Minnesota NSC United were an American

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team which became a member of the

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(NPSL), the fourth tier of the

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, and played in the Midwest Conference in 2006. The team was affiliated with, and played their home matches at, the

National Sports Center The National Sports Center (NSC) is a multi-sport complex located in Blaine, Minnesota. Its site includes a soccer stadium, over 50 full-sized soccer fields, a golf course, a meeting and convention facility, an eight-sheet ice rink (the Super ...

in the city of

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, 16 miles north of downtown

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. It was coached by

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, a former player in the

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. The team replaced the Minnesota Blast in the NPSL. The Blast were a semiprofessional indoor soccer team based at the SoccerBlast facility in

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. During the offseason in 2006, Minnesota NSC United left the league. The team's management announced that they would spend the 2007 NPSL season on hiatus. This team no longer exists.

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National Sports Center
National Premier Soccer League teams Defunct soccer clubs in Minnesota Burnsville, Minnesota Anoka County, Minnesota 2006 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-footyclub-stub