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Bradenton Academics are an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Cary, Cocoa, Greensboro, Nashville, Orlando, and West Palm Beach.
The team is associated with the prestigious IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.
The Academics play their home matches in the stadium at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The team's colors are blue, white and yellow.
[edit] Current squad
As of January 25, 2007
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Sanel Boric |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Robert Brennar |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Jacob De Loach |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Phillup Duret |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jare Aezoach |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Seung Tak Nam |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Charles Reiter |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Karter Smith |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Anthony Ampaipitakwong |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Daniel Choi |
| 12 |
|
FW |
Zak Boggs |
| 14 |
|
DF |
Michael Alexander |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Rory Dowdell |
| 16 |
|
MF |
C.D. Harris |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Juan Chavez Jr. |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Jonathan Hunter Dorton |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 20 |
|
DF |
Miles Alden-Dunn |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Andrew Krysiak |
| 23 |
|
FW |
Matthew Dallman |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Michael Gavin |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Miguel Gonzalez |
| 27 |
|
FW |
Isaac Collings |
| 28 |
|
MF |
John Bello |
| 30 |
|
GK |
Marcus Rein |
| 32 |
 |
DF |
Javier Velez |
| 33 |
 |
MF |
Enrique Paez Jiminez |
| 34 |
|
MF |
George Teren |
| 36 |
|
DF |
Allen McIntyre |
| 40 |
|
MF |
Arthur Prescott |
| 41 |
|
FW |
Jake Howard |
| 99 |
|
GK |
Robert Meinert |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1998 |
"4" |
USISL PDSL |
3rd, Southeast |
Division Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1999 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
5th, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southeast |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Southeast |
Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
2nd Round |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
4th, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Southeast |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
1st, Southeast |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
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