Louisville Thunder
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Louisville Thunder was an indoor soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team played in the American Indoor Soccer Association
History
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Stadium
[edit]From the club's inaugural season in 1984 to 1987, home games were played in Broadbent Arena. It is a multi-purpose arena that also served the Louisville RiverFrogs and Louisville IceHawks of the ECHL. It has a 6,600 seat capacity
Team records
[edit]Year-by-year
[edit]| Year | Division | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | 2 | AISA | 3rd | Final | 1,915 |
| 1985–86 | 2 | AISA | 2nd | Final | 2,843 |
| 1986–87 | 2 | AISA | 1st, Southern | Champions | 2,187 |
Appearances
[edit]- As of November 21, 2023
| # | Name | Career | AISA | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Hellenkamp
|
1985-87 | 120 | 20 | 140 |
| 2 |  Saeed Bakhtiari
|
1985-87 | 103 | 19 | 122 |
| 3 | Jim Gabarra
|
1985, 1986–87 | 97 | 20 | 117 |
| 4 | Mike Fall
|
1985–87 | 78 | 20 | 98 |
| 5 | Keith Tozer
|
1985–87 | 83 | 12 | 95 |
| # | Name | Career | USL | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cameron Lancaster
|
2015–18, 2020– | 69 | 5 | 5 | 79 |
| 2 | Brian Ownby
|
2017– | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 |  Magnus Rasmussen
|
2015–16, 2018–19 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| 3 | Luke Spencer
|
2017–20 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | George Davis IV
|
2016–21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Assists
[edit]- As of November 8, 2022
| # | Name | Career | USL | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Jimenez
|
2016– | 27 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| 2 | Brian Ownby
|
2017– | 28 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| 3 |  Niall McCabe
|
2015– | 26 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Paolo DelPiccolo
|
2016– | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 |  Ilija Ilic
|
2015–18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Coaches
[edit]
Keith Tozer (1984–87)
League honors
[edit]- AISA Goalkeeper of the Year
- Rick Schweizer : 1985
- AISA All-Star Team
- Rick Schweizer : 1985
- Art Hughes : 1985
- Zoran Savic : 1986, 1987
- Art Hughes : 1986, 1987
- Chris Hellenkamp : 1987
- Regular Season Points Leader
- Zoran Savic : 1986
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Louisville Thunder | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
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- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
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- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) teams
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- Association football clubs established in 1984
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1987
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