- Detroit Lightning
-
The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17. The team's home arena was Cobo Arena.
On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979-1980 season, David Schoenstadt bought the Lightning and moved the team from Detroit, Michigan to San Francisco, California where he renamed the team the San Francisco Fog.
Contents
Owners
Staff
Lynne Saunders - President / General Manager
Klaas de Boer - Assistant Coach
Record
Year Record Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup 1979-1980 15-17 3rd Central Division 1st Round Did not enter Honors
First Team All MISL
- 1979-1980 Flemming Lund
1979-1980 Roster
Buzz Demling 25 Apps 0 Goals
Pat Ercoli 32 Apps 44 Goals
Bernie Fagan 31 Apps 2 Goals
Bart Farley 8 Apps 0 Goals
Randy Garber
Mani Hernandez 38 Apps 8 Goals
Mike Hunter 20 Apps 4 Goals
Flemming Lund 32 Apps 7 Goals
Johnny Moore 24 Apps 22 Goals
Wolfgang Rausch 27 Apps 21 Goals
Len Renery 9 Apps 4 Goals
Craig Reynolds 32 Apps 5 Goals
Antonio Simoes 2 Apps 0 Goals
Chris Turner 31 Apps 0 Goals
Zequinha 22 Apps 20 goals
References
Indoor soccer in Detroit Current: Detroit Waza Defunct: Detroit Lightning (1979-1980) | Detroit Express (1979-1981) Detroit Rockers (1990-2001) | Detroit Neon/Safari (1994-1997) | Detroit Ignition (2006-2009) Categories:- Soccer clubs in Detroit, Michigan
- Michigan soccer clubs
- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) teams
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.