Bradenton Athletics

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| fullname = Bradenton Athletics

| nickname = The A's

| founded = 2004

| ground = IMG Soccer Academy

| capacity = 1,500

| chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Gatchel

| manager = {{flagicon|USA}} Derek Leader

| league = USL W-League

| season = 2008

| position = 8th, Atlantic Division

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Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, from 2004 to 2008, when they folded.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Chris |title=Anderson: Another sports league on the ropes |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2016/02/09/anderson-another-sports-league-on-the-ropes/64259625007/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US}} They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference.{{Cite book |last=Wong |first=Glenn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9SbUYGyCvcC |title=The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports |date=2011-06-07 |publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning |isbn=978-0-7637-2884-7 |language=en}} The head coach from 2004 until its end in 2008 was Derek Leader.{{Cite web |title=GSU Selects Derek Leader As New Women's Soccer Coach |url=https://caasports.com/news/2012/1/4/GSU_Selects_Derek_Leader_As_New_Women_s_Soccer_Coach.aspx?path=wsoc |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=caasports.com |language=en}}

The team was associated with the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time youth residency program, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} Their colors were blue, gold and black.