New Jersey Wildcats
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| Full name | New Jersey Wildcats | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Wildcats | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Ground | Mercer County Community College Stadium | ||
| Chairman |  Kevin McDermott | ||
| Manager |  Socrates Nicolaidis | ||
| League | USL W-League | ||
| 2008 | 8th, Northeast Division | ||
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The New Jersey Wildcats are an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. 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, Long Island Rough Riders, New York Magic and North Jersey Valkyries.
The team plays its home games in the stadium at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, 11 miles northeast of downtown Trenton, New Jersey. The club's colors are white and blue.
Players
2012 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Roster 2009
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 3rd, Northeast | |
| 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Northeast | W-League Runners-Up |
| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Northeast | Champions |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Northeast | Conference Finals |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 5th, Northeast | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 8th, Northeast | Did not qualify |
Notable former players
The following former players have played at the professional and/or international level:
Jenny Benson[1]
Kimberly Brandão[2]
Lara Dickenmann[3][4]
Formiga[5][6]- Kendall Fletcher[7][8]
- Tobin Heath[9]
Christine Latham- Karina LeBlanc[10]
- Carli Lloyd[11]
Anne Mäkinen[12]- Heather O'Reilly[13]
Kelly Smith[14]- Lindsay Tarpley[15]
- Christie Welsh[16]
- Cat Whitehill[17]
- Rachel Unitt[18]
- Rachel Yankey[19]
- Esmeralda Negron [20]
Honors
- USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2006
- USL W-League Champions 2005
- USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2005
- USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2004
Coaches
Socrates Nicolaidis 2007–2008- Mike Barroqueiro 2008
- Dave Barbour – Present
Stadiums
- Stadium at Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, New Jersey 2008–present
- Stadium at Paul VI High School, Haddon Township, New Jersey 2008 (1 game)
- Stadium at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, New Jersey 1999–2009
- Field 1 at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, New Jersey 1996–1998
References
- ^ "Former WUSA Standouts Join Wildcats". New Jersey Wildcats. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Kimberly Brandao". State University of New York Buffalo. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Wildcats Cruise Past Magic". New Jersey Wildcats. July 8, 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Lara Dickenmann". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Formiga leads Wildcats to 5-0 rout of Magic". Big Apple Soccer. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Almond, Elliott (3 February 2009). "FC Gold Pride signs No. 1 pick Formiga". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Wildcats Fall to US U-21s". New Jersey Wildcats. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Kendall Fletcher agrees to Canberra move". Football Federation Australia. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Tobin Heath". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Wildcats Land Another International Star". New Jersey Wildcats. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Carli Lloyd". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Anne Mäkinen". New Jersey Wildcats. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Heather O'Reilly". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Green, Lauren. "From Pretty Good to Undefeated". New Jersey Wildcats. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay Tarpley". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Freedom sign forward Christie Welsh". ESPN. March 14, 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Cat Whitehill". Boston Breakers. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Wildcats Welcome Unitt". New Jersey Wildcats. July 13, 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Arsenal Ladies' Rachel Yankey signs new two-year deal". BBC. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "USWNT: Esmeralda Negron". US Women's Soccer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
