Panama City Pirates
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| Full name | Panama City Beach Pirates |
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| Nickname(s) | The Pirates |
| Founded | 2007 (as Panama City Pirates) |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Stadium |
Mike Gavlak Stadium Panama City Beach, Florida |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Owner | Eehab Kenawy |
| Head Coach | Greg Devito |
| League | USL Premier Development League |
| 2014 | 4th, Southeast Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
The Panama City Beach Pirates are an American soccer team that plays in the Southeast Division of the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club was founded in 2007 as the Panama City Pirates and played in the PDL in 2008 and 2009, before folding due to financial constraints. However, the club was revived in 2011 under new ownership to begin play again in the PDL in 2012. After the 2014 season the Pirates again ended their program.
The team plays its home games in Panama City Beach, Florida at Mike Gavlak Stadium on the campus of Arnold High School, where it had played since 2008. The team's colors are black, white and red.
The Panama City Pirates were founded in 2007 to begin play in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team received a great deal of local fanfare and publicity, but found the early going tough in competitive terms, losing their opening two games, both to Central Florida Kraze on consecutive dates. Despite a couple of battling ties, the Pirates didn't pick up their first victory until the first weekend of June, with a 3–2 win at home over Nashville Metros. The Palm Beach Pumas were defeated 6-0, 7-0 and 5-0 in their three games in June. C.D. Harris and Bruno Conceição scored 12 of the Pirates' 18 goals against the Pumas between them, and helped the team enjoy a seven-game unbeaten streak which included a 1-0 win over Bradenton Academics, and an unexpected 3-0 victory over the Central Florida Kraze. In the latter game they playing with 10 men for over half an hour. Their late-season charge wasn't enough for them to make the playoffs, and their last-day defeat to Bradenton left them in 5th place in the Southeast in their first year. C.D. Harris and Bruno Conceição were the season's top scorers, with 10 and 7 goals respectively.
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