 | |||
| Full name | Ajax Orlando Prospects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Prospects | ||
| Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) | ||
| Dissolved | 2007; 17 years ago (2007) | ||
| Stadium | Warden Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman |  Mark Dillon | ||
| Manager | Mark Dillon | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2006 | 5th, Mid South Division | ||
| |||
Ajax Orlando Prospects was an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
The Prospects played their home games at Warden Stadium on the grounds of The First Academy, a Christian college preparatory school in Orlando, Florida. The team's colors were white, red and black.
The team was part of the Ajax America organisation, an exclusive affiliate of the renowned Dutch football club AFC Ajax’s North American marketing and player development program.
Final squad
vs Palm Beach Pumas, 22 July 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Southeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Competition history
 | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
Notable former players
Main article: List of Ajax Orlando Prospects players For a list of all Ajax Orlando Prospects players with a Misplaced Pages article, see Category:Ajax Orlando Prospects players.Coaches and staff
- Greg Petersen (2004–2005)
- Mark Dillon (2005–2006)
- Technical Director
Barry Hulshoff (2004–2006)
Stadia
- Stadium at Dr. Phillips High School, Orlando, Florida 2004
- Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Kissimmee, Florida 2004–05 (2 games)
- Austin Tindell Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida 2004 (1 game)
- Stadium at Lakeland Christian Academy, Lakeland, Florida 2005
- Bryant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida 2005 (1 game)
- Warden Stadium, Orlando, Florida 2006
Average attendance
- 2006: 60
- 2005: 89
References
- "Ajax Orlando Prospects". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
External links
| Soccer in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| By city | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other topics | |||||||||||||||||||
28°31′08″N 81°25′11″W / 28.518817°N 81.419823°W / 28.518817; -81.419823
Categories:- Ajax Orlando Prospects
- AFC Ajax
- Defunct Premier Development League teams
- Soccer clubs in Orlando, Florida
- Association football clubs established in 2002
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2006
- 2002 establishments in Florida
- 2006 disestablishments in Florida
- Defunct soccer clubs in Florida
- Diaspora soccer clubs in the United States
- Sports in Lakeland, Florida
- Sports in Kissimmee, Florida