Bradenton Athletics

Bradenton Athletics

Full name	Bradenton Athletics
Nickname(s)	The A's
Founded	2004
Stadium	IMG Soccer Academy
Ground Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Amanda Gatchel
Manager	Derek Leader
League	USL W-League
2008	8th, Atlantic Division
Home colors Away colors

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 2004–2008, when they folded. They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference.

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. They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton. The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League. 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.

No. Position Player 0 GK Annamarie Ditommaso 1 GK Shannon Aitken 3 DF Catherine Liebbrandt 4 FW Annie Stalzer 5 MF Madison Solow 6 MF Elizabeth Ruberry 7 DF Michaela Hornstein 8 MF Lauren Switzer 9 FW Erin Adams 10 FW Megan Manthey 11 DF Whitney Colburn 12 DF Jessica Bartol 14 FW Martha Hall

No. Position Player 15 MF Marissa Kazbour 16 DF Jessica Martinek 17 DF Kayla Sisco 18 MF Anna Kaye Logan 19 DF Caitlin Howard 21 MF Nicole DeJongh 23 DF Sarah Wagenfuhr 24 MF Erika Tymrak MF Morgan Fragapane GK Erica Lippitt MF Amanda Morris DF Brittany Putnam MF Jessica Wolfe

Year-by-year

External links

• Bradenton Athletics