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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota
 
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Minnesota Thunder - 2008
USL First Division
Before the season, California folded. Rochester dropped 'Raging' from their name.
G W L D GF GA Pts
Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 9 6 43 23 54
Vancouver Whitecaps 30 15 8 7 34 28 53
Montreal Impact 30 12 6 12 33 28 42
Rochester Rhinos 30 11 9 10 35 32 41
Charleston Battery 30 11 7 12 34 36 40
Seattle Sounders 30 10 10 10 37 36 40
Minnesota Thunder 30 10 9 11 40 38 39
Carolina Railhawks 30 9 10 11 34 43 37
Miami FC Blues 30 8 10 12 28 34 34
Atlanta Silverbacks 30 8 10 12 37 50 34
Portland Timbers 30 7 10 13 17 26 31

Quarter Finals: Vancouver defeated Minnesota 2-0, 3-4
Montreal defeated Seattle 1-2, 3-1
Rochester defeated Charleston 2-0, 0-1
Semi-Finals: Puerto Rico defeated Rochester 0-2, 3-0
Vancouver defeated Montreal 0-1, 2-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver defeated Puerto Rico 2-1
After the season, Seattle moved up to MLS, Atlanta went on hiatis, Cleveland moved up from USL-2, and Austin joined USL-1.
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US Soccer History Archives maintained by Dave Litterer, the most complete online source of information on the NASL, MISL and the USISL.