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 | https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/soccer-girls | ||
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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 | 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 |
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.
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