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Minnesota Lightning 
Full name Minnesota Lightning Nickname(s) Lightning Founded 2006 Ground National Sports Center
(Capacity: 12,000)Chairman 
Djorn BuchholzManager Danny StorlienLeague USL W-League 2009 3rd, Midwest Division 
Home coloursAway coloursMinnesota Lightning was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference. The team folded after the 2009 season.
The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in the city of Blaine, Minnesota, 18 miles north of downtown Minneapolis. The team's colors was navy blue and pale blue.
The team was a sister organization of the men's Minnesota Thunder team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League. The Minnesota Thunder was suspended from the USL PDL after they left the USL for the new North American Soccer League.[1]
Contents
Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs 2006 1 USL W-League 2nd, Midwest Conference Semifinals 2007 1 USL W-League 1st, Midwest Conference Finals 2008 1 USL W-League 3rd, Midwest Did not qualify 2009 2 USL W-League 3rd, Midwest Did not qualify Honors
- USL W-League Midwest Division Champions 2007
See also
References
- ^ Quarstad, Brian (27 November 2009). "USL’s Tim Holt Makes Statements Concerning the Minnesota Thunder". Inside Minnesota Soccer. http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/11/27/usls-tim-holt-makes-statements-concerning-the-minnesota-thunder/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
External links
USL W-League Seasons 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011U.S. Women's soccer Overview Competitions International 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 Bats
Basketball 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:- United States women's soccer clubs
- Soccer clubs in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Minnesota soccer clubs
- Minnesota Thunder
- USL W-League teams
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