Panama City Beach Pirates
Full name | Panama City Beach Pirates | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Pirates | ||
Founded | 2007 (as Panama City Pirates) | ||
Dissolved | 2015 | ||
Ground | Mike Gavlak Stadium Panama City Beach, Florida | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
Owner | Eehab Kenawy | ||
Head Coach | Greg Devito | ||
League | Premier Developmental League | ||
2014 | 4th, Southeast Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The Panama City Beach Pirates were an American
The team played its home games in Panama City Beach, Florida at Mike Gavlak Stadium on the campus of Arnold High School, where it had played since 2008. The team's colors were black, white and red.
History
Early days
The Panama City Pirates were founded in 2007 to begin play in the
The team folded in April 2010, just weeks before the start of the 2010 PDL season, when owners Laird and Nanette Hitchcock informed the league there were no financial resources with which to continue running the club.[1]
2012 season
In November 2011, the club was resurrected as the Panama City Beach Pirates under the new ownership of Eehab Kenawy, Jill Holt, and Amy Dalton to once again play in the USL PDL in 2012.
The Pirates played in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference of the PDL, along with the
The Pirates finished the season in 6th place, with 16 points in the regular season and a 4–3–1 home record, and 6–7–3 overall.
2013 season
The Pirates held open tryouts for the 2013 PDL season on January 12–13 and February 9–10 at Pete Edwards Field in Panama City Beach, with the season set to begin on May 2, 2013.[2]
The Pirates clinched a playoff spot after defeating Ft. Lauderdale Schulz Academy 2–0 at home on July 13, 2013; Tyler Fabian scoring both goals.[3] This marked the first time the Pirates made it to the post-season.
The season came to an end in Austin, Texas, in a loss to the home-town Aztex 0–4 in the Southern Conference semi-finals to end the season with a 10–4–1 record.
Colors and badge
The Pirates use black Adidas Tiro 11 jerseys at home and red as visitors, with official USL numbers. The Front sponsor for the 2012 & 2013 jersey is the Panama City Beach Visitor Bureau.
Stadium
- Mike Gavlak Stadium; Panama City Beach, Florida (2008–2009, 2012–2015)
- Pete Edwards Field; Panama City Beach, Florida (2012–2015, Practice Facility)
Average attendance
Attendance statistics are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
- 2008: 270
- 2009: 357
- 2012: 450
- 2013: 457
Club culture
Mascot
Captain Jack the pirate has been the official mascot of the Panama City Beach Pirates since the team was reestablished during the 2012 season.
Head coaches
- Bill Elliott (2008–2009)
- Greg DeVito (2012–2015)
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup | |
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2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2010 | On Hiatus | |||||
2011 | ||||||
2012 | 4 | USL PDL | 6th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
2013 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Southeast | Conference Semi-finals | Did not qualify | |
2014 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify | 2nd Round |
Season | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Home Wins | Home Losses | Home Ties | Away Wins | Away Losses | Away Ties | Goal Differential |
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2012 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2014 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | (4) |
References
- ^ "Pirates season in doubt". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
- Panama City, FL. Archived from the originalon January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ https://www.newsherald.com/article/20130715/Sports/307159969