▁US ▁National ▁Championships , ▁held ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁The ▁Cal g ary ▁squad ▁combined ▁with ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁Washington ▁First ▁Lady ▁E ag les ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁The ▁combined ▁team ▁lost ▁three ▁official ▁matches ▁against ▁Arizona , ▁Mil w au kee ▁and ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁match , ▁Cal g ary ▁ 6 . 7 ▁( 4 3 ) ▁defeated ▁Washington ▁ 4 . 2 ▁( 2 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁full ▁pre - season ▁and ▁some ▁innov ative ▁rec ruit ing ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁grow ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁women ' s ▁foot y ▁team ▁outside ▁Australia . ▁Two ▁fe eder ▁clubs ▁were ▁formed ▁to ▁provide ▁regular ▁match ▁practice ▁for ▁players ▁and ▁the ▁club ' s ▁profile ▁in ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁community ▁grew ▁through ▁expos ure ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁on ▁television . ▁In ▁October ▁the ▁club ▁again ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Championships , ▁held ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado . ▁The ▁squad ▁performed ▁out standing ly ▁and ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁tournament ▁und efe ated ▁to ▁become ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁women ' s ▁football ▁club ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁Cal g ary ▁ 4 . 3 ▁( 2 7 ) ▁defeated ▁Atlanta ▁ 3 . 4 ▁( 2 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁K ook ab urr as ▁again ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁United