Northampton Laurels FC
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| Northampton Laurels | |
| Full name | Northampton Laurels Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Laurels |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Ground | J. Birney Crum Stadium Allentown, Pennsylvania (Capacity 14,000) |
| Head Coach | Anthony Creece |
| League | Women's Premier Soccer League |
The Northampton Laurels are a team in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), based in Easton, Pennsylvania. Formed in fall of 2005, the Laurels play their home games at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The team features several players with previous professional and international experience, along with local “stand out” talent. Playing for the Laurels will provide elite Lehigh Valley players with an opportunity to progress through the US soccer system.
In their expansion season (2006), the Laurels were the WPSL's Eastern Conference - Southern Division runners up. In addition, the team was a semi-finalist in the 2006 WPSL Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Laurels were also the WPSL Eastern Conference Mid-Atlantic Division runners up in 2007, and an Eastern Conference Semi-Finalist.
