Bay Area Breeze

Bay Area Breeze was a professional American women's soccer team. Founded in 2011, the team was based in Hayward, California. The team played in the Western Conference of the W-League. The team's colors were blue, white and green.

Bay Area Breeze

Full name	Bay Area Breeze
Founded	2011
Dissolved	2014
Ground	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California
Capacity	5,000
League	W-League
2014	5th, Western Conference Playoffs: DNQ
Website	http://www.bayareabreeze.com
Home colors Away colors

History

The Bay Area Breeze originally played in the Women's Premier Soccer League. They won the North Division of the Pacific Conference in 2011 with an 8–1–1 record. The team joined the W-League on January 16, 2013.^[1] Former Australian U17 Women's National Team Coach Vicki Linton was hired as head coach on April 4.^[2] They secured Kezar Stadium for their home games on May 3.^[3] The Breeze defeated Santa Clarita Blue Heat 1–0 in their W-League debut on May 25.^[4]

Year-by-year

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Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2011	2	WPSL	1st, Pacific North	Conference Semi-final
2012	2	WPSL	5th, Pacific North	Did not qualify
2013	2	W-League	5th, Western	Did not qualify
2014	2	W-League	5th, Western	Did not qualify

Links

• Team Facebook Page

References

1. "Bay Area Breeze Joins W-League". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
2. "Breeze Name Linton as Head Coach". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
3. "Breeze Tab Kezar Stadium as Home Field". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-05-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
4. "Breeze Top Blue Heat". United Soccer Leagues (USL). 2013-05-28. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
5. "WPSL Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
6. W-League Standings Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine