Sioux Falls Thunder FC is a men's soccer club based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The club currently competes in the National Premier Soccer League in the North Conference, having joined the league as an expansion team in 2016. 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. 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. 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.
Season-by-Season Record YearNPSL Regular seasonPositionPostseason2017 14 3 7 4 22 31 13 7th 19th 72nd Did not qualify Did not qualify2018 14 4 9 1 25 33 13 7th 18th 73rd Did not qualify Did not qualify2019 12 2 8 2 15 26 8 5th 15th 70th Did not qualify Did not qualify2021 12 2 7 3 18 35 9 6th 13th 61st Did not qualify Did not qualify2022 14 3 6 5 27 28 14 5th 11th 58th Did not qualify Did not qualify202312183192767th82ndDid not qualifyDid not qualify202412174102776th73rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify2025104511522133rd44thConf SFDid not qualify202610262132886th44thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
All-Time Top Goalscorers + Leading Career Goal Scorers #NameCareerTotal1 Tyler Limmer2017, 2021–22122 Brice Holiday2017-1983 Stevenson Storm2019, 2021–226T4 James Bolger20225T4 Michael Haight2017-185T4 Manny Rosas Quiroz20185T4 Lucas Trimble20195
Bold Signifies a Current Thunder Player
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