Association football team in Florida, US
Soccer club
IMG Academy Bradenton |
Full name | IMG Academy Bradenton |
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Nickname(s) | The Academics |
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Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) (as Bradenton Academics) |
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Stadium | IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida |
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Capacity | 1,500 |
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League | USL League Two |
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2018 | 4th, Southeast Division Playoffs: DNQ |
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Website | Club website |
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IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.[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 to 2008 the team had a sister organization, the Bradenton Athletics, who played in the women's W-League.[3]
Players
Current roster
As of June 23, 2014.[4][5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 0 | GK | USA | Connor Sparrow | 1 | GK | USA | Marco Velez | 1 | GK | USA | Robert Shearer | 2 | DF | ENG | Jamie McGuinness | 3 | DF | USA | David Abidor | 4 | DF | USA | Joseph Hutchinson | 4 | DF | USA | Konroad Kucharski | 5 | DF | USA | Mathew Gardner | 6 | MF | USA | Myles Englis | 7 | FW | NGA | Yussuf Olajide | 8 | MF | HUN | Alejandro Fritz Ruenes | 8 | MF | CRC | Daniel Valenciano | 9 | MF | USA | Raul Gonzalez | 9 | FW | JAM | Christopher Campbell | 10 | MF | USA | Douglas Goodman | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 11 | FW | BAH | Terry Delancy | 12 | DF | JAM | Theodore Brown | 12 | DF | USA | Jason Chapman | 13 | MF | USA | Matias Rubio | 14 | DF | USA | Eric DeJulio | 15 | DF | USA | Daniel Barboto | 15 | DF | CRC | Mario Mesen | 16 | FW | USA | Oliver Harvey | 17 | FW | BER | Casey Castle | 17 | DF | POR | Nuno Gourgel | 18 | MF | FRA | William Suedois | 19 | DF | USA | Isaiah Fergusson | — | MF | USA | Jesus Pineda | — | | USA | Brendan O'Connor | |
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 |
2014 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2015 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2016 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2017 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
2018 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, 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
- Tom Durkin[6] (2005–2011)
Stadia
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
- 2005: 97
- 2006: 103
- 2007: 135
- 2008: 138
- 2009: 133
- 2010: 133
References
- ^ Bradenton Academics - About Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Btradenton Academics - Facilities Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.
- ^ Bradenton Academics - Staff Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
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