IMG Academy Bradenton

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IMG Academy Bradenton
Full name IMG Academy Bradenton
Nickname(s) The Academics
Founded 1998 (as Bradenton Academics)
Stadium IMG Academy
Bradenton, Florida
Ground Capacity 1,500
Owner United States Amanda Gatchel
Head Coach United States Tom Durkin
League USL Premier Development League
2013 6th, Southeast
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

The IMG Academy Bradenton are an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.[1]

The team is associated with IMG Academy and the United States Soccer Federation's full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team. The team plays its home games in the stadium at IMG Academy,[2] where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.

From 2004–2008 the team had a sister organization, the Bradenton Athletics, who played in the women's W-League.[3]

History

Players

Current roster

As of June 7, 2012.[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 Jamaica GK Ryan Thompson
1 United States GK Cody Uzcategui
1 United States GK Shawn Doyle
2 England DF James Aldred
3 United States DF Jonathan Eckford
4 United States FW Thomas "TJ" Roehn
5 United States DF Edward Estrada
6 Germany DF Michael Kutscher
7 United States MF Will Vitalis
8 Canada MF Milovan Kapor
9 United States MF David Geno
10 Germany MF Heiko Eberhardt
11 Japan FW Tomoyuki Kinoshita
No. Position Player
12 United States DF George Miller
12 United States MF Jarod Stigall
14 United States DF Jonathan Campbell
15 England DF Liam Paddock
17 United States FW Andrew Farrell
17 United States DF Brandon Curriston
18 Venezuela FW Marco Lobo
19 United States DF Jason Chapman
20 Liberia FW Archie Karpeh
20 Colombia FW Steven Gonzalez
21 United States FW Patrick Toh
22 Peru DF Marcos Ugarte
United States Atticus DeProspo

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

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 National 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
2007 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast Conference Semifinals 1st Round
2009 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast National Semifinals Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 3rd, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 6th, Southeast Did not qualify Did not qualify

Honors

  • USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2009
  • USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2006
  • USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2002

Head coaches

  • United States Tom Durkin[6] (2005–present)

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

  • 2005: 97
  • 2006: 103
  • 2007: 135
  • 2008: 138
  • 2009: 133
  • 2010: 133

References

External links

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