Long Island Rough Riders (W-League)
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| Full name | Long Island Rough Riders |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Stadium | Cy Donnelly Stadium |
| Capacity | 9,000 |
| Owner | Peter Zaratin |
| Head Coach | Steve Cadet |
| League | United Women's Soccer |
Long Island Rough Riders, formerly known as the Long Island Lady Riders, is an American women’s soccer team, based out of Long Island, New York. Founded in 1994, the team was under the ownership of Chuck Jacob, who at the time also owned the men's Long Island Rough Riders up until 1997 before selling it to Frank Boulton. At this time, the Rough Riders transitioned names and became known as the Lady Riders for several years. In 2007, the Rough Riders acquired territorial and franchise rights to the women's Lady Riders team. For the first time since 1997, the men's and women's teams would be under the same name and they have been ever since. The team is a member of United Women's Soccer, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team competes in the Eastern Division against the Lancaster Inferno, Laval Comets, New England Mutiny, New Jersey Copa FC, New York Magic, North Jersey Valkyries, and the Quebec Dynamo ARSQ. The Rough Riders were an original member of the USL W-League and played in all 21 seasons before the league disbanded in late 2015.
The team plays its home games at Cy Donnelly Stadium on the campus of St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York. The club's colors are blue and white.
The team is a sister organization of the men's Long Island Rough Riders team, which plays in the Premier Development League.
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