Soccer club
Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, from 2004 to 2008, when they folded.[1] They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference.[2] The head coach from 2004 until its end in 2008 was Derek Leader.[3]
The team was associated with the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time youth residency program, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.[citation needed] They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton.[citation needed] The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.[citation needed] Their colors were blue, gold and black.
2008 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Year-by-year
| Year
|
Division
|
League
|
Reg. Season
|
Playoffs
|
| 2004
|
1
|
USL W-League
|
6th, Atlantic
|
|
| 2005
|
1
|
USL W-League
|
6th, Atlantic
|
|
| 2006
|
1
|
USL W-League
|
7th, Atlantic
|
|
| 2007
|
1
|
USL W-League
|
6th, Atlantic
|
|
| 2008
|
1
|
USL W-League
|
8th, Atlantic
|
Did not qualify
|
References
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