Atlanta Beat (WPS)

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Atlanta Beat
KSU Soccer Stadium
Capacity8,300
OwnerUnited States Fitz Johnson
General managerUnited States Shawn McGee
Head coachJames Galanis
LeagueWomen's Professional Soccer

The Atlanta Beat was an American

public-private partnership between the team and Kennesaw State University.[1] The club took the name and logo of the former Atlanta Beat (WUSA) of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association
.

History

Name and colors

The team's name was announced to be the Beat on June 18, 2009. The name was determined by a fan poll, with Attack, Beat, and Storm as the options.

The new Beat logo was the same design as the previous WUSA logo, with the two shades of blue being replaced by Gold and Ferrari Red.[2]

Building the team

Atlanta began building its team at the

Umea IK
, and thus now have exclusive negotiating rights to those players among WPS teams.

Inaugural season

Main article: 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season

The Beat ended the 2010 season in last place with 5 wins, 13 losses, and 6 ties. [5]

2011 season

The Atlanta Beat started off the 2011 season on April 9 in a game against the

KLS Stadium. The Beat lost 1–4 to Boston with their lone goal coming from Carli Lloyd in a penalty kick in the 78th minute.[6]

Players

2011 roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Katherine Reynolds
— MF United States USA India Trotter
— MF United States USA Lori Chalupny
— DF United States USA Keeley Dowling
— DF United States USA Cat Whitehill
— DF United States USA Heather Mitts
— DF United States USA Kia McNeill
— FW Canada CAN Lauren Sesselmann
— MF United States USA Carli Lloyd
— GK United States USA
Allison Lipsher
— MF United States USA Angela Salem
— MF United States USA Colleen Flanagan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Megan Jesolva
— MF United States USA Julianne Sitch
— FW United States USA Meghan Lenczyk
— MF United States USA Kacey White
— MF United States USA Kylie Wright
— GK United States USA Katie Fraine
— FW United States USA Katie Bethke
— GK United States USA Allison Whitworth
— FW United States USA Analisa Marquez
— MF Canada CAN Kelly Parker
— MF United States USA Lyndsey Patterson
— MF United States USA Bianca D'Agostino

League suspension

On January 30, 2012, Women's Professional Soccer announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause. Some of these included an ongoing legal battle with an ex-franchise owner and the lack of resources invested into the league.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ellis, Ralph (2010-04-15). "KSU hopes to raise profile with new soccer stadium". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ "Atlanta Beat Announced as Ninth Team in Women's Professional Soccer". WPS. 2009-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  3. ^ "Beat find attacking options and experience in Expansion Draft". WPS. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  4. ^ "Atlanta Drafts International Players". WPS. 2009-06-18. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  5. ^ "Atlanta Beat readies for inaugural season". GA Voice. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Boston Breakers 4–1 Atlanta Beat: Breakers kick-off season in dominating fashion". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. ^ "WPS suspends 2012 season". ESPN. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Suspended season brings uncertainty". ESPN. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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