The Toronto Inferno will play in the W-League (W = Women) starting in 1999. For 1998, they will play a partial schedule of exhibition games. The team name was unveiled April 4th, 1998 at the Soccer Expo at The Hangar in Downsview in a name-the-team contest. The team uses the name 'Toronto' after originally planning on the localised 'Scarborough'. The team will play at various local stadiums around Toronto rather than just Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough.
Their schedule for 1998 looks like this (home team listed first):
"Saturday June 6th">.........Toronto Inferno.............New Jersey Wildcats..........(Centennial Stadium Etobicoke 7:00pm)....CANCELLED!!! at request of the Wildcats.
Saturday June 13th........ "Toronto Inferno">.....5......Finger Lakes Heartbreakers.....0........(Esther Shiner Stadium North York 2:30pm)
Sunday June 28th........"Toronto Inferno">....1.......Rochester Ravens....2....(Sheridan College Oakville 3:00pm)
Friday July 3rd......... "Toronto Inferno">.....0.......Boston Renegades...3...(Birchmount Stadium Scarborough 8:30pm)
"Substitution rules in exhibition games">
Sunday July 5th..........Boston Renegades....5...Toronto Inferno.....0.....(Boditch Stadium Framingham Mass 2:00pm)
Sunday July 18th........Toronto Inferno............Tampa Bay Extreme.........(TBA)
Cancelled as game conflicted with the players' commitment to the Ontario Cup playoffs.
Saturday July 25th.........Rochester Ravens..........Toronto Inferno...........(TBA)
Cancelled.
Saturday August 1st........Toronto Inferno..............Denver Diamonds.........(Esther Shiner Stadium in North York 2:00pm).
Cancelled. Wow I was glad I maintained my long tradition of going to watch the Caribana Parade instead of waiting for the game.
Four of their eight games were not played. It's easy to be a fan. We'll see what happens for 1999 when the Inferno are given full W-League membership.
Their development team will be from The Ontario Soccer Academy.
Admission price will be only $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for children.
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