Atlanta Silverbacks

The Atlanta Silverbacks are an American professional soccer club who currently play in the USL First Division, a division of the United Soccer Leagues, and the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy. They also have a USL Premier Development League club known as the Atlanta Silverbacks U23's, which began play in 2006.

They currently play in Silverbacks Park, a soccer-specific stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The team is currently coached by Jason Smith, and finished fifth in the A-League Western Conference in 2004, barely missing the playoffs with a 14-11-3 record.

The franchise began as the Atlanta Ruckus in 1995. The club was re-named the Silverbacks in 1998, after a change in ownership. The name comes from a silverback gorilla named Willie B., who was a main attraction of Zoo Atlanta until his death. The Team hopes to honor him.

Honors

*Southern Derby 4 (2002, 2004, 2005*, 2006)*-as co-champion

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs!Open Cup
1995	A-League	4th	Final	Quarterfinals
1996	A-League	7th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1997	USISL A-League	6th, Central	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998	USISL A-League	6th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999	USL A-League	5th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000	USL A-League	6th, Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	USL A-League	5th, Central	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	USL A-League	3rd, Southeast	First Round	Third Round
2003	USL A-League	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Third Round
2004	USL A-League	5th, Eastern	Did not qualify	4th Round
2005	USL First Division	8th	Did not qualify	3rd Round

Current squad

''As of January 1, 2006

Nationality given from place of birth

External links

*Official Website
*Westside 109 Website (Silverback Supporters)