Palm Beach Pumas

Palm Beach Pumas

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Full name	Palm Beach Pumas Soccer Club
Nickname(s)	The Pumas
Founded	2000
Stadium	Palm Beach International Polo Club Lauderhill Sports Complex
Ground Capacity	5,000/1,500
Chairman	John Biggs
Manager	Bobby Lennon
League	Florida Elite Soccer League
2008	8th, Southeast Division
Home colors Away colors

Palm Beach Pumas was an American soccer team based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Founded in 2000, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at the Palm Beach International Polo Club in nearby Wellington, Florida, and at the Lauderhill Sports Complex in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The team's colors were blue, white and orange.

Players

Final squad

vs. Central Florida Kraze, 7 July 2008 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 MF Andres Perez 3 DF Marco Ardila 6 MF Aaron Waldorf 7 DF Marcus Reynolds 10 MF Carlos Henao 11 MF Collin Nicholas

No. Position Player 13 MF Walter Jiminson 15 MF Tomas Lalinde 16 FW Alejandro Ancheta 17 DF Eric Palau 18 GK Shaul Hagiel 19 FW Christian Caporaletti

Notable former players

• Jean Alexandre
• Bill Brindley
• Levi Coleman
• Cory Gibbs

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2000	4	USL PDL	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	5th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	4th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	6th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008	4	USL PDL	8th, Southeast	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Head coaches

• Bobby Lennon (2005–2006, 2008)
• Gerry Queen (2007)

Stadia

• Stadium at Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, Florida (2003–2005)
• Lantana Sports Complex, Lantana, Florida (2003)
• Stadium at Forest Hill Community High School, West Palm Beach, Florida (2005)
• Palm Beach International Polo Club, Wellington, Florida (2006–2008)
• Lauderhill Sports Complex, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2008)

Average Attendances

• 2008: 114
• 2007: 88
• 2006: 240
• 2005: 90

External links

• Palm Beach Pumas