Atlanta Silverbacks Women

Atlanta Silverbacks Women was an American women's soccer team that played from 2005 until 2016. The team played in the USL W-League from 2005 until the league folded after the 2015 season. For the 2016 season they played in the Women's Premier Soccer League.^[1] They won the W-League championship in 2011 and the WPSL Southeast championship in 2016.

Atlanta Silverbacks Women

Full name	Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Nickname(s)	The Silverbacks
Founded	2005
Dissolved	2016
Ground	Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Capacity	5,000
League	USL W-League (2005–2015) Women's Premier Soccer League (2016)
Home colors Away colors

The team played its home games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, a soccer-specific stadium in Chamblee, Georgia, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The team's colors were red and black.

Players

2015 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Carolyn Campbell 3 MF  ENG Stacey Balaam 4 DF  USA Katherine Arias 12 DF  USA Kansas Bayly 26 GK  USA Morgan Beans 13 DF  USA Jessica Binkowski 14 FW  BRB Washida Blackman 17 DF  USA Kristin Burton 2 FW  USA Rachel Garcia 18 MF  CAN Alexis Hastings 21 DF  USA Leilani Huntley 7 FW  USA Savannah Jordan 5 MF  MAR Zineb Rechiche

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 DF  USA Cecilia Marrero 8 FW  USA Alexa Newfield 9 DF  USA Kelsey Nix 24 GK  USA Constance Organ 23 MF  USA Jamie Pollock 15 FW  USA Cherie Sayon 27 GK  USA Jamie Simmons 19 DF  USA Emily Sonnett 22 FW  USA Lauren Tanner 11 MF  USA Emmanuel Arteaga 25 FW  USA Teegan Van Gunst 20 DF  USA Annika Van Gunst 10 MF  USA Allison Wetherington

Notable former players

• Christine Latham
• Candace Chapman
• Sharolta Nonen
• Lyndsey Patterson
• Melissa Tancredi
• Zineb Rechiche
• Michelle Betos
• Elizabeth Guess
• Ashley Phillips

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2005	1	USL W-League	3rd, Atlantic
2006	1	USL W-League	5th, Atlantic
2007	1	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic	National Final
2008	1	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic	Conference Finals
2009	2	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic	Conference Semi-Finals
2010	2	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic	National Semi-Finals (4th Place)
2011	2	USL W-League	1st, Atlantic	Champions
2012	2	USL W-League	2nd, Southeast	Did not qualify
2013	2	USL W-League	3rd, Southeast	Did not qualify
2014	2	USL W-League	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify
2015	2	USL W-League	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify
2016	2	WPSL	1st, Southeast	Lost in first round

Honors

• WPSL Southeast champions 2016
• USL W-League National Champions 2011
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2011
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2010
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2009
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2008
• USL W-League Central Conference Champions 2007
• USL W-League Atlantic Division Champions 2007