New Orleans Shell Shockers

Football club infobox
clubname = New Orleans Shell Shockers


fullname = New Orleans Shell Shockers
nickname = The Shell Shockers
founded = 2003
ground = Tad Gormley Stadium
capacity = 26,500
chairman = flagicon|USA Dana Stumpf
manager = flagicon|IRL Kenny Farrell
league = USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
position = 7th, Mid South Division

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The New Orleans Shell Shockers are an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference, against teams from Austin, Baton Rouge, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Jackson and Laredo. The name "Shell Shockers" comes from the team's sponsorship by the Shell Oil Company. The team's colors are green, black and white.

The Shell Shockers currently play their home games in Tad Gormley Stadium, a large multipurpose outdoor stadium located in City Park in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

In 2005 and 2006 the Shell Shockers played their home games at the Pan American Stadium in New Orleans, which is also located in City Park. However, after the stadium was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 [ cite web
title =Shell Shockers to re-build home
publisher = uslsoccer.com
url = http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/121598.html
accessdate = 2008-07-02] , the Shell Shockers were forced to play at the Muss Bertolino Stadium in nearby Kenner, Louisiana. After their plight was featured in the international media, the Shell Shockers' parent organisation was pledged $1,000,000 (USD) to rebuild City Park; the team returned home in early 2008.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

Honors

* USL PDL Regular Season Champions 2003
* USL PDL Mid South Division Champions 2003

Competition History

Notable former players

*flagicon|ENG Ian Bishop
*flagicon|SCO Steve McAnespie

Coaches

* Kenny Farrell 2005-date

tadia

* Stadium at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 2003-04
* Pan American Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana 2005-06
* Muss Bertolino Stadium, Kenner, Louisiana 2006-07
* Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana 2008 (4 games)
* Stadium at Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, Louisiana 2008 (4 games)

Average Attendance

*2008: not yet available
*2007: 321
*2006: 719 (8th highest in PDL)
*2005: 600
*2004: 278
*2003: 711 [ cite web
title =History
publisher = noshellshockers.com
url = http://www.noshellshockers.com/en/pages/clubhistory.php
accessdate = 2008-07-02]

External links

* [http://www.noshellshockers.com/ New Orleans Shell Shockers]

References