Vermont Voltage was an American

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team based in St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference, having spent the 2009 season on hiatus. The Voltage folded after the 2014 season. The team played its home games at the Collins-Perley Sports Complex. The team's colors were yellow, blue and black.

History

Founded as the Vermont Wanderers in 1997, the team played in the

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from 1997 to 1998 before moving to the

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, where it would compete from 1999 to 2014, with a one-year hiatus in 2009. The club played its first game on April 12, 1997, a 0–3 defeat to the

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. The team would reach the playoffs three times in its history, advancing to the conference finals in 2003. The club also had a sister organization, Vermont Lady Voltage, who played in the

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. Due to stadium renovations, the Lady Voltage folded in 2009. The Voltage folded in 2014. In 2022 a new USL League Two side,

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was founded.

Year-by-year

Honors

* USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2002 * USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2003

Notable former players

''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.'' * Stefan Antonijevic * Roldege Arius *

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* Tomislav Čolić * Paul Daccobert * Vladimir Edouard *

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* Russell Hutchison * Leo Incollingo * Adam Kay * Darko Kolić *

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* Yohance Marshall *

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* Olivier Occéan * Arsène Oka *

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* Sullivan Silva * Kyt Selaidopoulos * Max Touloute * Kevin Wylie

Head coaches

* Bo Vučković (2000–2014) * Bo Simić (2007–2008 and 2010)

Stadiums

* Collins-Perley Sports Complex, St. Albans, Vermont (2003–present) * Stadium at Essex High School,

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2 games (2005) * Stadium at

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1 game (2011)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive a

* 2005: 828 (6th highest in PDL) * 2006: 495 * 2007: 631 * 2008: 692 * 2009: ''Did not play'' * 2010: 596

References

External links

Official Site
{{Vermont Sports Soccer clubs in Vermont St. Albans, Vermont USL Second Division teams 1997 establishments in Vermont Defunct Premier Development League teams Defunct soccer clubs in Vermont Association football clubs established in 1997 2014 disestablishments in Vermont Association football clubs disestablished in 2014