The Asheville Splash were a women's soccer franchise founded in 2001, and from 2003–2004 were members of the Atlantic Division of the USL W-League.
The team changed its name from the Blue Ridge Rapids in 2002 due to a trademark dispute with the Colorado Rapids. They played at Memorial Stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. The team folded after the 2004 USL W-League season. [1] The team's mascot was an otter. [2]
In 2004, the club's programs promoted a future men's team, the Asheville Slide, which was never founded. [2]
Year | Div. | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 4th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 3rd, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
In 2018, Asheville City SC's newly formed women's soccer team hired Stacey Enos, who had captained the Splash from 2001–2003, as its inaugural head coach. [9]
On June 19, 2021, Asheville City's women's side held a commemorative match marking the 20th anniversary of the Splash's founding. [2] Icarus FC designed Asheville Splash throwback kits for the occasion. [10]
The Asheville Splash were a women's soccer franchise founded in 2001, and from 2003–2004 were members of the Atlantic Division of the USL W-League.
The team changed its name from the Blue Ridge Rapids in 2002 due to a trademark dispute with the Colorado Rapids. They played at Memorial Stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. The team folded after the 2004 USL W-League season. [1] The team's mascot was an otter. [2]
In 2004, the club's programs promoted a future men's team, the Asheville Slide, which was never founded. [2]
Year | Div. | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2 | USL W-League | 4th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 3rd, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
In 2018, Asheville City SC's newly formed women's soccer team hired Stacey Enos, who had captained the Splash from 2001–2003, as its inaugural head coach. [9]
On June 19, 2021, Asheville City's women's side held a commemorative match marking the 20th anniversary of the Splash's founding. [2] Icarus FC designed Asheville Splash throwback kits for the occasion. [10]