Atlanta Silverbacks Women
# 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. They won the W-League championship in 2011 and the WPSL Southeast championship in 2016.

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. 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 | FRA | 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
* 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
