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| Full name | Bradenton Athletics | ||
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| Nickname | The A's | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Chairman |  Amanda Gatchel | ||
| Manager | Derek Leader | ||
| League | USL W-League | ||
| 2008 | 8th, Atlantic Division | ||
Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, from 2004 to 2008, when they folded. [1] They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference. [2] The head coach from 2004 until its end in 2008 was Derek Leader. [3]
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The team was associated with the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time youth residency program, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.[ citation needed ] They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton.[ citation needed ] The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.[ citation needed ] Their colors were blue, gold and black.
