Chesapeake Dragons
| Full name | Chesapeake Athletic Dragons | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Maryland SoccerPlex | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2004 | 6th, Mid-Atlantic Division | ||
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The Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
The Premier Development League awarded Bowie, Maryland an expansion team in January 2001. They ended their inaugural 2021 season with a record of 3-7. They played their home games that season on the Bowie State University campus. Sumed Ibrahim was a member of the 2001 squad.
Eventually, the Dragons played their home games at the Maryland SoccerPlex in the city of Germantown, Maryland, 31 miles northwest of downtown Washington, DC. The team's colors were blue, silver and black.