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Carolina Dynamo are an American soccer team, founded in 1993. 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 Southeast Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Bradenton, Cary, Nashville, Orlando, Panama City and West Palm Beach.
The club, which was named Greensboro Dynamo until 1996, is owned by Neil Macpherson, a passionate follower and shareholder of English club Nottingham Forest, as can be seen from the similarities between the two clubs’ badges.
The Dynamo play their home games at Macpherson Stadium in the town of Browns Summit, North Carolina, 10 miles north of the city of Greensboro. The team's colors are white and red.
The team has a sister organization, the Carolina Dynamo Women, who play in the women's USL W-League.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 7, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Aaron Johnson |
| 2 |
|
MF |
Sam Cronin |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Zach Loyd |
| 4 |
|
MF |
Kirk Urso |
| 5 |
 |
FW |
Emmanuel Joseph |
| 6 |
|
DF |
David Rodriguez |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Sheanon Williams |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Djamel Bekka |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Richard Jata |
| 10 |
 |
MF |
Jokull Elisabetarson |
| 11 |
|
DF |
Jamie Franks |
| 12 |
|
FW |
Marcus Tracy |
| 13 |
|
FW |
Michael Lahoud |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Jorge Mora |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Bobby Dabbs |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Eddie Ababio |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Cody Arnoux |
| 18 |
|
DF |
Steven Kinney |
| 19 |
|
FW |
Miguel da Silva |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Christopher Lebo |
| 21 |
 |
MF |
Josue Soto |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Jason Keever |
| 23 |
|
MF |
Marcos Balladares |
| 24 |
|
DF |
E.J. O'Keeffe |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Michael Volk |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1993 |
N/A |
USISL |
1st, Atlantic |
Champions |
Did not enter |
| 1993/94 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
3rd, Northern |
withdrew after 3 games |
N/A |
| 1994 |
3 |
USISL |
1st, Atlantic |
Champions |
Did not enter |
| 1995 |
3 |
USISL Pro League |
6th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1996 |
3 |
USISL Select League |
1st, South Atlantic |
2nd Round |
Quarterfinals |
| 1997 |
2 |
USISL A-League |
2nd, Atlantic |
Final |
Did not qualify |
| 1998 |
On hiatus |
| 1999 |
3 |
USL D3-Pro League |
3rd, Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
3rd Round |
| 2000 |
3 |
USL D3-Pro League |
4th, Southern |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
3 |
USL D3-Pro League |
2nd, Southern |
Conference Semifinals |
2nd Round |
| 2002 |
3 |
USL D3-Pro League |
3rd, Southern |
Quarterfinals |
1st Round |
| 2003 |
3 |
USL Pro Select League |
1st, Southern |
Regional Finals |
3rd Round |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Mid Atlantic |
Semifinals |
3rd Round |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Mid Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, South Atlantic |
Conference Semifinals |
4th Round |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Southeast |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Neil Macpherson
Glen Collins
Khano Smith
