The Southwest Florida Manatees were an American soccer team that played in

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. In the 1997 season they played in the United States Interregional Soccer League Premier Development Soccer League. In the 1998 season, they played in the

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. In 1998, the Southwest Florida Manatees were an affiliate for the

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. The team folded after the

1998 USISL D-3 Pro League The 1998 USISL D-3 Pro League was the 12th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the second season of now-defunct USISL D-3 Pro League. The champions were the Chicago Stingers who beat the New Hampshire Phantoms in the fina ...

season.

Year-by-year

Source: RSSSF

References

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