Sioux Falls Thunder FC

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Sioux Falls Thunder FC
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Full nameSioux Falls Thunder FC
Short nameThunder
FoundedNovember 4, 2016;8 years ago (2016-11-04) [1]
StadiumUSF Bob Young Field
Capacity5,000
OwnersMatt, Naomi & Jon Dobson
Head CoachJohn Hakari
League NPSL
Website https://www.sfthunderfc.com/

Sioux Falls Thunder FC is a men's soccer club based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [2] The club currently competes in the National Premier Soccer League in the North Conference, having joined the league as an expansion team in 2016. [3] The team's colors are red and black.

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History

Timeline

The club was founded by Amadu Meyers in 2016, coinciding with the announcement that it would be joining NPSL as an expansion team for the 2017 season. [4] The club played their inaugural match on May 13, 2017 at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls against the Dakota Fusion FC. The first goal scored in team history came in the 6th minute when Houston Hoffman connected on a penalty kick. The Thunder would end up losing the match 3-1. The Thunder got their first win on May 30, 2017 against LC Aris FC by a score of 3-0. On March 1, 2018 the club announced that Mekonnen Afa would become the third head coach in franchise history. [5] The Thunder would start the 2018 season strong by taking 4 points in the first 2 games. But after that they would struggle and lose 9 straight games. The Thunder would finally get on the winning side of things by winning 5-2 against Dakota Fusion FC. They would carry that momentum and they would eventually win their next two games to finish the season with a total of 4 wins. After the regular season concluded Nigel Nielsen, Thunder midfielder, was named to the North Conference XI team. [6]

Season-by-Season Record

Year NPSL Regular seasonPositionPostseason
PWLTGFGAPtsDiv.Conf.Leag.NPSLUSOC
2017 143742231137th19th72ndDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2018 144912533137th18th73rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2019 12282152685th15th70thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2021 12273183596th13th61stDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2022 143652728145th11th58thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2023 12183192767th82ndDid not qualifyDid not qualify

All-Time Top Goalscorers

Leading Career Goal Scorers
#NameCareerTotal
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Limmer2017, 2021–2212
2 Flag of the United States.svg Brice Holiday2017-198
3 Flag of Haiti.svg Stevenson Storm2019, 2021–226
T4 Flag of Ireland.svg James Bolger20225
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Haight2017-185
T4 Flag of Mexico.svg Manny Rosas Quiroz20185
T4 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Trimble20195

Bold Signifies a Current Thunder Player

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Thurbin
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josiah Trimble
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brennan Haggerty
4 DF Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Ayanleh Hassan
5 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Bigirimana Omari
6 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Emmanuel Jon Coronado
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Jacobs
8 FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Lubos Polacko
9 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Crombie
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Bryan
11 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryushiro Morita
12 FW Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN David Bizimana
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Armando Garcia-Perez
14 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Vetle Auglænd
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Amaro
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trace Dobson
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Seyer
18 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Patrick Hansen
19 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Eric Beltran
20 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bernardo Torres
21 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Marcus Horwood(Captain)
22 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Stephen Ayodele
23 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lewis Albert
24 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Samuel Dolobaipu
77 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wil Rieves
99 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Howard
— MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alexis Gonzalez
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Isaac Sam

Staff

As of March 5,2023 [7]
Coaching staff
Team OwnerFlag of the United States.svg Matt, Naomi & Jon Dobson
Head coachFlag of the United States.svg John Hakari

References

  1. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  3. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC on Instagram: "Sioux Falls Thunder FC is proud to announce Mekonnen Afa as the new head coach for the 2018 season."".
  6. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League".
  7. ↑ "Staff". Sioux Falls Thunder FC. Retrieved May 7, 2022.


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