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| Full name | Atlanta Beat | ||
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| Nickname | Beat | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Stadium | KSU Soccer Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,300 | ||
| Owner |  Fitz Johnson | ||
| General manager | Shawn McGee | ||
| Head coach | James Galanis | ||
| League | Women's Professional Soccer | ||
TheAtlanta Beat was an Americansoccer club based inAtlanta,Georgia that competed on a professional level. The team joinedWomen's Professional Soccer as an expansion team in 2010, and played its home games atKennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, the result of apublic-private partnership between the team andKennesaw State University.[1] The club took the name and logo of the formerAtlanta Beat (WUSA) of the defunctWomen's United Soccer Association.
The team's name was announced to be the Beat on June 18, 2009. The name was determined by a fan poll, with Attack, Beat, and Storm as the options.
The new Beat logo was the same design as the previous WUSA logo, with the two shades of blue being replaced by Gold andFerrari Red.[2]
Atlanta began building its team at the2009 WPS Expansion Draft on September 15, 2009,[3] where it selected six players from the existing seven WPS teams, getting four players from the teams that finished first and second in the league's inaugural season. A week later, Atlanta selected five international players[4] in the2009 WPS International Draft, including three players fromUmea IK, and thus now have exclusive negotiating rights to those players among WPS teams.
The Beat ended the 2010 season in last place with 5 wins, 13 losses, and 6 ties.[5]
The Atlanta Beat started off the 2011 season on April 9 in a game against theBoston Breakers in front of over slightly 4,000 spectators atKLS Stadium. The Beat lost 1–4 to Boston with their lone goal coming fromCarli Lloyd in a penalty kick in the 78th minute.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On January 30, 2012,Women's Professional Soccer announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause. Some of these included an ongoing legal battle with an ex-franchise owner and the lack of resources invested into the league.[7][8]
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