• Source: Austin Lightning

      • Austin Lightning was an amateur American soccer team. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.


      History


      Austin Lightning was founded in 2001, originally with the name Lafayette Lightning. The team played as the Lafayette Lightning for the 2001 PDL season, finishing 2nd in the Mid-South Division. When the Austin Lone Stars were relegated from USL D3 Pro League in 2000 season and subsequently folded before the 2001 season started.Austin had no major soccer team in the city. This allowed the Lightning to transfer from Layfayette to Austin under the leadership of player/coach Chris Veselka. The team played their home games at St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas). After two years as the only team in town, Jonathan Langer was looking to bring a professional team back to town in the form of Austin Posse, but the team ceased operation after three exhibition games. The team played its home games for their final seasons at the Tony Burger Center in the city of Austin, Texas. The team dissolved in 2007 and were
      reborn as the Austin Stampede under some of the same management and with a new coach.


      Year-by-year




      Coaches


      Chris Veselka 2001
      Jaime Mimbela 2007


      Notable alumni


      Ismail Elfath


      Stadia


      Stadium at St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Austin, Texas 2003
      Stadium at Red Rock High School, Red Rock, Texas 2004
      Williamson County Regional Park, Leander, Texas 2003, 2005–06, 2007
      Noack Sports Complex, Austin, Texas 2005 (3 games)
      House Park, Austin, Texas 2005 (1 game), 2007
      Tony Burger Center, Austin, Texas 2007


      Average attendance


      2007: 282
      2006: 261
      2005: 197


      See also


      Austin Thunder
      Austin Lone Stars
      Austin Aztex
      Austin Aztex U23
      Austin Bold FC
      Austin United FC
      Austin FC
      Austin FC II


      References




      External links


      Austin Lightning
      USL Premier Development League Austin Lightning Page

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