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.
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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. 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.
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.
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 [1] 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)