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Atlanta Silverbacks
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| Full name | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Silverbacks/The Gorillas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Atlanta Silverbacks Park (Capacity 4,500) |
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| Chairman |  Boris Jerkunica |
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| Manager |  Jason Smith |
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| League | USL First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Atlanta Silverbacks are an American professional soccer club who currently play in the USL First Division, a division of the United Soccer Leagues, and the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy. They also have a USL Premier Development League club known as the Atlanta Silverbacks U23's, which began play in 2006.
They currently play at the RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium in Chamblee, Georgia, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The team is currently coached by Jason Smith.
The franchise began as the Atlanta Ruckus in 1995. The club was re-named the Silverbacks in 1998, after a change in ownership. The name comes from a silverback gorilla named Willie B., who was a main attraction of Zoo Atlanta until his death.
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- Southern Derby 4 (2002, 2004, 2005*, 2006)
*-as co-champion
| Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1998 | USISL A-League | 6th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | USL A-League | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | USL A-League | 6th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | USL A-League | 5th, Central | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | USL A-League | 3rd, Southeast | 1st Round | 3rd Round |
| 2003 | USL A-League | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | 3rd Round |
| 2004 | USL A-League | 5th, Eastern | Did not qualify | 4th Round |
| 2005 | USL First Division | 8th | Did not qualify | 3rd Round |
| 2006 | USL First Division | 8th | Did not qualify | 3rd Round |
| 2007 | USL First Division | 4th | Runner-up | 3rd Round |
As of December 12, 2007
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Justin Fashanu (1997)- Liam George (2005-06)
Shaun McSkimming (2001-02) [1]- Jossy Morris {1998-99)
| Preceded by Charlotte Eagles |
Southern Derby Winner 2002 |
Succeeded by Charleston Battery |
| Preceded by Charleston Battery |
Southern Derby Winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Co-Winners with Charleston Battery |
| Preceded by Atlanta Silverbacks |
Southern Derby Co-Winners with Charleston Battery 2005 |
Succeeded by Atlanta Silverbacks |
| Preceded by Atlanta Silverbacks |
Southern Derby Winner 2006 |
Succeeded by TBD |
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| Baseball | MLB: Atlanta Braves |  |
| Basketball | NBA: Atlanta Hawks , WNBA: Unnamed , ABA: Atlanta Vision, CBA: Atlanta Krunk, WBA: Marietta Storm | |
| Football | NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force | |
| Hockey | NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Gwinnett Gladiators | |
| Soccer | USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) |
Georgia State University • Kennesaw State University• Georgia Institute of Technology | |
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| Baseball | MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music |  |
| Basketball | NBA: Atlanta Hawks, CBA: Atlanta Krunk, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators, WNBA: unnamed | |
| Football | NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Colts • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion | |
| Hockey | NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths | |
| Soccer | USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | |
| Roller Derby | WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix | |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) |
University of Georgia • Georgia Southern University • Mercer University • Georgia State University • Kennesaw State University • Savannah State University • Georgia Institute of Technology | |