HERSHEY WILDCATS

The 'Hershey Wildcats' were a professional soccer team, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, that played in the A-League between 1997 and 2001. The team was owned by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, an affiliate of Hershey Foods. After the 2001 season, the team was folded by the ownership, having decided that the team would not be successful financially. The Wildcats name referred to a popular roller-coaster in Hersheypark.
Their home was Hersheypark Stadium, a facility that overlooks the popular theme park. The stadium seats 16,000, but, in practice, only the east stands were used due to low attendance.
In what turned out to be their last game, they made the A-League final in 2001, losing to the Rochester Raging Rhinos. Players that played for the Wildcats and then went on to play in Major League Soccer include Jon Busch.

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Year-by-year

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1997	2	USISL A-League	1st, Atlantic	Division Semifinals	Round of 16
1998	2	USISL A-League	2nd, Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
1999	2	USL A-League	1st, Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	''Did not qualify''
2000	2	USL A-League	3rd, Atlantic	Conference Quarterfinals	''Did not qualify''
2001	2	USL A-League	1st, Northern	Final	3rd Round