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| Full name | Stingrays Illawarra United Representative Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Stingrays |
| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Ground | Macedonia Park,Berkeley |
| Owner | A member Association |
| President | Kathy McDonogh |
| League | NSW NPLW1 |
| Website | http://www.illawarrastingrays.com.au/ |
Illawarra Stingrays FC are asoccer team based in theIllawarra, New South Wales. They compete in the NSWNational Premier Leagues Women’s or highest state level tier of women’s soccer withinFootball NSW. The club was founded in 2006 and is a member based association.
The Illawarra Stingrays were developed through a partnership between the Illawarra Junior Soccer Association (IJSA) and the Illawarra Women’s Soccer Association (IWSA) in 2006 to promote and develop elite female football in the area.
Although the Illawarra Women's Soccer Association (IWSA) was merged to become part ofFootball South Coast, the Illawarra Stingrays remained independent as the recognised entity in the Illawarra to represent elite level women's football.[1]
The primary club colour of Illawarra Stingrays ispink, which represents that the club is a women's only club. The secondary club colour issky blue, with additional contrasting colours ofnavy blue andwhite.
The Illawarra Stingray logo features a stingray and a football set over the ray's tail.
The home ground of the Illawarra Stingrays is Macedonia Park.[7] The club have been actively campaigning to be granted a home ground by their local council.[8]
The Illawarra Stingrays are a strong development team and have supported theMatildas,Junior Matildas, State Representatives and W League players, including:
The Illawarra Stingrays played theAustralia women's national soccer team in 2016 in an Olympic qualifying preparation match.Michelle Heyman andCaitlin Cooper were both in the Matildas squad that played against their local team.[10]
