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
ArenaMockingbird Valley Soccer Club
3000 Mellwood Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40207

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 CoachTed J. Nichols
ArenaMockingbird Valley Soccer Club
3000 Mellwood Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40207

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
ArenaMockingbird Valley Soccer Club
3000 Mellwood Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
Main article: 2011–12 Louisville Lightning season

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. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. 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 Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  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.
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