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Abbotsford Mariners are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference against teams from Ogden, Provo, Salem, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver and Yakima.
The Mariners play their home matches at Bateman Park in the city of Abbotsford, British Columbia. The team's colors are black, white and red. Until 2007 the team was known as the Abbotsford Rangers, but changed their name prior to the 2008 season to reflect the name of their parent organization.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 7, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Tyler Baldock |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Kristjan Johansson |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Adam Lang |
| 3 |
|
DF |
James Giebelhaus |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jason Gill |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Brad Peetoom |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Milan Francisty |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Cameron Wilson |
| 8 |
|
FW |
James Severn |
| 9 |
|
MF |
Adrian Kekec |
| 10 |
|
DF |
Mohammad Aziz |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Spencer Schmidt |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Mike Riehl |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Patrick Kelly |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Ethan Claibourne-Collins |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Robert Fadden |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Cory Sim |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Justin Cordick |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Goran Vitic |
| 23 |
|
FW |
David Vanderhoek |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Brendan Campbell |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 2003 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northwest |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Northwest |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northwest |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Northwest |
Conference Semifinals |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Northwest |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
[edit] External links
Shaun Lowther
