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Silverbacks to face Charleston

June 22, 2006 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Atlanta Silverbacks News Release


The Atlanta Silverbacks Men, 2-4-3, will play the Charleston Battery tomorrow night at 8:00 pm in Charleston, SC. The Fox Soccer Channel will air a live broadcast of the game between the USL First Division's 8th ranked Charleston and 9th ranked Atlanta. This will be the third meeting between the two teams this season, but the first of the 2006 Southern Derby Cup. The Cup was founded in 2000 and will include the match this weekend in Charleston and the match next weekend (June 30) in Atlanta. The team with the most aggregate points (3 per win, 1 per tie) will win the Cup for the year. The Silverbacks and Charleston were co-champions last year when the aggregate score was an even tie. Atlanta has won the Cup three times: 2002, 2004, and 2005.

The Southern Derby Cup will be decided in the Silverbacks' next home match, which is next Friday, June 30 against the Charleston Battery. The game will kick-off at 7:30 pm with the first 500 fans receiving Silverbacks Sport Horns. For ticket information please call 1-866-GO-BACKS.



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