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Atlanta FC is an American soccer team founded in 2007. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and will make their debut in the new Southeast Conference in 2008.
The team will play their home games at Hoskyn Stadium at Riverwood High School. It's located at 5900 Heards Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30328.
[edit] History
The club was born out of a U23 team that came together to make a successful run to the National Cup finals in summer 2007. That team united players of many different nationalities in a common goal. Players from the US, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Honduras lined up next to players from Peru, Colombia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Puerto Rico, and Romania. Once the tournament was complete, talks were held on how to continue this project to benefit both the players involved and the community at large. The NPSL began seeking interested ownership groups for its new Southeast Division at around the same time. Connections were made, and a team was born.
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