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Hampton Roads Piranhas are an American soccer team, originally founded in 2006 as the Virginia Beach Submariners as part of the development system of the now-defunct USL First Division franchise, the Virginia Beach Mariners . The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in against teams from Fredericksburg, Reading, Richmond, Williamsburg and Woodbridge.
They enjoyed an unbeaten initial regular season in 2007, winning 14 and drawing 2 of their 16 games. Their first defeat in regular season play came when they lost 1-0 at home to the Northern Virginia Royals on May 10th 2008.
The Piranhas play their home games at Foster Field on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The team's colors are red and white.
The team has a sister organization, the Hampton Roads Piranhas Women, who play in the women's USL W-League.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 5, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Andrew Techanchuk |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Evan Newton |
| 2 |
 |
FW |
Kevon Harris |
| 3 |
|
MF |
Gregg Mottinger |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Kevin Knott |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Oliver Lutton |
| 6 |
|
FW |
Kyle Hartley |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Jeremy Harris |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Daniel Haywood |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Josh Nolz |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Ruben Diaz de los Santos |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Roberto Sgueglia |
| 13 |
 |
MF |
Ville Wahlsten |
| 14 |
 |
MF |
Nane Joseph |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Marcus Reed |
| 18 |
|
DF |
Adrian LeRoy |
| 21 |
|
DF |
Stephen Danbusky |
| 22 |
|
DF |
McKenzie Plank |
|
|
MF |
Christopher Ports |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Mid Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
1st Round |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Mid Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Demise of the Virginia Beach Mariners
On March 30, 2007, it was announced that the Virginia Beach Mariners, the area's USL First Division team and the Virginia Beach Submariners' parent club, had folded due to lack of local ownership; at the time, the fate of the Submariners remained unclear. One week later, on April 6, 2007, the Hampton Roads Piranhas women's W-League soccer club took control of the Submariners PDL portion of club and renamed them to reflect the new ownership.
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