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Minnesota Kings Full name Minnesota Kings Football Club Nickname(s) Kings Founded 2009 Stadium Community Education Field
St. Michael, Minnesota
(Capacity: 5,000)Owner Tim Haselberger
Head Coach Brad Fewell
League National Premier Soccer League 2010 5th, Midwest
Playoffs: DNQHome colorsAway colorsCurrent season
Minnesota Kings is an American soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.
The team plays its home games at Community Education Field in nearby St. Michael, Minnesota, where they have played since 2010. The team's colors are black and white.
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History
founded in 2009. the chairmen, Tim Haselberger help found the team. At the end their second season playing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the Kings finished second from the bottom in the Midwest conference with a record of 2-8-2. “It was a terrible year,” said Haselberger, who is also goalkeeper for the Kings. “We had players who viewed the team as more of a rec-team than a professional team.” Problems with attendance and work rate at practices and training plagued the team during the season, but with the season over the Kings are already taking steps to recruit new players and beginning to fix what didn’t work for next year.
Players
2011 Roster
Source: [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player FW Adi Bilani FW Carlos Boquin FW Alexander Canales DF Roger Derham MF Juan Fiz DF Jeff Frank Captain* MF Rodrigo Galvan MF Chad Gilmer DF Raul Guzman DF Haris Handzija GK Timothy Haselberger Owner* DF Zachary Hunsinger No. Position Player DF Stanley Luke MF Marcel Marufo DF John Matejcek MF Garret O’Brien MF Peter Osborn MF Josh Pozner MF Angel Riera FW Dante Vargas FW Irvin Llamas Moreno Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup 2010 4 NPSL 5th, Midwest Did not qualify Did not enter 2011 4 NPSL 6th, Midwest Did not qualify Did not qualify Head coaches
Stadia
- Community Education Field; St. Michael, Minnesota (2010–present)
References
External links
National Premier Soccer League · Midwest Division Chicago Fire NPSL · Eau Claire Aris · Madison 56ers · Milwaukee Bavarians · Minnesota Kings · Minnesota Twin Stars · Quad City EaglesSoccer in the United States Overview United States Soccer Federation · League system · History · Hall of Fame · Clubs · Champions · Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS)Men's national teams Outdoor leagues Indoor leagues Cup competitions Men's college soccer Women's national teams Women's leagues Women's college soccer Defunct Sports teams based in Minnesota Baseball MLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles • Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers • Duluth Huskies • Mankato MoonDogs • Rochester Honkers • St. Cloud River BatsBasketball Football Hockey NHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Alexandria Blizzard • Austin Bruins • Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota WhitecapsSoccer Lacrosse College athletics NCAA Division I: University of Minnesota • Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey) • St. Cloud State University (Hockey) • University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) • Bemidji State University (Hockey)Categories:- Soccer clubs in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Minnesota soccer clubs
- Soccer clubs in the United States
- Association football clubs established in 2010
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