Summary
Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2010. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.
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| Full name | Santa Clarita Blue Heat Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Heat | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Stadium | The Master's College Santa Clarita, California | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner | Carlos Marroquin | ||
| Head Coach | Leonardo Neveleff | ||
| League | United Women's Soccer | ||
| 2021 | 1st West Conference Playoff: Champions | ||
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The team plays its home games at Canyon High School. During the Fusion days, they played at Bulldog Stadium on the grounds of Buena High School in the city of Ventura, California.
The team had been a sis organization of the men's Ventura County Fusion team, which plays in the Premier Development League.
The Blue Heat was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2016 the team joined the United Women's Soccer (UWS). The Blue Heat won the first UWS championship by defeating New Jersey Copa FC 2–1 in Santa Clarita on July 30, 2016.[1][2]
Players (2018) edit
[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players edit
- Edite Fernandes – Portugal
- Deyna Castellanos – Venezuela
- Ana Borges – Portugal
- Carolina Venegas – Costa Rica
- Julia Hernandez – Spain
- Ashley Sanchez – USA
- Lauren Sesselmann – USA/Canada
- Natalia Kuikka – Finland
- Evi Popadinova – Bulgaria
Year-by-year edit
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2008 | 2 | USL W-League | 7th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2010 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Western | Conference Final |
| 2012 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2013 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2014 | 2 | USL W-League | 6th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2015 | 2 | USL W-League | 4th, Western | did not qualify |
| 2016 | 2 | UWS | 1st, Western | Champions |
| 2017 | 2 | UWS | 1st, Western | Championship Final |
| 2018 | 2 | UWS | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |
References edit
External links edit
- Official website
- Santa Clarita Blue Heat on United Women's Soccer
