A-League Team Profiles
Atlanta Silverbacks
www.atlantasilverbacks.com
Founded - 1991
Location - Norcross, Georgia
Home Stadium - DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Head Coach - David Vaudreuil
League - A-League East
How they qualified - Defeated Charleston Battery on 4-2 aggregate
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish -Third round, 2002 & 2003
Notable Players - GK Anthony Tokpah, D Andrew Lewis,
M Velko Iotov, M Alex Pineda-Chacon, F Mac Cozier
Charleston Battery
www.charlestonbattery.com
Founded - 1993
Location - Charleston, South Carolina
Home Stadium - Blackbaud Stadium
Head Coach - Chris Ramsey
League - A-League East
How they qualified - 2003 A-League Champion
Last entry into USOC - 2002
Best Open Cup finish - Semifinals, 1999
Notable Players - GK Dusty Hudock, D Mark Watson,
D Ezra Hendrickson, M Ted Chronopoulos, F Paul Conway,
F Greg Simmonds,
Minnesota Thunder
www.mnthunder.com
Founded - 1994
Location - St. Paul, Minnesota
Home Stadium - James Griffin Stadium
Head Coach - Buzz Lagos
League - A-League West
How they qualified - Defeated Milwuakee Wave United 1-0 on aggregate
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Third Round, 2000, 2002 & 2003
Notable Players - GK Joseph Warren, M Amos Magee, F Johnny Menyongar,
Portland Timbers
www.pgepark.com/timbers/
Founded - 2001
Location - Portland, Oregon
Home Stadium - PGE Park
Head Coach - Bobby Howe
League - A-League West
How they qualified - Defeated Seattle Sounders on 3-1 aggregate
Last entry into USOC - First entry
Best Open Cup finish - First entry
Notable Players - GK Josh Saunders, F Byron Alvarez,
M Scott Benedetti, M Jake Sagare, M Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar,
Richmond Kickers
www.richmondkickers.com
Founded - 1993
Location - Richmond, Virginia
Home Stadium - University of Richmond City Stadium
Head Coach - Leigh Cowlishaw
League - A-League East
How they qualified - Defeated Virginia Beach Mariners on 3-1 aggregate
Last entry into USOC - 2002
Best Open Cup finish - US Open Cup Champions, 1995
Notable Players - GK Ronnie Pascale, D Chris Fox,
M Richie Williams, F Matthew Delicate, F Kevin Jeffrey
Rochester Raging Rhinos
www.rthinossoccer.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Rochester, New York
Home Stadium - Frontier Field
Head Coach - Pat Ercoli
League - A-League East
How they qualified - Defeated Syracuse Salty Dogs on 2-1 aggregate
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champions, 1999
Notable Players - GK Theo Zagar, Chris Carrieri,
Kirk Wilson, Bill Sedgewick, D Craig Demmin,
Syracuse Salty Dogs
http://www.syracusefc.com/home/index.html
Founded - 2003
Location - Syracuse, New York
Home Stadium - P&C Stadium
Head Coach - Laurie Calloway
League - A-League East
How they qualified - 1st A-League wild card
Last entry into USOC - First appearance in Open Cup
Best Open Cup finish - First appearance in Open Cup
Notable Players - GK Paul Nagy, Christopher Dore,
D Michael Kirmse, M Rene Rivas, M Lars Lyssand
Virginia Beach Mariners
www.marinerssoccer.com
Founded - 1994
Location - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Home Stadium - Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Head Coach - Shawn McDonald
League- A-League East
How they qualified - 2nd A-League wild card
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish -Fourth Round, 2003
Notable Players - F Dante Washington, Jakob Fenger,
Jeremy Aldrich, F Hamisi Amani-Dove
