Virginia Beach Mariners

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Virginia Beach Mariners
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Full nameVirginia Beach Mariners Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Mariners
Founded1994
Dissolved2007
Stadium Virginia Beach Sportsplex,
2181 Landstown Rd
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Capacity10,000
League USL First Division
20069th

The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer. On March 30, 2007 the team folded due to lack of ownership.

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The Mariners played at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia, from 1999 up to their demise in 2007.

The team was founded in 1994 as the Hampton Roads Hurricanes, but they changed their name to Mariners after the first year. For the 2003 season, the team changed their name from Hampton Roads Mariners to the more widely recognizable Virginia Beach Mariners. The team went on a one- year hiatus in 1997, after which they joined the A-League.

In 2006, the Mariners added a USL Premier Development League club, the Virginia Beach Submariners. Shortly after the termination of the Mariners, the Submariners were taken over by the Hampton Roads Piranhas, a women's W-League soccer club, who renamed the team the Hampton Roads Piranhas to reflect the change of ownership.

Year-by-year

YearLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
1994USISL5th, AtlanticDivisional Semifinalsdid not enter
1995USISL Pro League5th, AtlanticDivisional Semifinalsdid not qualify
1996USISL Select League3rd, South AtlanticSelect Sixdid not qualify
1997On Hiatus
1998USISL A-League3rd, AtlanticConference Quarterfinals3rd Round
1999USL A-League6th, Atlanticdid not qualifydid not qualify
2000USL A-League4th, AtlanticConference Quarterfinals3rd Round
2001On Hiatus
2002USL A-League5th, Southeastdid not qualify3rd Round
2003USL A-League2nd, SoutheastDivision Finals4th Round
2004USL A-League6th, Easterndid not qualify3rd Round
2005USL First Division11thdid not qualify2nd Round
2006USL First Division9thdid not qualify3rd Round

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