Rhode Island Stingrays

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Full name

Rhode Island Stingrays

Nickname(s)

The Stingrays

Founded

1995

Dissolved

2009

Stadium

Robert J. Black Stadium

Capacity

????

Owner

Mario Pereira

Head Coach

Mario Pereira

League

USL Premier Development League

2009

6th, Northeast
did not qualify for playoffs

Home colors

Away colors

Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at Robert J. Black Stadium on the campus of Rhode Island College. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow.

History

Players

Final roster

As at June 20, 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jonathan Nydell
2	DF	Matthew Shea
3	DF	Barnaba Madol
4	DF	Domenic Petrarca
5	DF	Ryan Kelley
6	MF	Matthew Marcin
7	MF	Fabio Lima de Barros
8	FW	Timothy Ritter
9	MF	Ben Berube
10	FW	J. P. Pereira
11	MF	Andrew Sousa
12	GK	Kyle Bak

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Evan Unger
15	MF	Michael Tribagis
16	MF	Justin Resendes
17	MF	Brett Uttley
18	MF	Michael Pereira
19	DF	Toussaint McClure
20	MF	Colin Henry
21	MF	Nicholas Santarlasci
22	MF	Ryan Maduro
28	MF	Gregory Motta
	MF	Jesse Rodriguez
	MF	Christopher Nugent

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1995	3	USISL Pro League	5th, Coastal	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1996	3	USISL Pro League	3rd, Northeast	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
1996/97	N/A	USISL I-League	2nd, East	Did not qualify	N/A
1997	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	2nd, Northeast	Division Semifinals	First Round
1998	3	USISL D-3 Pro League	1st, Northeast	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1999	3	USL D-3 Pro League	9th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	3	USL D-3 Pro League	8th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	3	USL D-3 Pro League	5th, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	3rd, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	7th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	3rd, New England	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	8th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	5th, New England	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	4	USL PDL	6th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Honors

USISL D-3 Pro League Northeast Division Champion 1998

Head coaches

Mario Pereira (2003–2009)

Stadia

Pierce Memorial Field; East Providence, Rhode Island (2003–2008)
Stadium at Kickemuit Middle School; Warren, Rhode Island, 1 game (2005)
Robert J. Black Stadium; Providence, Rhode Island, (2006, 2009)
Stadium at Bryant University; Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1 game (2007)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

2005: 332
2006: 310
2007: 305
2008: not yet available
2009: 167

External links

Official Website

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Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975-76, 1979-84) MISL (1978-82) NPSL (1984-2001) CISL (1993-97) EISL (1997-98) WISL (1998-2001) AISL (2003-08) MISL (2001-08) XSL (2008-09) AISL (2003-08)

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v t e Sports teams based in Rhode Island

Baseball	IL Pawtucket Red Sox NECBL Newport Gulls Ocean State Waves

Hockey	AHL Providence Bruins

Roller derby	WFTDA Providence Roller Derby

Rugby league	USARL Rhode Island Rebellion

Rugby union	NERFU Newport RFC Providence RFC

College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Brown Bears Bryant Bulldogs Providence Friars Rhode Island Rams

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