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{{Short description|Association football team in Florida, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Primary sources|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname    = IMG Academy Bradenton
| image       = bradentonacademics.jpg
| fullname    = IMG Academy Bradenton
| nickname    = The Academics
| founded     = {{start date and age|1998||}} ''(as Bradenton Academics)''
| stadium      = [[IMG Academy]]<br />[[Bradenton, Florida]]
| capacity    = 1,500
| league      = [[USL League Two]]
| season      = [[2018 PDL season|2018]]
| position    = 4th, Southeast Division<br />Playoffs: DNQ
| American    = true
| current     = 
| website     = {{URL|https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/soccer-girls}}

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'''IMG Academy Bradenton ''' is an American [[association football|soccer]] team based in [[Bradenton, Florida]], United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in [[USL League Two]], the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]].<ref>[http://www.bradentonacademics.com/about/index_E.html Bradenton Academics - About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090459/http://www.bradentonacademics.com/about/index_E.html |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref>

The team is associated with [[IMG Academy]] and the [[United States Soccer Federation]]'s full-time residency program for the US Under 17 [[United States men's national soccer team|Men's National Team]]. The team plays its home games in the stadium at IMG Academy,<ref>[http://www.bradentonacademics.com/fields/index_E.html Btradenton Academics - Facilities] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090513/http://www.bradentonacademics.com/fields/index_E.html |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.

From 2004 to 2008 the team had a sister organization, the [[Bradenton Athletics]], who played in the women's [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/934456.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2011-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181234/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/934456.html |archive-date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

==Players==

===Current roster===
''As of June 23, 2014.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22301.html#ROSTER |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |website=www.uslsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021193208/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22301.html |archive-date=2014-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22301.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |website=www.uslsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021193208/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22301.html |archive-date=2014-10-21}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=0  | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=[[Connor Sparrow]]}}
{{Fs player | no=1  | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=[[Marco Velez]]}}
{{Fs player | no=1  | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=Robert Shearer}}
{{Fs player | no=2  | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=[[Jamie McGuinness]]}}
{{Fs player | no=3  | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[David Abidor]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4  | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Joseph Hutchinson}}
{{Fs player | no=4  | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Konroad Kucharski}}
{{Fs player | no=5  | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Mathew Gardner}}
{{Fs player | no=6  | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=Myles Englis}}
{{Fs player | no=7  | nat=NGA | pos=FW | name=Yussuf Olajide}}
{{Fs player | no=8  | nat=HUN | pos=MF | name=Alejandro Fritz Ruenes}}
{{Fs player | no=8  | nat=CRC | pos=MF | name=Daniel Valenciano}}
{{Fs player | no=9  | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=Raul Gonzalez}}
{{Fs player | no=9  | nat=JAM | pos=FW | name=Christopher Campbell}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=Douglas Goodman}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=BAH | pos=FW | name=Terry Delancy}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=JAM | pos=DF | name=Theodore Brown}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Jason Chapman}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Matias Rubio]]}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Eric DeJulio}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Daniel Barboto}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=CRC | pos=DF | name=Mario Mesen}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=Oliver Harvey}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=BER | pos=FW | name=[[Casey Castle]]}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=POR | pos=DF | name=Nuno Gourgel}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=FRA | pos=MF | name=William Suedois}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=Isaiah Fergusson}}
{{Fs player | no=   | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=Jesus Pineda}}
{{Fs player | no=   | nat=USA | pos= | name=Brendan O'Connor}}

{{Fs end}}

===Notable former players===
''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

* {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Abidor]]
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Anthony Ampaipitakwong]]
* {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Bernardo Añor (footballer, born 1988)|Bernardo Anor]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Attinella]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zak Boggs]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Burns (soccer)|Kevin Burns]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonny Campbell (soccer)|Jonny Campbell]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Francis de Vries]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Everson]]
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jani Galik]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Blair Gavin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Gavin (soccer)|Michael Gavin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miguel Gonzalez (soccer, born 1987)|Miguel Gonzalez]]
* {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Happy Hall]]
* {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Cameron Hepple]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephen Keel]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wes Knight]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Kolarac]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Mahoney (soccer)|David Mahoney]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Devon McKenney]]
* {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Pascal Millien]]
* {{flagicon|HON}} Steven Morris
* {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Kurt Morsink]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Noble (soccer)|Nick Noble]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Parkhurst]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Pearce]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Reiter]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Rusin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Seabrook]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yevgeni Starikov]]
* {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Ryan Thompson (footballer)|Ryan Thompson]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tanner Wolfe]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Wolverton]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} Leland Wright
{{div col end}}

==Year-by-year==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Division
!League
!Regular Season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
|-
|1998
|4
|USISL PDSL
|3rd, Southeast
|Division Semifinals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|1999
|4
|USL PDL
|5th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2000
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Southeast
|Conference Semifinals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2001
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2002
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Southeast
|National Semifinals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2003
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|2nd Round
|-
|2004
|4
|USL PDL
|4th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2005
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2006
|4
|USL PDL
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Southeast
|Conference Finals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2007
|4
|USL PDL
|4th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2008
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Southeast
|Conference Semifinals
|1st Round
|-
|2009
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Southeast
|National Semifinals
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2010
|4
|USL PDL
|6th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2011
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2012
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2013
|4
|USL PDL
|6th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2014
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2015
|4
|USL PDL
|5th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2016
|4
|USL PDL
|6th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2017
|4
|USL PDL
|5th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|-
|2018
|4
|USL PDL
|4th, Southeast
|''did not qualify''
|''did not qualify''
|}

==Honors==
* USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2009
* USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2006
* USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2002

==Head coaches==
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Durkin (soccer)|Tom Durkin]]<ref>[http://www.bradentonacademics.com/coaches/index_E.html Bradenton Academics - Staff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090519/http://www.bradentonacademics.com/coaches/index_E.html |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> (2005–2011)

==Stadia==
* [[IMG Soccer Academy]]; [[Bradenton, Florida]] (2003–present)

==Average attendance==
Attendance stats 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.

* 2005: 97
* 2006: 103
* 2007: 135
* 2008: 138
* 2009: 133
* 2010: 133

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/soccer Official Site]

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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1998]]
[[Category:Soccer clubs in Florida]]
[[Category:USL League Two teams]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:IMG Academy]]


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