# Augusta FireBall

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American soccer team from Augusta, Georgia

Football club

Augusta FireBall Full name Augusta FireBall United Nickname The Fire Founded 2005 Ground Patriots Park Capacity ???? Chairman Brad Usry Manager Alec Papadakis League USL Premier Development League 2006 2nd, South Atlantic Division Playoff Conference Semifinals Home colours Away colours

**Augusta FireBall United**, more commonly known as simply **Augusta FireBall**, was the American [soccer](/source/Soccer) team from [Augusta, Georgia](/source/Augusta%2C_Georgia), founded in 2005. The team was a member of the [United Soccer Leagues](/source/United_Soccer_Leagues) [Premier Development League](/source/Premier_Development_League) (PDL), the fourth tier of the [American Soccer Pyramid](/source/American_Soccer_Pyramid), until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The team played its home games at [Patriots Park](/source/Patriots_Park_(Columbia_County%2C_Georgia)) in [Columbia County, Georgia](/source/Columbia_County%2C_Georgia). The team's colors were white, black and red.

## Final Squad

*vs [Laredo Heat](/source/Laredo_Heat), 28 July 2006* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK USA Justin Papadakis 3 MF USA Karl Dix 6 FW MEX Hector Quinta 8 DF USA Kyle Helton 9 FW BRA Frederico Moojen 11 MF USA Ryan Roushandel 12 MF USA Tomek Charowski No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF USA Mark Buchholz 14 MF CRC Sergio Sanchez 15 DF USA Brad Usry 16 MF USA David Mueller 17 MF PUR Danny Irizarry 21 DF USA Jonathan Leathers 23 DF USA Tate Parrish

## Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup 2005 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify 2006 4 USL PDL 2nd, South Atlantic Conference Semifinals Did not qualify

## Competition history

Augusta Fireball joined the PDL in 2005 as an expansion franchise, and made an immediate splash in the Mid Atlantic division. The team won four of its first five games in competition, including a dominant 6–0 take down of [West Virginia Chaos](/source/West_Virginia_Chaos) in which [Jason McLaughlin](/source/Jason_McLaughlin_(American_soccer)) and [Mark Buchholz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Buchholz&action=edit&redlink=1) scored two goals each, in just their fifth competitive game. Stadium issues meant that Fireball had to play all their home games at the start of the season, and spend the second half of the year on the road; unfortunately, this curious schedule meant that Fireball suffered during the second half of the season, losing heavily on the road to [Raleigh Elite](/source/Raleigh_Elite), [Central Florida Kraze](/source/Central_Florida_Kraze) and [Carolina Dynamo](/source/Carolina_Dynamo), although they did come out on top in an astonishing nine-goal thriller against [West Virginia Chaos](/source/West_Virginia_Chaos). The team's final day 3–1 loss to the [DFW Tornados](/source/DFW_Tornados) meant that the Fireball finished their first season fourth behind [Richmond Kickers Future](/source/Richmond_Kickers_Future), just out of the playoffs. [Jason McLaughlin](/source/Jason_McLaughlin_(American_soccer)) and [Ryan Roushandel](/source/Ryan_Roushandel) were the team's joint top scorers, with 7 goals each.

Fireball started 2006 superbly, with an 8-game unbeaten run that included impressive victories, including a 3–2 come-from-behind win over [Ajax Orlando Prospects](/source/Ajax_Orlando_Prospects) in which [Frederico Moojen](/source/Frederico_Moojen) scored a hat trick, a 4–2 victory on the road over [Nashville Metros](/source/Nashville_Metros), and a comprehensive 3–0 win over [Atlanta Silverbacks U23's](/source/Atlanta_Silverbacks_U23's) in which Moojen scored another brace. In fact, it was the goalscoring prowess of Moojen which kept Fireball winning all season long. He scored two more goals in Augusta's 3–0 win over Atlanta in the return fixture in early July, and eventually finished the season as the top scorer in the entire PDL, with 18 goals, and was named overall PDL MVP. Despite a 1–0 loss to [Carolina Dynamo](/source/Carolina_Dynamo) on the last day of the regular season – only their third of the year – Fireball finished second in the South Atlantic Division, and qualified for the playoffs; their opponents in the Conference semi-finals were Mid South Division champions [Laredo Heat](/source/Laredo_Heat), who eventually ran out 3–2 winners, and went on to reach the championship game.

At the end of the season, and despite their considerable on-field success, Augusta's management team announced that they would not be competing in the PDL in 2007.

## Coaches

- [Massoud Roushandel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massoud_Roushandel&action=edit&redlink=1) 2005

- [Alec Papadakis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alec_Papadakis&action=edit&redlink=1) 2006

## Stadia

- [Patriots Park](/source/Patriots_Park_(Columbia_County%2C_Georgia)), [Columbia County, Georgia](/source/Columbia_County%2C_Georgia) 2005–06

## Average attendance

- 2006: 424

- 2005: 600

## External links

- [Augusta Fireball United](http://www.augustafireball.com/)

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