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Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women's soccer team based in Santa Clarita, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. 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 | Cougar Stadium Santa Clarita, California | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Owner | Carlos Marroquin | ||
| Head Coach | Leonardo Neveleff | ||
| League | USL W League | ||
| 2024 | UWS, 1st, West Conference Playoff: Champions | ||
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The team plays its home games at Cougar Stadium on the campus of College of the Canyons. 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 | Runner up |
| 2018 | 2 | UWS | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 2 | UWS | 3rd, Western | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Champions |
| 2022 | 4 | UWS | 2nd, West | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Runner up |
| 2024 | 4 | UWS | 1st, West | Champions |
References
edit- ^ "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.
