California Storm is an American women's soccer team, founded in 1995 as the Sacramento Storm, before changing its name the following season. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League and the USL W League, both semi-professional women's leagues in the United States. The team plays in the North Division of the Pacific Conference in the WPSL and in the NorCal Division for the USL W League. The team was a founding member of the W-League, then left in 1998 to become one of the founding teams of the WPSL. It returned in 2022 and will field a team in both leagues.
The team plays its home games in the stadium of Davis Legacy Sports Complex in Davis, California but considers Sacramento, California its home and regularly holds free soccer clinics throughout the region. The club's colors are white and navy blue.
The California Storm have won the PacNorth Conference eight times, including 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023. They have won a WPSL record of 4 National Championships (1999, 2002, 2004 and 2022). Their 2020 WPSL season was cancelled due to the pandemic but in that time, they added new sponsors, signed with Puma, and started a U-21 team, which eventually became their WPSL team. The semi-professional team will look to become the only team to hold championships in both the USL W League and WPSL within the upcoming years.
Year-by-year USL W-League/WPSL YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsSacramento Storm19952W-League3rd, WesternRunner upCalifornia Storm19962W-League4th, Westerndid not qualify19972W-League1st, WesternRunner up19982WPSL3rdNo playoff19992WPSL1stChampions20002WPSL2ndRunner up20012WPSL3rdNational Semifinal20022WPSL1st, NorthChampions20032WPSL1st, NorthRunner up20042WPSL2nd, NorthChampions20052WPSL1st, WestRunner up20062WPSL3rd, Westdid not qualify20072WPSL3rd, Westdid not qualify20082WPSL1st, Pacific NorthConference Semifinals20092WPSL1st, Pacific NorthConference Finals20102WPSL1st, Pacific NorthNational Quarterfinals20112WPSL3rd, Pacific Northdid not qualify20122WPSL5th, Pacific Northdid not qualify20132WPSL6th, Pacific Northdid not qualify20142WPSL1st, Pacific NorthRegional Final20152WPSL1st, Pacific NorthDid not play20162WPSL1st, NorCalConference Semifinal20172WPSL1st, Pacific NorthDivisional Final20182WPSL3rd, Pacific North-Bay Areadid not qualify20192WPSL1st, Pacific North-Bay AreaRegional Final20204WPSLSeason cancelled due to COVID-1920214WPSL2nd, Group Fdid not qualify20224WPSL1st, Group FChampions20234WPSL1st, Pac NorthRegion Finals20244WPSL1st, Pac CalChampions20254WPSL1st, NorCalRunner up20264WPSL1st, Sacramento ValleyNational Semifinals
USL W League YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffs20234USLW3rd, Nor CalConference Finals20244USLW1st, Nor CalConference Semifinals20254USLW5th, Nor Caldid not qualify20264USLW2nd, Nor Caldid not qualify
Current squad As of 31 March 2020.
Former notable players
Alex Morgan Remy Siemsen Brandi Chastain Leslie Osborne Sissi Julie Foudy Jennifer Cudjoe Jessika Cowart
Honours WPSL Pacific North Division Champions 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023 WPSL Pacific NorCal Division Champions 2016 WPSL West Division Champions 2005 WPSL North Division Champions 2002, 2003 WPSL Regular Season Champions 1999 W-League Western Division Champions 1997 WPSL Champions 2022 WPSL Champions 2004 WPSL Champions 2002 WPSL Champions 1999
Head coaches Jerry Zanelli (1995–2018) Jamie Levoy (2019–present)
Stadia
Elk Grove High School 2014 Stadium at Natomas High School; Sacramento, California 2008–2010 Stadium at Esperanza High School; Anaheim, California 2008 (1 game) Stadium at Inderkum High School; Sacramento, California 2008 (2 games)
Front office Board of directors
References
External links WPSL California Storm page Official California Storm Women's Soccer