Ajax Orlando Prospects

Ajax Orlando Prospects

Full name	Ajax Orlando Prospects
Nickname(s)	The Prospects
Founded	2002
Dissolved	2007
Stadium	Warden Stadium
Stadium capacity	2500
Chairman	Mark Dillon
Manager	Mark Dillon
League	USL Premier Development League
2006	5th, Mid South Division
Home colours Away colours

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.^[1]

Final squad

vs Palm Beach Pumas, 22 July 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Devala Gorrick 2 FW Berin Boracic 4 DF Diego Cordeiro 5 MF Noah Herbert 6 DF Mark Wong 7 MF Jeffrey Sefton 10 MF Judah Hernandez

No. Position Player 11 DF Nicolas Rasek 13 DF Robert Rivers 14 FW Aldis Aldrych 15 MF Eric Loyd 16 FW Michael Williams 17 DF Seth Carpintero 27 DF David Mackey

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

Notable former 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

External links

• Official site

References

1. "Ajax Orlando Prospects". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

Coordinates: 28°31′08″N 81°25′11″W / 28.518817°N 81.419823°W