Chesapeake Dragons

Chesapeake Dragons

Full name	Chesapeake Athletic Dragons
Nickname	The Dragons
Founded	2001
Ground	Maryland SoccerPlex
Capacity	4,000
League	USL Premier Development League
2004	6th, Mid-Atlantic Division
Home colours Away colours

The Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The Premier Development League awarded Bowie, Maryland an expansion team in January 2001. ^[1] They ended their inaugural 2021 season with a record of 3-7. ^[2] They played their home games that season on the Bowie State University campus. ^[3] Sumed Ibrahim was a member of the 2001 squad. ^[4]

Eventually,^{[ when? ]} the Dragons played their home games at the Maryland SoccerPlex in the city of Germantown, Maryland, 31 miles northwest of downtown Washington, DC. The team's colors were blue, silver and black.

Final Squad

vs West Virginia Chaos, 14 July 2004Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Zak Thompson 2 FW   USA Mark Murphy 3 MF   USA Jonathan Bernard 4 DF   USA Samuel Hale 5 DF   USA Jeremiah Burke 7 MF   USA Matt Allen 10 MF   BER Kwame Steede

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF   TRI Derek Phillips 14 MF   USA Jamil Decker 16 MF   USA Matthew Waddell 17 MF   BER Raymond Beach 18 MF   BER Hayes Wolfe 20 DF   USA Kurt Borel 21 FW   USA Ibrahim Diane

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	4	USL PDL	7th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid-Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	4th, Mid-Atlantic	Did not qualify	Second Round
2004	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid-Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Stadia

• Bowie State Stadium, Bowie, Maryland 2003
• Maryland SoccerPlex, Germantown, Maryland 2004

References

1. "Transactions". Baltimore Sun. January 13, 2001. p. 2D. ProQuest   406478272 . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
2. Free, Bill (November 8, 2001). "St. Mary's Olsen completes 32-goal men's soccer season". Baltimore Sun. ProQuest   406501555 . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
3. "Witt, Feeney to kick off with Imperials". Asbury Park Press. April 14, 2001. ProQuest   437396905 . Retrieved June 21, 2025.
4. "Africans star in the US". BBC Sport. April 26, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2025.