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Revision as of 00:13, 24 March 2011

NSC Minnesota Stars
Logo
Full nameNSC Minnesota Stars
Nickname(s)Stars
Founded2010
GroundNational Sports Center
Blaine, Minnesota
Capacity12,000
OwnerUnited States NASL
Head CoachUnited States Manny Lagos
LeagueNorth American Soccer League
2010Regular Season: 4th, USL
Overall: 7th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Current season

NSC Minnesota Stars is an American professional soccer team based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2010, the team is a member of the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

The team plays its home games at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, roughly 18 miles north of Minneapolis. The team's colors are dark blue and yellow. Their current head coach is Manny Lagos.

History

The National Sports Center began considering fielding a Division 2 men's professional soccer team in December 2009. The current team, the Minnesota Thunder, were tenants of the National Sports Center and were struggling through financial difficulties.[1] In January 2010, the National Sports Center announced they would field a new team to replace the Minnesota Thunder. The Thunder at the time were not officially folded but were facing financial ruin.[2] Following a team-naming contest, the NSC announced the official team name would be NSC Minnesota, with the team nickname being Stars on February 5, 2010.[3]

The team played its first official game on April 11, 2010, a 2–0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps.[4][5]

Rivalries

The Railway Cup is an inter-division match played between NSC Minnesota Stars and the AC St. Louis. The cup is named after the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) which was an American Class I railroad that operated lines radiating south to Saint Louis, Missouri from Minneapolis, Minnesota between 1870 to 1960.

Players

Current roster

as of September 22, 2010[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF United States USA Neil Hlavaty [7]
6 DF United States USA Kevin Friedland
7 MF Belarus BLR Andrei Gotsmanov [7]
8 MF United States USA Daniel Wasson
11 DF United States USA Chris Clements
13 MF Japan JPN Kentaro Takada
14 DF United States USA Brian Kallman [7]
15 FW United States USA Devin Deldo
16 DF United States USA Kyle Altman
17 MF Brazil BRA Geison Moura
19 FW Italy ITA Simone Bracalello
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Rodríguez
26 MF United States USA Ely Allen
— MF Liberia LBR Sandy Gbandi [8]
— DF United States USA John Gilkerson [9]
— GK United States USA Joe Warren
— MF England ENG Ryan Woods [10]
— DF Brazil BRA Cristiano Dias [7]
— MF United States USA Jeff Cosgriff [7]
— FW United States USA Tino Nuñez [7]
— MF United States USA Andy Lorei [7]

Staff

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup Avg. Attendance
2010 2 USSF D-2 Pro League 4th, USL (7th) Quarterfinals 2nd Round 1,374
2011 2 NASL

Head coaches

Stadia

National Sports Center

Supporters

References

  1. ^ From news services (November 11, 2009) "NSC plans don't include Thunder" Saint Paul Pioneer Press
  2. ^ Leighton, Tim (January 8, 2010) "Soccer - New team will replace Thunder" Saint Paul Pioneer Press
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/men/schedule/2010_04_11_v_NSC_Minnesota_Stars.aspx
  5. ^ LA VAQUE, DAVID (April 25, 2010) "Stars launch franchise with a win - The team, the successor to the Thunder, scored its first goal on a penalty kick and made it hold up." Star Tribune
  6. ^ http://www.nasl.com/roster/index/team/6/sort/last%20
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "NSC Minnesota Stars Announce Four New Signings, Three Re-Signings". 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  8. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166659
  9. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166659
  10. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166659
  11. ^ http://www.nscsports.org/news-info/media_info/releases/manny_coach.htm
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