Springfield Storm

Springfield Storm

Full name	Springfield Storm
Nickname(s)	The Storm
Founded	2005
Ground	Harrison Stadium
Capacity	????
Chairman	Doug Fiester
Manager	Chris Hanlon
League	USL Premier Development League
2005	5th, Heartland Division
Home colours Away colours

Springfield Storm were an American soccer team, who played in the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid for one season, in 2005, after which the franchise was relocated to Glendora, California to become the Los Angeles Storm.

They played their home games primarily at Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, but also occasionally played at Cooper Field, also in Springfield. The team's colors were white, blue and yellow.

Final Squad

vs Kansas City Brass, July 24, 2005 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Chris Hanlon 2 DF David Smith 3 DF Charles Hogge 4 DF Spencer Smith 5 FW Nick Bohnenkamp 7 FW Nathan Salinas 8 MF Eduardo Conde 9 DF Thomas Williams

No. Position Player 10 MF Nicholas Pollard 11 MF Mike Myers 12 DF Jonathan Watson 13 MF Jacob Harris 14 MF Presto Bernardi 16 FW Mike Smith 17 MF Jared Appel 18 DF Thaylan Johnson

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2005	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Competition history

Springfield Storm were formed by local businessmen Chris Hanlon and Doug Fiester and former professional players Armen Tonianse and Brett Thomas, and entered the PDL in 2005. Playing out of Harrison Stadium on the campus of Drury University, the Storm enjoyed a fairly decent year of competition. They tied their first competitive game 1-1 with Des Moines Menace, and beat Colorado Springs Blizzard 3-0 in their second. As the year progressed, Storm registered a couple of impressive victories, including a 3-0 home victory over Nashville Metros and a 4-2 come-from-behind won over the other team from Tennessee, Memphis Express. Unfortunately, Storm's defence was overly-leaky; on five different occasions the Storm conceded four or more goals, including a pair of 5-0 and 5-1 losses to Boulder Rapids Reserve in June, and two six-goal losses to Kansas City Brass in final two games. Storm finished the season fifth in the heartland, out of the playoffs; Mike Myers was the season's top scorer, with 4 goals, while Nick Bohnenkamp registered 4 assists. At the end of the season the ownership group sold the franchise to investors in Glendora, California, where it moved to become Los Angeles Storm.

Coaches

• Chris Hanlon 2005
• Tyler Linn Assistant Coach, Reserves Head Coach 2005

Stadia

• Harrison Stadium, Springfield, Missouri 2005
• Cooper Field, Springfield, Missouri 2005 (3 games)

See also

• Springfield Demize