Portland Rain was an American women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon . The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League , the third tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference, with home games throughout the Portland area.
6-665: The team was founded in 2000 and dominated the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) in its first year. In 2001 the team was a provisional member of the USL W-League . The team played 2002 and 2003 in the PCSL. The Rain, reestablished in 2008, played a 10-match schedule in the WPSL from May to July. Management and day-to-day operation of the Rain during the 2012 season were a joint effort between
12-516: A soccer club from Oregon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pacific Coast Soccer League The Pacific Coast Soccer League is an amateur soccer league, currently featuring teams from British Columbia . In the past, clubs from Washington and Oregon have competed. The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and
18-759: The Portland Timbers and Rain personnel. For the 2013 season the Portland Timbers were awarded a franchise in the USSF Division 1 National Women's Soccer League named the Portland Thorns FC . Stacy Ermini Monty Hawkins (2000) General Manager - Mike Smith Head Coach - Janine Szpara Assistant Coach - Rochelle Hearns 2012 home games were played at Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District's Howard M. Terpenning Complex . This article about
24-410: The PCSL no longer operates a men's reserve division, or any women's divisions. After a four-year hiatus, John F. Kennedy Cup matches were announced to resume in 2018, with two British Columbia teams facing off against teams from Oregon . Following teams are listed with the league for the 2022 season. The Challenge Cup is with the top four teams, or the host team and
30-613: The Pacific Northwest. The league has a short, 2.5-month summer season. The league winners are not eligible for any higher cup competitions; however, most players participate in a winter league, such as the VMSL , VISL or FVSL, where teams do participate in BC Provincial Cup qualification. Several clubs are directly affiliated and managed by local university soccer programs looking to keep their players in form and build team chemistry over
36-673: The off-season. The league fielded both men's and women's premier and reserve leagues with varying numbers of teams until 2014 when the league was reduced to one men's division. The current PCSL was reconstituted thereafter as a separate entity in 1995. Since 1989, the highest ranking PCSL Canadian team plays for the John F. Kennedy Cup against the Oregon Adult Soccer Association champion and the Washington State Adult Soccer Association champion. As of 2017,
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