Austin Lightning

Austin Lightning

Full name	Austin Lightning
Nickname(s)	The Lightning
Founded	2002
Dissolved	2007
Ground	Tony Burger Center (Capacity: 15,000)
Chairman	Pam Mimbela
Manager	Jaime Mimbela
League	USL Premier Development League
2007	7th, Mid South Division
Home colours Away colours

Austin Lightning was an American soccer team, founded in 2002, originally with the name Lafayette Lightning. 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.

The team played its home games at the Tony Burger Center in the city of Austin, Texas. The team's colors were white and red.

Final Squad

vs DFW Tornados, 21 July 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Chris Sanders 1 GK Miguel Gallardo 2 DF Jeff Le Blanc 7 MF Jorge Vega 9 FW Giovanni Barletta 10 MF Jaime Mimbela

No. Position Player 11 DF Beto Papandrea 17 FW Ismail Elfath 23 DF Chinedu Okoro 25 DF Will Maddox 27 MF Aaron Martinez 51 MF Christian Cruz

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2002	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	7th, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	3rd, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	5th, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	7th, Mid South	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Notable former players

• Ross Burki
• Miguel Gallardo
• A. J. Godbolt
• Sonny Guadarrama
• Willy Guadarrama

Coaches

• Chris Veselka 2001
• Jaime Mimbela 2007

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
• Noack Sports Complex, Austin, Texas 2005 (3 games)
• House Park, Austin, Texas 2005 (1 game)
• Tony Burger Center, Austin, Texas 2007

Average attendance

• 2007: 282
• 2006: 261
• 2005: 197

See also

• Austin Aztex
• Austin Aztex U23

External links

• Austin Lightning
• USL Premier Development League Austin Lightning Page
• Austin Lightning fan blog