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 Year-by-year 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html. 2005: 332 2006: 310 2007: 305 2008: not yet available 2009: 167 References External links Official Website Association football clubs established in 1995 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009 Defunct Premier Development League teams Soccer clubs in Rhode Island USL Second Division teams USISL teams 1995 establishments in Rhode Island 2009 disestablishments in Rhode Island