Santa Clarita Blue Heat
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| Full name | Santa Clarita Blue Heat Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Fire | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Stadium | The Master's College Santa Clarita, California | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Owner/ | Carlos Marroquin | ||
| Head Coach | Guilherme Mitrovitch | ||
| League | United Women's Soccer | ||
| 2017 | 1st Western Division Playoff: Championship Final | ||
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Santa Clarita Blue Fire is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence.
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 Fire 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
- As of July 3, 2017[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
Year-by-year
| 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
- ^ "Santa Clarita 2, New Jersey 1 (2 OT)". United Women's Soccer (UWS). July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Santa Clarita Blue Heat win national championship". Mason Nesbitt. Santa Clarita Valley Signal. July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Roster". Santa Clarita Blue Heat. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
