Sacramento Monarchs

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Sacramento Monarchs
Conference	Western
Leagues	WNBA
Founded	1997
Dissolved	2009
History	Sacramento Monarchs 1997–2009
Arena	ARCO Arena
Location	Sacramento, California
Team colors	Purple, Red, White, Silver
Championships	1 (2005)
Conference titles	2 (2005, 2006)
Website	team.wnba.com

The Sacramento Monarchs were a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009.^[1] They played their home games at ARCO Arena.

The Monarchs were one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and were noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith. They were the sister franchise of the Sacramento Kings National Basketball Association (NBA) team. They were one of the more successful WNBA franchises on the court, though they often trailed behind perennial Western Conference champions the Houston Comets and the Los Angeles Sparks. However, in 2005, the team brought Sacramento its first championship, winning the WNBA Finals for the only time.^[2]