"Atlanta FC" redirects here. For the MLS franchise, see Atlanta United FC.
Atlanta Soccer Club was an American soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2007 as Atlanta FC, it became the reserve team of the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2011, and licensed the name of the first team when it folded in 2016. On January 4, 2019, the club announced that it had parted ways with Atlanta Silverbacks Park, the owner of the trademarks, and had to rebrand as a result.
The original Atlanta FC was born out of a U23 team, Lawrenceville FC, that came together to make a successful run to the National Cup finals in 2007. The NPSL began seeking interested ownership groups for its new Southeast Conference at around the same time, and Atlanta FC joined for the division's inaugural season. That team went on to win the NPSL Southeast Conference in its first season, losing out in the playoffs to Midwest Champions St. Paul Twin Stars.
Ramiro Canovas was one of the league's leading scorers in 2008, with five goals in NPSL play and nine overall (including US Open Cup qualifying). Luis Sandoval and Robert Munilla were also named to the 2008 NPSL All-Star team.
In 2009, the club reached the 1st round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by finishing as the runner-up at USASA Region III Open Cup qualifying. The team lost 2–0 to the Charleston Battery.
Atlanta Silverbacks Reservesedit
On February 3, 2011, the ownership groups of Atlanta FC and the Atlanta Silverbacks NASL team announced that they would partner and the team would be rebranded as the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves.[2] During the first season playing as the Reserves, goalkeeper Eric Ati was signed to the first team after the Reserves season in the NPSL concluded. Kingsley Morgan was named to the NPSL All-Star team. The team finished fourth in a highly competitive NPSL South Region.
On 22 February 2013, they announced that they would be taking a hiatus for the 2013 NPSL season.[3] The team returned to the field for the 2014 season and finished the regular season in second place in the Southeast Conference of the NPSL South Region.
Atlanta Silverbacks FCedit
When the Silverbacks were disbanded at the end of the 2015 season due to the lack of suitable local ownership, the reserve team licensed the name. They played three seasons as Atlanta Silverbacks FC before losing the license and rebranding to Atlanta SC.
Atlanta SCedit
In 2019, Atlanta SC joined the National Independent Soccer Association, a Division III professional league. They began play in 2020 fall season, not advancing to the playoffs, and withdrew before the start of the 2020 spring season. They originally planned to return to play in the fall of 2021, the following season, but were defunct by January 2020.[4]
^ ab"Reserves To Take Hiatus in 2013". AtlantaSilverbacks.com. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^Kivlehan, Chris (19 January 2020). "2020 Goals For NISA & Its Clubs". Midfield Press. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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For the Argentine club see Club Atletico Atlanta Atlanta FC redirects here For the MLS franchise see Atlanta United FC Atlanta Soccer Club was an American soccer team based in Atlanta Georgia Founded in 2007 as Atlanta FC it became the reserve team of the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2011 and licensed the name of the first team when it folded in 2016 On January 4 2019 the club announced that it had parted ways with Atlanta Silverbacks Park the owner of the trademarks and had to rebrand as a result Atlanta SCFull nameAtlanta Soccer ClubFounded2007 16 years ago 2007 as Atlanta FC Dissolved2020 3 years ago 2020 StadiumSt Francis High SchoolWebsiteClub websiteHome colorsAway colorsCurrent seasonThe logo and colors referred to the peach a state symbol of Georgia 1 The final name lasted for two seasons before the club folded Contents 1 History 1 1 Atlanta FC 1 2 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 1 3 Atlanta Silverbacks FC 1 4 Atlanta SC 2 Year by year 3 Honors 3 1 Domestic 3 2 Minor trophies 3 3 Head coaches 4 Stadiums 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAtlanta FC edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The original Atlanta FC was born out of a U23 team Lawrenceville FC that came together to make a successful run to the National Cup finals in 2007 The NPSL began seeking interested ownership groups for its new Southeast Conference at around the same time and Atlanta FC joined for the division s inaugural season That team went on to win the NPSL Southeast Conference in its first season losing out in the playoffs to Midwest Champions St Paul Twin Stars Ramiro Canovas was one of the league s leading scorers in 2008 with five goals in NPSL play and nine overall including US Open Cup qualifying Luis Sandoval and Robert Munilla were also named to the 2008 NPSL All Star team In 2009 the club reached the 1st round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by finishing as the runner up at USASA Region III Open Cup qualifying The team lost 2 0 to the Charleston Battery Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves edit On February 3 2011 the ownership groups of Atlanta FC and the Atlanta Silverbacks NASL team announced that they would partner and the team would be rebranded as the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 2 During the first season playing as the Reserves goalkeeper Eric Ati was signed to the first team after the Reserves season in the NPSL concluded Kingsley Morgan was named to the NPSL All Star team The team finished fourth in a highly competitive NPSL South Region On 22 February 2013 they announced that they would be taking a hiatus for the 2013 NPSL season 3 The team returned to the field for the 2014 season and finished the regular season in second place in the Southeast Conference of the NPSL South Region Atlanta Silverbacks FC edit When the Silverbacks were disbanded at the end of the 2015 season due to the lack of suitable local ownership the reserve team licensed the name They played three seasons as Atlanta Silverbacks FC before losing the license and rebranding to Atlanta SC Atlanta SC edit In 2019 Atlanta SC joined the National Independent Soccer Association a Division III professional league They began play in 2020 fall season not advancing to the playoffs and withdrew before the start of the 2020 spring season They originally planned to return to play in the fall of 2021 the following season but were defunct by January 2020 4 Year by year editYear Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open CupAtlanta FC2008 4 NPSL 1st Southeast Divisional Round did not qualify2009 2nd Southeast did not qualify First round2010 5th Southeast did not qualify did not qualifyAtlanta Silverbacks Reserves2011 4 NPSL 4th Southeast did not qualify did not qualify2012 2nd South Southeast East did not qualify did not qualify2013 On Hiatus 3 2014 4 NPSL 2nd Southeast Divisional Round did not qualify2015 2nd Southeast NPSL South Atlantic Conference Champions did not qualifyAtlanta Silverbacks FC2016 4 NPSL 2nd Southeast NPSL Southeast Conference Semifinal First round2017 2nd Southeast Divisional Round Second round2018 2nd Southeast NPSL Southeast Conference Champions did not qualifyAtlanta SC2019 4 NPSL 6th Southeast did not qualify did not qualify2019 3 NISA 3rd East Coast did not qualifyHonors editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Domestic edit National Premier Soccer League Southeast Division NPSL Winners 2008Minor trophies edit Region III U 23 National Cup Winners 2007 Runners up 2011 Region III National Open Cup Runners up 2009Head coaches edit nbsp Ricardo Montoya 2008 2012 nbsp Alejandro Pombo 2014 2015 nbsp Jacenir Silva 2016 nbsp Phoday Dolleh 2017 nbsp Roberto Neves 2018 2019 Stadiums editHoskyn Stadium at Riverwood High School Sandy Springs Georgia 2008 2010 Atlanta Silverbacks Park Atlanta Georgia 2011 2018 St Francis High School Alpharetta Georgia 2019 References edit ATLANTA SILVERBACKS REBRANDS AS ATLANTA SC NPSL com National Premier Soccer League Retrieved January 4 2019 Silverbacks Reserves to play in NPSL a b Reserves To Take Hiatus in 2013 AtlantaSilverbacks com 22 February 2013 Archived from the original on 7 April 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2013 Kivlehan Chris 19 January 2020 2020 Goals For NISA amp Its Clubs Midfield Press Retrieved 22 October 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atlanta SC amp oldid 1172749345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
