Fetzer Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2001, and then at the soccer-specific SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolina in 2002 and 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The team was founded in 2000 and began play in 2001.Template:Cn The Courage played their first season at Fetzer Field on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.<ref name="Gargan">Template:Cite news</ref> They finished the 2001 season in last place, tied with the Washington Freedom on points, with a 6–12–3 record.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Courage moved to the new SAS Soccer Park in Cary for the 2002 season and drew an average of 5,800 spectators to its matches.<ref name="Gargan"/> The team won the 2002 Founders Cup, defeating the Washington Freedom 3–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2003, the Carolina Courage finished 7th in the league with seven wins, nine losses, and four ties.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Women's United Soccer Association announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Courage name was revived in 2017 by the North Carolina Courage, a new team in the National Women's Soccer League that plays at the same stadium in Cary.<ref name="Gargan"/>