Atlanta Silverbacks Women
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| Full name | Atlanta Silverbacks Women |
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| Nickname(s) | The Silverbacks |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Dissolved | 2016 |
| Ground | Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | USL W-League (2005–2015) Women's Premier Soccer League (2016) |
Atlanta Silverbacks Women was an American women's soccer team that played from 2005 until 2016. The team played in the USL W-League from 2005 until the league folded after the 2015 season. For the 2016 season they played in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[1] They won the W-League championship in 2011 and the WPSL Southeast championship in 2016.
The team played its home games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, a soccer-specific stadium in Chamblee, Georgia, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The team's colors were red and black.
Players
[edit ]2015 roster
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Notable former players
[edit ]- Canada Christine Latham
- Canada Candace Chapman
- Canada Sharolta Nonen
- United States Lyndsey Patterson
- Canada Melissa Tancredi
- United States Michelle Betos
- United States Elizabeth Guess
- United States Ashley Phillips
Year-by-year
[edit ]| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 3rd, Atlantic | |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 5th, Atlantic | |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Atlantic | National Final |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Atlantic | Conference Finals |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Atlantic | Conference Semi-Finals |
| 2010 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Atlantic | National Semi-Finals (4th Place) |
| 2011 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Atlantic | Champions |
| 2012 | 2 | USL W-League | 2nd, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 2 | USL W-League | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | 2 | USL W-League | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | 2 | USL W-League | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | 2 | WPSL | 1st, Southeast | Lost in first round |
Honors
[edit ]- WPSL Southeast champions 2016
- USL W-League National Champions 2011
- USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2011
- USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2010
- USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2009
- USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2008
- USL W-League Central Conference Champions 2007
- USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2007
References
[edit ]- ^ "League Standings". www.wpslsoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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