IMG Academy Bradenton
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| Full name | IMG Academy Bradenton | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Academics | ||
| Founded | 1998 (as Bradenton Academics) | ||
| Stadium | IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2018 | 4th, Southeast Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | www | ||
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
 David Abidor David Abidor
 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Anthony Ampaipitakwong
 Bernardo Anor Bernardo Anor
 Jeff Attinella Jeff Attinella
 Zak Boggs Zak Boggs
 Kevin Burns Kevin Burns
 Jonny Campbell Jonny Campbell
 Francis de Vries Francis de Vries
 Ben Everson Ben Everson
 Jani Galik Jani Galik
 Blair Gavin Blair Gavin
 Michael Gavin Michael Gavin
 Miguel Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez
 Happy Hall Happy Hall
 Cameron Hepple Cameron Hepple
 Stephen Keel Stephen Keel
 Wes Knight Wes Knight
 Nick Kolarac Nick Kolarac
 David Mahoney David Mahoney
 Devon McKenney Devon McKenney
 Pascal Millien Pascal Millien
.svg.png) Steven Morris Steven Morris
 Kurt Morsink Kurt Morsink
 Nick Noble Nick Noble
 Michael Parkhurst Michael Parkhurst
 Heath Pearce Heath Pearce
 Charlie Reiter Charlie Reiter
 Brad Rusin Brad Rusin
 Jordan Seabrook Jordan Seabrook
 Yevgeni Starikov Yevgeni Starikov
 Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson
 Tanner Wolfe Tanner Wolfe
 Andrew Wolverton Andrew Wolverton
 Leland Wright Leland Wright
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | 
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| 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) Tom Durkin[6] (2005–2011)
Stadia
- IMG Soccer Academy; Bradenton, Florida (2003–present)
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 July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.
- ^ Bradenton Academics - Staff Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
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