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| Full name | Virginia Beach Piranhas | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Piranhas | ||
| Founded | 2006 (as Virginia Beach Submariners) | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Owner | Marcie Lauman | ||
| Head Coach | Matt Busch | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2013 | 2nd, South Atlantic Playoffs: Divisional Playoffs | ||
| Website | http://www.hrpiranhas.com | ||
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The Virginia Beach Piranhas were an amateur American soccer team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2006 as the Virginia Beach Submariners as part of the development system of the now-defunct USL First Division franchise, the Virginia Beach Mariners, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. From 2007 to 2010 the team was known as the Hampton Roads Piranhas.
The team played its home games at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, which served as their home field starting in 2006. The team's colors are red, white and black.
The team had a sister organization, the Hampton Roads Piranhas Women, that played in the women's USL W-League, and also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
The team announced on January 15, 2014, that both the PDL and W-League teams would fold and not play in the 2014 season. The primary owners health was cited as the reason behind the decision.[1]
- ^ "Va. Beach Piranhas folding after colorful 19-year run in PDL, W-League". 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-01-15.