From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football club
Minnesota 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 played 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 were navy blue and pale blue.
The team was a sister organization of the men's
Minnesota Thunder team, which played in the
USL First Division . The Minnesota Thunder was suspended from the USL First Division after they left the USL for the new
North American Soccer League .
[1]
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
External links
Overview National teams Leagues Cup competitions International tournaments Collegiate soccer Youth soccer Defunct Leagues