NEW BRAND, CONFERENCE, AND LOGO FOR SILVERBACKS IN 2016 The Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, which played last season in the NPSL’s Southeast Conference, will now simply be known as the Atlanta Silverbacks. The team will move to the NPSL’s South Atlantic Conference. Photo Courtesy of the Atlanta Silverbacks The new Atlanta Silverbacks ownership group will include Boris Jerkunica, John Latham, John Hardin, United Futbol Academy (UFA), and A+ Sports Management Group (A+). UFA and A+ will assume the operations of the Atlanta Silverbacks,
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a competition of hopes and dreams, a tournament where anything can happen and sometimes does. It is where amateur clubs fight to face off against NASL and MLS teams, and sometimes even win. In 2012 Eric Wynalda’s Cal FC took a mix of former pros and college stars deeper into the tourney than any amateur club in recent history, beating the Wilmington Hammerheads and Portland Timbers during the incredible run. The Timbers fell 1-0
Photo Credit: Bart Young/Colorado Rapids When former Atlanta Silverbacks left back Chris Klute arrived in Major League Soccer in 2012, not much was known about the Texan. The Colorado Rapids acquired the 22-year-old on a one-year loan from the NASL club and played just one match in the 2012 MLS season. What happened next was magic. There is little doubt that the Colorado Rapids have picked a gem out of the NASL, as Klute began his post-collegiate career on the Silverbacks’ reserve
The Atlanta Silverbacks organization took another step in furthering its player development side, announcing Thursday that they will field a reserve team in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in 2014. The Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, who will play their home games in the stadium at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, will open NPSL play in May. The Reserves competed in the NPSL from 2011-2012, sending a number of their players to the Silverbacks professional side, which plays in the North American Soccer
Mark Lavery, an integral member of the Georgia Revolution’s Southeast Conference East Division Championship season of 2012, has signed a professional contract with the NASL’s Atlanta Silverbacks. “We are excited for Mark and know he will do a good job at the next level,” Revolution GM Rafe Mauran stated. “Although we will certainly miss him, we are so proud that he has signed a pro contract. We hope that this is a trend that continues for years to come as
