Vermont Voltage was an American soccer team based in St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (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 USL Second Division from 1997 to 1998 before moving to the Premier Development League, where it would compete from 1999 to 2014, with a one-year hiatus in 2009.Voltage returning to PDL in 2010 The club played its first game on April 12, 1997, a 0–3 defeat to the New Hampshire Phantoms. 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 USL W-League. Due to stadium renovations, the Lady Voltage folded in 2009.
The Voltage folded in 2014. In 2022 a new USL League Two side, Vermont Green FC was founded.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup19973USISL D-3 Pro League5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify19983USISL D-3 Pro League5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify19994USL PDL5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20004USL PDL2nd, NortheastConference semifinalsDid not qualify20014USL PDL3rd, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20024USL PDL1st, NortheastConference semifinalsDid not qualify20034USL PDL1st, NortheastConference finalsDid not qualify20044USL PDL8th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20054USL PDL5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20064USL PDL5th, New EnglandDid not qualifyDid not qualify20074USL PDL6th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20084USL PDL3rd, New EnglandDid not qualifyDid not qualify2009On Hiatus20104USL PDL5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20114USL PDL5th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20124USL PDL7th, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20134USL PDL3rd, NortheastDid not qualifyDid not qualify20144USL PDL8th, NortheastDid not qualifyFirst Round
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 Terry Boss Tomislav Čolić Paul Daccobert Vladimir Edouard Bart Farley Mitch Garcia Jonathan Glenn Matheau Hall Goran Hunjak Russell Hutchison Leo Incollingo Adam Kay Darko Kolić Leonard Krupnik Yohance Marshall Gavin MacLeod Olivier Occéan Arsène Oka Andrew Olivieri 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, Essex Junction, Vermont 2 games (2005) Stadium at Lyndon State College, Lyndon, Vermont 1 game (2011)
Average attendance Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at and at Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/, https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-third-division-attendance/
1997: 407 (30th in D3 Pro League) 1998: 336 (25th in D3 Pro League) 1999: 300 (15th in PDL) 2000: 466 (7th in PDL) 2001: 485 (8th in PDL) 2002: 952 (7th in PDL) Playoffs: 1,674 Overall: 1,024 2003: 942 (5th in PDL) Playoffs: 1,567 Overall: 1,055 2004: 692 (8th in PDL) 2005: 828 (7th in PDL) 2006: 495 (13th in PDL) 2007: 631 (12th in PDL) 2008: 692 (15th in PDL) 2009: Did not play 2010: 529 (22nd in PDL) 2011: 503 (22nd in PDL) 2012: 454 (22nd in PDL) 2013: 206 (36th in PDL) 2014: 301 (30th in PDL)
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