West Virginia Chaos

The West Virginia Chaos joined the PDL in 2003, but suffered a disappointing first season, ending in 6th and last place in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a 2–14–1 record; their only wins came over Greenville Lions in May, 1–0 off a goal by Stuart Bracher, and over the Columbus Shooting Stars in June, 3–2 with goals by Thomas Whittaker, Benjamini Chavolla and Hans Schubert. 2004 saw an improvement in form, with four wins on the season, but the team still finished last in their division, behind Chesapeake Dragons on goal difference, and 21 points behind league leaders Carolina Dynamo. The Chaos actually started the season on a positive note, winning three of their first four games (3–1 over Chesapeake Dragons, 4–0 over Raleigh CASL Elite and 1–0 over Williamsburg Legacy), and played out an astonishing 10-goal game against Carolina Dynamo in which Chaos's Shaun Oliveira scored a hat-trick but still ended up on the losing side. However, the Chaos suffered a dramatic downturn in form as the season progressed, suffering a 6–1 thrashing by Chesapeake Dragons, and three consecutive 4–0 losses to Raleigh, Williamsburg and Richmond Kickers Future. 2005 was much of the same; a disappointing series of high-scoring losses peppered with one or two impressive wins left them Chaos fifth of six in the mid-Atlantic, with 5 victories on the board, but a much too leaky defense. The highlight of the year was a dramatic come-from-behind 4–3 victory over Richmond Kickers Future on the final day of…