California Storm

California Storm is an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995 as the Sacramento Storm, before changing its name the following season. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League and the USL W League, both semi-professional women's leagues in the United States. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference in the WPSL and in the NorCal Division for the USL W League. The team was a founding member of the W-League, then left in 1998 to become one of the founding teams of the WPSL. It returned in 2022 and will field a team in both leagues.[1]

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California Storm
Full nameCalifornia Storm
Nickname(s)Storm
Founded1995
StadiumDavis Legacy Sports Complex
Davis, California
Capacity11,569
Owner / Head CoachJamie Levoy
LeagueWomen's Premier Soccer League and USL W League
WebsiteClub website

The team plays its home games in the stadium of Davis Legacy Sports Complex in Davis, California but considers Sacramento, California its home and regularly holds free soccer clinics throughout the region. The club's colors are white and navy blue.

The California Storm have won the PacNorth Conference eight times, including 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023. They have won a WPSL record of 4 National Championships (1999, 2002, 2004 and 2022). Their 2020 WPSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic but in that time, they added new sponsors, signed with Puma, and started a U-21 team, which eventually became their WPSL team. The semi-professional team will look to become the only team to hold championships in both the USL W League and WPSL within the upcoming years.

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
Sacramento Storm
1995 2 W-League 3rd, Western National Final
California Storm
1996 2 W-League 4th, Western did not qualify
1997 2 W-League 1st, Western National Final
1998 2 WPSL 3rd No playoff
1999 2 WPSL 1st Champions
2000 2 WPSL 2nd National Final
2001 2 WPSL 3rd National Semifinal
2002 2 WPSL 1st, North Champions
2003 2 WPSL 1st, North National Final
2004 2 WPSL 2nd, North Champions
2005 2 WPSL 1st, West National Final
2006 2 WPSL 3rd, West did not qualify
2007 2 WPSL 3rd, West did not qualify
2008 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North Conference Semifinals
2009 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North Conference Finals
2010 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North National Quarterfinals
2011 2 WPSL 3rd, Pacific North did not qualify
2012 2 WPSL 5th, Pacific North did not qualify
2013 2 WPSL 6th, Pacific North did not qualify
2014 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North Regional Final
2015 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North did not play
2016 2 WPSL 1st, NorCal Conference Semifinal
2017 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North Divisional Final
2018 2 WPSL 3rd, Pacific North-Bay Area did not qualify
2019 2 WPSL 1st, Pacific North-Bay Area Regional Final

Current squad

As of 31 March 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Abbie Faingold
1 GK Nigeria NGA Yewande Balogun
2 MF United States USA Geneve Dromensk
4 DF United States USA Riley West
7 United States USA Alexis Wallace
9 United States USA Andrea Damien
10 United States USA Sissi Amor
11 United States USA Kaitlin Prothe
12 United States USA Mackenzie George
13 United States USA Ashlee Schouten
14 United States USA Katie Hardeman
15 United States USA Mikayla Reed
16 United States USA Sabrina Williamson
17 United States USA Janea Packard
20 United States USA Aubrey Goodwill
21 United States USA Haylee Degrood
22 United States USA Katelyn Chandler
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 United States USA Devlyn Jeter
25 United States USA Haylee Bettencourt
26 United States USA Bailey Kern
28 United States USA Cassandra Hermman
29 United States USA Sydney Schultz
31 United States USA Bradlee DeShane
33 MF United States USA Larissa Ala
— GK United States USA Brittany Cameron
— GK United States USA Katelin Talbert
— DF United States USA Kandace Wilson
— FW United States USA Bev Yanez
— United States USA Emma Hasco
— United States USA Laura Hernandez
— United States USA Amber Jackson
— United States USA Kandace Love
— United States USA Janessa Staab

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Former notable players

Honours
  • WPSL Pacific North Division Champions 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023
  • WPSL Pacific NorCal Division Champions 2016
  • WPSL West Division Champions 2005
  • WPSL North Division Champions 2002, 2003
  • WPSL Regular Season Champions 1999
  • W-League Western Division Champions 1997
  • WPSL Champions 2022
  • WPSL Champions 2004
  • WPSL Champions 2002
  • WPSL Champions 1999

Head coaches
  • United States Jerry Zanelli (1995–2018)
  • United States Jamie Levoy (2019–present)

Stadia

Elk Grove High School 2014

Front Office

Board of directors
Executive Director and Head Coach Jamie Levoy
Board Member Brandi Chastain
Board Member Nick Hardeman
Board Member Dan Howard
Board Member David Levoy
Board Member Leslie Osborne

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References
  1. Macht, Daniel (December 2, 2022). "Sacramento soccer club California Storm to field USL women's team for NorCal division". KCRA. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. Soccer League, Women's Premier. "CA Storm Roster". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. Soccer League, Women's Premier. "CA Storm vs SF Nighthawks Rosters". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. "California Storm Front Office". California Storm Soccer. Retrieved October 31, 2019.


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