For more than a decade, Ottawa has been home to one of the world's best-kept soccer secrets - the Ottawa Fury. Their twelve-year history has been filled with tremendous success, triumph and heartbreak, but every season, regardless of change, they continually find a way to remain tops of their division and in the top of the W-League rankings.

Since their inaugural season in 2000, the Fury Women have compiled a remarkable record of 116-23-16 amassing 512 goals while only surrendering 112. The Fury currently rank third all-time in the W-League for wins sitting behind Long Island (144) and Boston (126) and during their impressive campaigns have earned 8 consecutive Division Titles (2004-2011); 5 Conference Championships (2003, 2005-06, 2009, 2011), 6 W-League Final Four Appearances (2003-2006, 2009, 2011) and 3 W-League Championship Final Appearances (2005-06, 2011).

In the Beginning:

Andy Nera was the first owner and coach of the Ottawa Fury brining the Club to the Nation's Capital as a sole W-League franchise. In their first three season's the Fury amassed a record of 16-16-8 failing to make the playoffs in their first two years. At the conclusion of the 2002 campaign John Pugh stepped in to purchase the franchise and has since transformed it into the powerhouse that it is today with teams in the W-League, PDL, Super-20, Super Y-League along with a Prospects Program and countless grassroots and community programs.

The Frank Lofranco Era:

Frank Lofranco was the Fury Women's head coach from 2003-2007 and stepped down with an all-time regular season record of 56-4-3. Under Lofranco the Fury Women earned a playoff berth in his first season and the Club hasn't missed the post-season since. Frank led the Fury to 4 Division Titles (2004-07), 2 Conference Titles (2005-06) and reached the Championship Finals twice (2005-06). During these years of W-League dominance, the Fury received outstanding contributions from Rhian Wilkinson, Taryn Swiatek, Robyn Gayle, Diana Matheson and Amy Vermeulen who were the core of the Fury success. In 2005 the Fury were coming off a 3rd Place season the year prior and after recording their second straight 13-1-0 regular season they reached their first-ever W-League Championship Final only to fall to rivals New Jersey Wildcats 3-0. Ottawa would return to the Championship Finals again the following season this team again Canadian-rivals Vancouver Whitecaps. Unfortunately for the Fury it would end the same as it had the previous year with Ottawa coming out on the wrong end of a 3-0 game. In 2007 the Fury posted their first-ever undefeated season going 11-0-1 during the regular season, but fell to the Washington Freedom in the Conference Finals. Kelly Parker, under Lofranco's tutelage proved to be one of the most offensively threatening players in the W-League and currently hold several all-time Fury scoring records. At the end of the season Head Coach Frank Lofranco stepped down.

Starting Anew:

With Head Coach Frank Lofranco stepping down the Fury would have their work cut out for them. Finding a replacement for a remarkable record along with the recruiting of world-class talent would be no easy task - enter Craig Smith. The Greenock, Scotland native had tremendous success as a player in Scotland and Australia and plied his coaching trade upon his move to Vancouver under well-respected coaches Tony Waiters, Derek Possee and Carl Valentine. In his first full season as head coach he led the Fury to a 13-1-0 record, a Division TItle and a spot in the Conference Finals where they fell in extra time to FC Indiana. Smith would return in 2009 to lead the team to another divisional crown, the Conference Championship and a berth in the W-League Final Four. After a tiring scoreless draw through 120 minutes the Fury would fall the the Washington Freedom on penalty kicks ending their dreams of a W-League Title. The Fury would only collect eight wins in 2010 with an 8-1-3 record, but still collect another Division Title, their third under Smith, but would fall to former Fury star Kelly Parker and the W-League's lone professional team the Buffalo Flash in the Conference Championships - the Flash would go on that season to win the W-League Title. Smith would not return to coach the Fury Women in 2011 leaving the Fury with an all-time regular season record of 32-3-5, 3 Division Titles (2008-10), 1 Conference Championship (2009) and the recruitment of New Zealand talents Amber Hearn and Ria Percival and having striker Jodie Taylor return as well.

Student Becomes the Teacher:

After spending six seasons as a W-League Assistant Coach under both Frank Lofranco and Craig Smith Dom Oliveri was appointed head coach of the Fury Women. Oliveri had the formidable tasking of rebuilding the Fury W-League sqaud with countless veterans moving on to pro-careers, retiring from soccer and/or representing their respective countries at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. 2011 would be the first season since Pugh took over the franchise that Ottawa did not have an international player on the roster - sticking solely with Canadian and American-born talents. Jasmine Phillips captained the team to its first-ever perfect regular season 12-0-0 that saw Mallory Outerbridge lead the league in goals and points helping Ottawa to an 8th straight Division TItle and second Conference Championship in three seasons. Ottawa would reach the Championship Finals for the third time in franchise history, but would have to settle for silver falling to the Atlanta Silverbacks 6-1. Oliveri would win W-League Coach of the Year honours, Mallory Outerbridge was named W-League MVP and was also an All-League and All-Conference All-Star along with teammates Jessica Shufelt and Amanda Fancher. Outerbridge also won the W-League's Scoring Title and Fancher would capture W-League Defender of the Year honours. Teresa Rynier was named W-League Assists Champion and Jasmine Phillips was named to the All-Conference team and led the league in wins and goals against average.