AUSTIN LIGHTNING

'Austin Lightning' are an American soccer team, founded in 2002, originally with the name 'Lafayette Lightning'. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Baton Rouge, Dallas, El Paso, Jackson, Laredo and New Orleans.
The Lightning play their home games at the Tony Burger Center in the city of Austin, Texas, and in the stadium at Vista Ridge High School in the city of Cedar Park, Texas, 20 miles north of downtown Austin. The team's colors are white and red.

Contents

Current squad

Year-by-year

Notable former players

External links

Current squad

''As of June 22, 2007

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

★ A.J. Godbolt

★ Sonny Guadarrama

★ Willy Guadarrama

External links

★ Austin Lightning

★ USL Premier Development League Austin Lightning Page

★ Austin Lightning fan blog