Atlanta Beat (WUSA)
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| Full name | Atlanta Beat |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Beat |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium (2001) Herndon Stadium (2002–2003) |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Cox Enterprises |
| General Manager | Lynn Morgan |
| Head Coach | Tom Stone |
| League | Women's United Soccer Association |
The Atlanta Beat was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Bobby Dodd Stadium on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in its first year of operation before moving to Herndon Stadium, on the campus of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.
History[]
The team began play in 2001, and reached the playoffs in each of the WUSA's three seasons — the only team in the league to do so. They advanced to the Founders Cup in both 2001 and 2003, losing on both occasions.
The Beat's "founding players" were Briana Scurry, Cindy Parlow, and Nikki Serlenga of the USA women's national team. The Beat had the #1 pick in the inaugural WUSA draft, and selected China's Sun Wen, star of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Their first goal was scored by Japan star midfielder Homare Sawa.
The coach of the Atlanta Beat was Tom Stone.
League Suspension[]
The WUSA announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations. Several former Beat players went on to play for the Atlanta Silverbacks Women in the W-League, and five – Briana Scurry, Sharolta Nonen, Homare Sawa, Nancy Augustyniak, and Ifeoma Dieke—played in Women's Professional Soccer.
It was announced on October 7, 2009, that a newly formed version of the Atlanta Beat would be joining WPS.[1] On June 17, 2009, the new Atlanta Beat announced that Shawn McGee would be the General Manager of the recently reformed team.[2]
Players (All-Time Roster)[]
| # | Name | Position | Day of Birth | Height | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Emily Burt | F | April 25, 1975 | 5' 8" | Menlo Park, California | Stanford University |
| 33 | M | May 29, 1981 | 5' 8" | Palo Alto, California | Stanford University | |
| 22 | Ifeoma Dieke | D | February 25, 1981 | 5' 7" | Glasgow, Scotland | Florida International University |
| 15 | Julie Augustyniak | D | February 1, 1979 | 5' 5" | Peachtree City, GA | Clemson University |
| 29 | Leslie Gaston | D | August 9, 1980 | 5' 5" | Montgomery, AL | University of North Carolina |
| 25 | Nancy Augustyniak | D | February 1, 1979 | 5' 5" | Peachtree City, GA | Clemson University |
| 6 | Sharolta Nonen | D | October 30, 1977 | 5' 6" | Vancouver, BC, Canada | University of Nebraska |
| 11 | Abby Crumpton | F | April 6, 1981 | 5' 6" | Rochester Hills, MI | University of Michigan |
| 10 | Charmaine Hooper | F | January 15, 1968 | 5' 7" | Ottawa, ON, Canada | North Carolina State University |
| 12 | Cindy Parlow | F | November 18, 1978 | 5' 11" | Memphis, TN | University of North Carolina |
| 13 | Maribel Dominguez | F | November 18, 1978 | 5' 4" | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 9 | Sun Wen | F | April 6, 1973 | 5' 5" | Shanghai, China | Fudan University |
| 1 | Briana Scurry | GK | September 7, 1971 | 5' 8" | Dayton, MN | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 24 | GK | October 5, 1978 | 5' 9" | Memphis, TN | Texas A&M University | |
| 18 | Aleisha Rose | M | July 28, 1982 | 5' 10" | Brigham Young University | |
| 8 | Homare Sawa | M | September 6, 1978 | 5' 4" | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 19 | Kristin Warren | M | December 17, 1980 | 5' 7" | Littleton, CO | University of Denver |
| 4 | Kylie Bivens | M | October 24, 1978 | 5' 5" | Upland, CA | Santa Clara University |
| 16 | Marci Miller | M | December 4, 1975 | 5' 7" | St. Charles, IL | Southern Methodist University |
| F | 5' 6" | El Paso, TX | Texas A&M University | |||
| 2 | Wendy Dillinger | D | December 9, 1974 | 5' 7" | St. Charles, MO | Indiana University |
| 5 | Nikki Serlenga | M | June 20, 1978 | 5' 5" | Santa Clara University | |
| 21 | M | Cedarburg, WI | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Atlanta to Join Women's Professional Soccer in 2010 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Atlanta Women’s Professional Soccer Team Names Shawn McGee General Manager "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Atlanta Beat (WUSA) (archived)
- Atlanta Beat (WUSA)
- Defunct soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Women's soccer clubs in the United States
- Soccer clubs in Atlanta
- Soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Women's United Soccer Association teams
- 2001 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 2003 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Association football clubs established in 2001
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2003