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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota
 
Minnesota returned to the professional outdoor soccer scene in 1994, after a 6 year hiatus as the Minnesota Thunder playing in the USL (formerly the USISL). During sixteen seasons the Minnesota Thunder played in 422 regular season games, compiling a record of 210 Wins, 9 Shootout Wins, 10 Shootout Losses, 147 Losses and 65 Draws.

In 2008, under brand new ownership, the team rebranded with a new design...

Minnesota Thunder 2008 - Present

2008 - Present
Minnesota Thunder 2002 - 2007 -- Primary Logo
2002 - 2007 -- Primary Logo
Minnesota Thunder 2002 - 2007 -- Primary Logo -- Logo Vertical Metallic
Logo Vertical
Metallic
Minnesota Thunder 2002 - 2007 -- Logo Vertical
Logo Vertical
Minnesota Thunder 2002 - 2007 -- Logo Icon
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In 2002, the team imbarked on creating a new image along with their partnership with Russell & Herder.
Minnesota Thunder 1990 - 2001
1990 - 2001

From Sport-Express Football Weekly, January 23, 2001
Translated from Russian by Slava Malamud

Where They Don't Have Pickup Football

Serguei Gotsmanov, a popular Byelorussian player of the Eighties, is now coaching kids in a tiny American town. But he isn't complaining.

USL (formerly USISL) Outdoor
Year G W SW/SL D L GF GA BPTS PTS
2009 30 7 --/-- 10 13 39 44 -- 31
2008 30 10 --/-- 9 11 40 38 -- 39
2007 28 5 --/-- 11 12 32 35 -- 26
2006 28 7 --/-- 6 15 34 45 -- 27
2005 28 7 --/-- 10 11 37 42 -- 31
2004 28 13 --/-- 6 9 33 23 -- 45
2003 28 17 --/-- 2 9 44 28 -- 53
2002 28 14 --/-- 5 9 55 35 9 70
2001 26 9 --/-- 2 15 29 34 3 41
2000 28 20 --/-- 4 4 74 30 15 99
1999 28 22 4/4 -- 6 57 17 6 88*
1998 28 19 3/1 -- 9 52 33 -- 51
1997 28 13 2/5 -- 15 22 30 -- 35
1996 18 10 0/0 -- 8 31 16 -- 30
1995 20 19 0/0 -- 1 72 15 -- 163
1994 18 18 --/-- -- 0 61 14 -- 170

Year by Year Details:
1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
 
Data Sources:

US Soccer History Archives maintained by Dave Litterer, the most complete online source of information on the NASL, MISL and the USISL.