Lehigh Valley Steam was a

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club that competed in the

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in 1999. Based in

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, the club has problems securing a home stadium and folded after a single season. The club featured future U.S. national team player

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and was coached by

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. The team name was decided through a "Name the Soccer Team Contest", with eight different contestants submitting "Lehigh Valley Steam" or slight variants for the name.

Year-by-year

References

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