Panama City Beach Pirates

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Panama City Beach Pirates
Panama City Beach Pirates Logo.gif
Full namePanama City Beach Pirates
Nickname(s)The Pirates
Founded2007 (as Panama City Pirates)
Dissolved2015
Ground Mike Gavlak Stadium
Panama City Beach, Florida
Capacity3,500
Owner Eehab Kenawy
Head Coach Greg Devito
League Premier Developmental League
2014 4th, Southeast
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The Panama City Beach Pirates were an American soccer team that played in the Southeast Division of the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club was founded in 2007 as the Panama City Pirates and played in the PDL in 2008 and 2009, before folding due to financial constraints. However, the club was revived in 2011 under new ownership to begin play again in the PDL in 2012. After the 2014 season the Pirates again ended their program.

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The team played its home games in Panama City Beach, Florida at Mike Gavlak Stadium on the campus of Arnold High School, where it had played since 2008. The team's colors were black, white and red.

History

Early days

The Panama City Pirates were founded in 2007 to begin play in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team received a great deal of local fanfare and publicity, but found the early going tough in competitive terms, losing their opening two games, both to Central Florida Kraze on consecutive dates. Despite a couple of battling ties, the Pirates didn't pick up their first victory until the first weekend of June, with a 3–2 win at home over Nashville Metros. The Palm Beach Pumas were defeated 6–0, 7–0 and 5–0 in their three games in June. C.D. Harris and Bruno Conceição scored 12 of the Pirates' 18 goals against the Pumas between them, and helped the team enjoy a seven-game unbeaten streak which included a 1–0 win over Bradenton Academics, and an unexpected 3–0 victory over the Central Florida Kraze. In the latter game they playing with 10 men for over half an hour. Their late-season charge wasn't enough for them to make the playoffs, and their last-day defeat to Bradenton left them in 5th place in the Southeast in their first year. C.D. Harris and Bruno Conceição were the season's top scorers, with 10 and 7 goals respectively.

The team folded in April 2010, just weeks before the start of the 2010 PDL season, when owners Laird and Nanette Hitchcock informed the league there were no financial resources with which to continue running the club. [1]

Original Panama City Pirates logo 2008-2010 Pcpirates.png
Original Panama City Pirates logo 2008–2010

2012 season

In November 2011, the club was resurrected as the Panama City Beach Pirates under the new ownership of Eehab Kenawy, Jill Holt, and Amy Dalton to once again play in the USL PDL in 2012.

The Pirates played in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference of the PDL, along with the Ocala Stampede, Orlando City U-23, IMG Bradenton Academics, VSI Tampa Bay, Mississippi Brilla, Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy, and FC Jax Destroyers.

The Pirates finished the season in 6th place, with 16 points in the regular season and a 4–3–1 home record, and 6–7–3 overall.

2013 season

The Pirates held open tryouts for the 2013 PDL season on January 12–13 and February 9–10 at Pete Edwards Field in Panama City Beach, with the season set to begin on May 2, 2013. [2]

The Pirates clinched a playoff spot after defeating Ft. Lauderdale Schulz Academy 2–0 at home on July 13, 2013; Tyler Fabian scoring both goals. [3] This marked the first time the Pirates made it to the post-season.

The season came to an end in Austin, Texas, in a loss to the home-town Aztex 0–4 in the Southern Conference semi-finals to end the season with a 10–4–1 record.

Colors and badge

The Pirates use black Adidas Tiro 11 jerseys at home and red as visitors, with official USL numbers. The Front sponsor for the 2012 & 2013 jersey is the Panama City Beach Visitor Bureau.

Stadium

Average attendance

Attendance statistics 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.

Club culture

Mascot

Captain Jack the pirate has been the official mascot of the Panama City Beach Pirates since the team was reestablished during the 2012 season.

Head coaches

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20084USL PDL5th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20094USL PDL4th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2010On Hiatus
2011
20124USL PDL6th, SoutheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20134USL PDL2nd, SoutheastConference Semi-finalsDid not qualify
20144USL PDL4th, SoutheastDid not qualify2nd Round
SeasonGames PlayedWinsLossesTiesHome WinsHome LossesHome TiesAway WinsAway LossesAway TiesGoal Differential
2012166734312420
20131510416104319
201414464223241(4)

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References

  1. ↑ "Pirates season in doubt". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
  2. ↑ Shoot, Jason (January 14, 2013). "PCB Pirates eye bright future". The News Herald . Panama City, FL. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ https://www.newsherald.com/article/20130715/Sports/307159969
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