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The New England Mutiny, founded in 1999, are one of the most succesful and storied franchises in the history of the sport of women’s soccer. By providing elite level women’s soccer on the field with accessible and positive role models off the field, the Mutiny remains dedicated to growing the sport of women’s soccer. In that spirit, the team has become a founding member of United Women’s Soccer (UWS) – a new national league with D2 aspirations slated to start in the Spring 2016.
Two crowning moments placed the Mutiny on the national and international stage for women’s soccer. On July 7, 2012, the New England Mutiny became the first and only minor league team in U.S. Soccer history ever to defeat a professional women’s soccer team when it defeated the Boston Breakers by a 2-1 score. That season the Mutiny were a part of the new WPSL Elite league, playing against three Women’s Professional sides in the Boston Breakers, Western New York Flash and Chicago Red Stars.
The second climactic point occurred on July 29, 2004 when the Mutiny played the Women’s National Team of China in a World Cup preparation match, and nearly upset the 5th-ranked team in the world in front of 3000 fans in Agawam, Massachusetts. A stunned Chinese squad trailed the Mutiny 3-1 after 60 minutes of play and eked out a 4-3 victory in the game’s final minutes.
The Mutiny was established in 1999 and were formerly known as the Springfield Sirens. The team won the National Championship in 2000 as a member of the amateur women’s league – the USL’s W-League. After winning the title, the organization accepted promotion to the WPSL, the highest level of women’s soccer in the United States at the time and re-branded itself as the New England Mutiny in 2002. As a small-market team in western Massachusetts, the Mutiny led the WPSL in attendance for 10 consecutive seasons.
New England has been internationally recognized as one of the world’s top women’s soccer teams, and achieved its highest ranking at No. 14 in the world. In the United States, the team was spotlighted by Soccer America as one of the nation’s “Top 11” teams to watch. In 2002, the 12-team WPSL accepted the Mutiny as its first-ever East Conference team.
The New England Mutiny won the Eastern Conference championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2013 and reached the WPSL National Finals in 2004 & 2007. Off the field, the team leads the nation in overall attendance. In 2005, New England played host to the WPSL National Final Four. That weekend, over 2,500 fans saw FC Indiana triumph over the California Storm, led by U.S. Women’s National Team star & World Cup hero Brandi Chastain.
The Mutiny provide an opportunity for players with professional or national team aspirations and a training ground for top level college players during the summer. Through quality training, competition and interaction, we pride ourselves in helping our players get to that next “level”: whether that is All-Conference, All-Region or All-American status in college or the ultimate step for the senior women’s player – their respective National Team.
The connection with college programs has been paramount to the success of both the youth & senior players of the New England Mutiny. A mutually beneficial partnership exists between the Mutiny and nearly 100 collegiate programs. Over the years, the top collegiate coaches have entrusted their players to the Mutiny in the aims of having them return fit and at a higher skill level. In return, Mutiny youth academy players are provided a pipeline to the network of colleges and universities in which relationships have been cultivated.
