Austin Lightning was an American
soccer team, founded in 2002, originally with the name Lafayette Lightning. The team was a member of the
United Soccer Leagues
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
(PDL), the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States. Sometimes called the American soccer pyramid, teams and leagues are not linked by the system of pro ...
, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.
The team played its home games at the
Tony Burger Center
Austin Independent School District (AISD) is a school district based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. Established in 1881, the district serves most of the City of Austin and surrounding towns, the City of Sunset Valley, the Village ...
in the city of
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
. The team's colors were white and red.
Year-by-year
Coaches
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Chris Veselka
Chris Veselka (born June 15, 1970) was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the United States and Germany. He was the 1994 USISL leading scorer with 30 goals in 13 games.
Veselka spent one season, 1990, playing soccer at Flo ...
2001
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Jaime Mimbela 2007
Stadia
* Stadium at
St. Stephen's Episcopal School,
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
2003
* Stadium at
Red Rock High School,
Red Rock, Texas
Red Rock is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
School
Red Rock is served by the Bastrop Independent School District. The only Public School in the Red Rock area is Red Rock Elementary School.
Students in the Red ...
2004
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Williamson County Regional Park Williamson may refer to:
Places
*Williamson, Arizona
*Williamson, Georgia
*Williamson, Illinois
*Williamson, Iowa
*Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York.
*Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne C ...
,
Leander, Texas
Leander ( ) is a city in Williamson County and Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 67,124 at the 2021 census estimate. A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the metropolitan area, it was t ...
2003, 2005–06
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Noack Sports Complex Noack is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Angelika Noack, German rower
* Astrid Noack, Danish sculptor
* Axel Noack, German racewalker
* Belinda Noack, Australian cricketer
* Bernd Noack, German scientist
* Eddie Noack, America ...
,
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
2005 (3 games)
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House Park
House Park is a 6,000-6,500 seat American football stadium in Austin, Texas, owned and operated by the Austin Independent School District. Unlike many school districts in Texas, AISD uses multiple shared stadiums including House Park for use in a ...
,
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
2005 (1 game)
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Tony Burger Center
Austin Independent School District (AISD) is a school district based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. Established in 1881, the district serves most of the City of Austin and surrounding towns, the City of Sunset Valley, the Village ...
,
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
2007
Average attendance
* 2007: 282
* 2006: 261
* 2005: 197
See also
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Austin Aztex
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Austin Aztex U23
Austin Aztex U23 was an American association football, soccer team based in Round Rock, Texas, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, ...
External links
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Association football clubs disestablished in 2007
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Defunct Premier Development League teams
2002 establishments in Louisiana
2007 disestablishments in Texas
Lightning
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