| Club: | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Stadium: | Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
| Chrtitle: | Owners |
| Chairman: | Boris Jerkunica John Latham |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Brian Haynes |
| Highest Attendance: | 6000 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2357 |
| Average Attendance: | 4504 |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
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| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season was the club's sixteenth season of existence, and their second consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Silverbacks has finished in 2011 at the bottom of the regular season standings.
See main article: 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks season.
The 2011 season marked the Silverbacks return to American soccer following a two-year hiatus, that did not see the organization field a senior men's team throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[1]
The return season was arguably an abysmal campaign for the Silverbacks, as the club lost 20 of its 28 regular season matches, drawing and winning four matches apiece. During the regular season, the Silverbacks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with seven weeks left in the NASL regular season. José Manuel Abundis, then the head coach, was fired following the season replaced by then-assistant coach, Alex Pineda Chacón, whom played for the Silverbacks from 2003–04. The announcement came on November 7, 2011.[2]
On February 6, the Silverbacks released their preseason schedule, that involved matches against local college soccer and nearby NASL/USL Pro clubs.[3]
See main article: 2012 North American Soccer League season.