Louisville Lightning season-by-season results

The Louisville Lightning were an American professional indoor soccer team based at the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky. They joined the Professional Arena Soccer League in 2009 and suspended operations in 2012 after three full seasons.^[1][2]

2009-10 season

Louisville Lightning

2009–10 PASL-Pro season
Arena	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club 3000 Mellwood Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40207
← N/A 2010-11 →

The 2009–10 Louisville Lightning season was the first season of the Louisville Lightning professional indoor soccer club. The Lightning, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky.^[3]

During their inaugural season, the Lightning went 11-5, finishing second in the Eastern Division to the Cincinnati Kings. The team also reached the finals of the 2009–10 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, losing to the San Diego Sockers.

      Win       Tie       Loss

Regular season

Game	Date	Level	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
1	November 13	PASL	at 1790 Cincinnati Express	L 5–6[4]	0–1	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
2	November 20	PASL	Detroit Waza	W 8–3[5]	1–1	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
3	December 4	PASL	at St. Louis Illusion	W 7–5[6]	2–1	Glen Carbon, IL
4	December 19	PASL	at St. Louis Illusion	L 9–10[7]	2–2	Glen Carbon, IL
5	January 2	PASL	at Ohio Vortex	W 11–9[8]	3–2	Canton, OH
6	January 8	PASL+Cup	Ohio Vortex	W 18–4[9]	4–2	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
7	January 9	PASL	at 1790 Cincinnati Express	L 8–9[10]	4–3	Cincinnati, OH
8	January 16	PASL	at Ohio Vortex	L 12–9[11]	4–4	Canton, OH
9	January 17	PASL+Cup	at Detroit Waza	W 7–6[12]	5–4	Taylor Sportsplex
10	January 22	PASL	St. Louis Illusion	W 8–1[13]	6–4	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
11	January 29	PASL	Detroit Waza	W 15–6[14]	6–4	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
12	February 5	PASL	Ohio Vortex	W 14–8[15]	7–4	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
13	February 6	PASL	at Detroit Waza	W 9–8[16]	8–4	Taylor Sportsplex
14	February 12	PASL	at 1790 Cincinnati Express	L 6–7[17]	9–5	Cincinnati, OH
15	February 19	PASL+Cup	1790 Cincinnati Express	W 8–5	10–5[18]	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
16	February 26	PASL	Detroit Waza	W 15–12[19]	11–5	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex

US Open Cup

Game	Date	Level	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
Round of 32	December 11	US Open Cup	West Virginia Quantum Force	W 22–1[20]	1–0	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
Round of 16	January 8	PASL+Cup	Ohio Vortex	W 18–4[9]	2–0	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
Quarter-finals	January 17	PASL+Cup	at Detroit Waza	W 7–6[12]	3–0	Taylor Sportsplex
Semi-finals	February 19	PASL+Cup	1790 Cincinnati Express	W 8–5	10–5[18]	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex
Finals	April 10	US Open Cup	San Diego Sockers	L 11–7[21]	4–1	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Complex

2010-11 season

Louisville Lightning

2010–11 PASL-Pro season
Head Coach	Ted J. Nichols
Arena	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club 3000 Mellwood Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40207
← 2009-10 2011-12 →

The 2010–11 Louisville Lightning season was the second season of the Louisville Lightning professional indoor soccer club. The Lightning, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

The 2010-11 season began with high expectations in Louisville, as the team became the first PASL team to sign three former Major League Soccer players to the team at the same time. Joining John Michael Hayden, who was returning from the previous year, were Othaniel Yanez and Thabiso Khumalo. Unfortunately, the team went 8-8,^[22] which was good enough for second in the Eastern Division over the Detroit Waza by goal differential, but a step back from the previous year.

Regular season

Date	Level	Opponent	Location	Result	Record
11.12.2010	PASL	Cincinnati Kings[23]	Louisville	L 6-5	0-1
11.19.2010	PASL	Detroit Waza	Louisville	L 6-4	0-2
12.03.2010	PASL	Revolución Tijuana	Tijuana, Mexico	W 13-7	1-2
12.04.2010	PASL	San Diego Sockers	Del Mar	L 11-5	1-3
12.17.2010	PASL	San Diego Sockers	Louisville	L 10-7	1-4
1.01.2010	PASL	Cincinnati Kings	Cincinnati	L 11-9	1-5
1.15.2010	PASL	Detroit Waza	Taylor	W 10-4	2-5
1.22.2010	PASL	Cincinnati Kings	Louisville	L 10-7	2-6
1.28.2010	PASL	Ohio Vortex	Louisville	W 8-3	3-6
2.04.2010	PASL	Detroit Waza	Louisville	W 8-7	4-6
2.05.2010	PASL	Ohio Vortex	Canton	W 14-7	5-6
2.11.2010	PASL	Ohio Vortex	Canton	W 11-4	6-6
2.12.2010	PASL	Detroit Waza	Taylor	L 10-9	6-7
2.19.2010	PASL	Illinois Piasa	Louisville	L 11-8	6-8
2.25.2010	PASL	Ohio Vortex	Louisville	W 13-6	7-8
3.04.2010	PASL*	Cincinnati Kings	Cincinnati	W 9-4	8-8

US Open Cup

Date	Level	Opponent	Location	Result	Record
12.10.2010	US Open Cup	Evansville Crush	Louisville	W 25-3	Round of 16
1.07.2010	US Open Cup	A.A.F.C.	Louisville	W 23-5	Quarterfinals

• - The Lightning and Cincinnati Kings were slated to play each other in the semifinals of the US Open Cup, but due to miscommunication and scheduling conflicts, the PASL forced Louisville to forfeit instead of counting the March 4 game towards both the PASL regular season and the US Open Cup, as is normally done to combat costs from travel when applicable. Had this game counted for both levels, Louisville would have played the San Diego Sockers in the finals of the US Open Cup for the second consecutive year. Instead, San Diego defeated Cincinnati 13-6.

2011-12 schedule

Louisville Lightning

2011–12 PASL season
Arena	Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club 3000 Mellwood Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40207
← 2010-11 N/A →

The 2011–12 Louisville Lightning season was the third season of the Louisville Lightning professional indoor soccer club. The Lightning, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

On October 28, 2011, the Lightning played a pre-season split-squad exhibition match dubbed the "Kick Cancer Game".^[24] The team won 11 games and lost 5 during the 2011–12 regular season. They played all 16 of these games against Eastern Division rivals Cincinnati Kings, Detroit Waza, Illinois Piasa, Kansas Magic, and Ohio Vortex. The team qualified for the postseason but lost to the Kansas Magic in the first round of the playoffs.

The Louisville Lightning also participated in the 2011–12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. The team defeated Indy Elite FC in the wild card round but lost to the Cincinnati Kings in the Round of 16, ending their run in the tournament.

References

1. "Why Choose MVSC". Louisville, KY: Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
2. "Louisville lands pro indoor soccer team". The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY). September 9, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
3. "Home of the Louisville Lightning". Louisville, KY: Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
4. November 13, 2009 v. 1790 Cincinnati Express
5. November 20, 2009 v. Detroit Waza
6. December 4, 2009 at St. Louis Illusion
7. December 19, 2009 at St. Louis Illusion
8. January 2, 2010 at Ohio Vortex
9. January 8, 2010 v. Ohio Vortex
10. January 9, 2010 at 1790 Cincinnati Express
11. January 16, 2010 at Ohio Vortex
12. January 17, 2010 at Detroit Waza
13. January 22, 2010 v. St. Louis Illusion
14. January 29, 2010 v. Detroit Waza
15. February 5, 2010 v. Ohio Vortex
16. February 6, 2010 at Detroit Waza
17. February 12, 2010 at 1790 Cincinnati Express
18. February 19, 2010 v. 1790 Cincinnati Express
19. February 26, 2010 v. Detroit Waza
20. December 11, 2009 v. West Virginia Quantum Force
21. Sockers' Lightning Strike Clinches U.S. Open Cup
22. 2010-11 Final PASL Standings
23. "Rivalry Renewed: Lightning Host Kings Friday Night in Season Opener". Our Sports Central. November 10, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
24. "2011-2012 Schedule". Louisville Lightning. February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2013.