Bradenton Academics

Full name	Bradenton Academics
Nickname(s)	The Academics
Founded	1998
Stadium	IMG Soccer Academy (Capacity: 1,500)
Chairman	Amanda Gatchel
Manager	Tom Durkin
League	USL Premier Development League
2009	2nd, Southeast Playoff National Semifinals
Home colors Away colors

Bradenton Academics is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games in the stadium at the IMG Soccer Academy, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.

The team is associated with the prestigious IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.

The team has a sister organization, the Bradenton Athletics, who play in the women's USL W-League.

[edit] History

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at June 19, 2009

No. Position Player 0 GK Ryan Thompson 1 GK Zachary Johnson 2 MF Blair Gavin 3 DF Cory Kendall 4 DF Kyle Williams 5 DF Guilherme Reis 6 DF Jacob DeLoach 7 FW Matthew Clare 8 MF Jose Roberto Ramos 9 FW Ederson Lopes 10 MF Steven Morris 11 MF Cameron Hepple 12 FW Ryan Maxwell 13 MF Zak Boggs 14 MF Drew Smith

No. Position Player 15 MF Anthony Ampaipitakwong 16 MF Gerard Voutier 19 FW Ben Everson 20 DF Dan Ingvarsson 22 MF Andre Manders 23 MF Jeff Scannella 24 DF Matthew McFarland 25 MF Miguel Gonzalez 33 FW Christian Raudales 35 MF Lister Warren MF Max Anton GK Jeff Attinella FW Jonathan Courtois MF Tom Markey

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Year-by-year

[edit] Honors

• USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2009
• USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2006
• USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2002

[edit] Head coaches

• Tom Durkin (2005-present)

[edit] Stadia

• IMG Soccer Academy; Bradenton, Florida (2003-present)

[edit] Average attendance

[edit] External links

• Bradenton Academics

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