- West Virginia Chaos
Football club infobox
clubname = West Virginia Chaos
fullname = West Virginia Chaos
nickname = The Chaos
founded = 2003
ground =Schoenbaum Stadium
capacity = 2,000
chairman = flagicon|USADan Rollins
manager = flagicon|EnglandLuke Ibbetson
league =USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
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West Virginia Chaos is an American
soccer team, founded in2003 . The team is a member of theUnited Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of theAmerican Soccer Pyramid , and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pontiac and Toronto.The Chaos play their home games at
Schoenbaum Stadium in the city ofCharleston, West Virginia . The team's colors are white, red and black.2008 Roster
Year-by-year
Competition History
West Virginia Chaos, which is part of the larger Chaos soccer club, joined the PDL in 2003, but suffered a disappointing first season, ending in 6th and last place in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a 2-14-1 record; their only wins came over
Greenville Lions in May, 1-0 off a goal byStuart Bracher , and over theColumbus Shooting Stars in June, 3-2 with goals by Thomas Whittaker,Benjamin Chavolla andHans Schubert .2004 saw an improvement in form, with four wins on the season, but the team still finished last in their division, behind
Chesapeake Dragons on goal difference, and 21 points behind league leadersCarolina Dynamo . The Chaos actually began the season strongly, winning three of their first four games (3-1 overChesapeake Dragons , 4-0 overRaleigh CASL Elite and 1-0 overWilliamsburg Legacy ), and played out an astonishing 10-goal game againstCarolina Dynamo in which Chaos'sShaun Oliveira scored a hat trick but still ended up on the losing side. However, the Chaos suffered a dramatic downturn in form as the season progressed, suffering a 6-1 thrashing byChesapeake Dragons , and three consecutive 4-0 losses to Raleigh, Williamsburg andRichmond Kickers Future .2005 was much of the same; a disappointing series of high-scoring losses peppered with one or two impressive wins left them Chaos fifth of six in the mid-Atlantic, with 5 victories on the board, but a much too leaky defense. The highlight of the year was a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 victory over
Richmond Kickers Future on the final day of the season, with the winning goal being scored by strikerStanton Smith . Unfortunately, too many comprehensive losses kept Chaos from progressing much further -Carolina Dynamo beat them 4-0 in mid-May,Augusta FireBall put six past them in mid-June, andWilliamsburg Legacy out-shot them 5-2 at the end of June.Stanton Smith was the Chaos's top scorer, with 4 goals for the season, whileShaun Oliveira contributed 5 assists.There wasn't much of a change in Chaos's fortunes in 2006, as for the fourth consecutive year they finished outside the playoffs - although the team did pick up six wins, their highest annual victory tally to date. Despite failing to put together a positive streak at any time in the year, Chaos did enjoy some encouraging results: they hammered
Northern Virginia Royals on the road in early June off a brace byDavid Lilly and, most impressively, beat divisional championsVirginia Beach Submariners 3-2 on the final day of the season, with two goals byKarim Boukhemis . Unfortunately, Chaos continued to be weak at the back, withRaleigh Elite ,Atlanta Silverbacks U23's andVirginia Beach Submariners all putting four or more goals past them.However, as encouraging as 2006 was, 2007 was arguably the worst season in Chaos's history, picking up just three wins all year, and finishing dead last of the 9-team Mid Atlantic Division, 34 points behind champions Hampton Roads Piranhas. The single bright spot of an otherwise dismal season was the 3-1 victory over
Northern Virginia Royals at the end of May; elsewhere, however, Chaos suffered defeat after defeat, and having to endure a 7-game winless streak until the final game of the season, when they bested new boysFredericksburg Gunners 3-2.Chris Whalley ,Stanton Smith andChad Duernberger were the Chaos's top scorers, netting 13 of their 20 goals between them.Notable former players
*
David Lilly
*Nick Noble Coaches
* Marty Martinez 2005-07
*Luke Ibbetson 2008-datetadia
* Stadium at
Marshall University ,Huntington, West Virginia 2003
*Schoenbaum Stadium ,Charleston, West Virginia 2004-present
*Beckley Soccer Complex ,Beckley, West Virginia 2006 (1 game)Average Attendance
*2008: 303
*2007: 341
*2006: 279
*2005: 372External links
* [http://www.westvirginiachaossoccer.com/ West Virginia Chaos]
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