Sioux Falls Thunder FC

Sioux Falls Thunder
Full nameSioux Falls Thunder Football Club
Short nameThunder
FoundedNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) [1]
StadiumUSF Bob Young Field
Capacity5,000
OwnersMatt, Naomi & Jon Dobson
Head CoachJohn Hakari
LeagueNPSL
Websitesfthunderfc.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.

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 season Position Postseason
P W L T GF GA Pts Div. Conf. Leag. NPSL USOC
2017 14374223113 7th 19th 72nd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 14491253313 7th 18th 73rd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 1228215268 5th 15th 70th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2021 1227318359 6th 13th 61st Did not qualify Did not qualify
2022 14365272814 5th 11th 58th Did not qualify Did not qualify
2023 12 1 8 3 19 27 6 7th 82nd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2024 12 1 7 4 10 27 7 6th 73rd Did not qualify Did not qualify
2025 10 4 5 1 15 22 13 3rd 44th Conf SF Did not qualify
2026 10 2 6 2 13 28 8 6th 44th Did not qualify Did not qualify

All-Time Top Goalscorers

Leading Career Goal Scorers
# Name Career Total
1 United States Tyler Limmer 2017, 2021–22 12
2 United States Brice Holiday 2017-19 8
3 Haiti Stevenson Storm 2019, 2021–22 6
T4 Republic of Ireland James Bolger 2022 5
T4 United States Michael Haight 2017-18 5
T4 Mexico Manny Rosas Quiroz 2018 5
T4 United States Lucas Trimble 2019 5

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

Staff

As of March 5, 2023[7]
Coaching staff
Team Owner Matt, Naomi & Jon Dobson
Head coach John Hakari

References

  1. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sioux Falls Thunder FC Joins the NPSL". www.npsl.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
  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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