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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Springfield Storm
| image = Springfieldstorm.jpg
| fullname = Springfield Storm
| nickname = The Storm
| founded = 2005
| ground = [[Harrison Stadium (Drury)|Harrison Stadium]]
| capacity = ????
| chairman = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Fiester]]
| manager = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Hanlon]]
| league = [[USL Premier Development League]]
| season = [[2005 PDL Season|2005]]
| position = 5th, Heartland Division
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The '''Springfield Storm''' was an American [[soccer]] team which 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 (Drury)|Harrison Stadium]] on the campus of [[Drury University]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]], but also occasionally played at [[Cooper Field]], also in [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]]. The team's colors were white, blue and yellow.

==Year-by-year==
{| class="wikitable"
!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 (soccer)|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 (soccer)|Memphis Express]]. Unfortunately, Storm's defence was overly-leaky; on five 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 (soccer)|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==
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Hanlon]] 2005
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tyler Linn]] Assistant Coach, Reserves Head Coach 2005

==Stadia==
* [[Harrison Stadium (Drury)|Harrison Stadium]], [[Springfield, Missouri]] 2005
* [[Cooper Field]], [[Springfield, Missouri]] 2005 (3 games)

==See also==
* [[Springfield Demize]]

[[Category:Soccer clubs in Missouri]]
[[Category:Defunct Premier Development League teams]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Missouri]]
[[Category:2005 disestablishments in Missouri]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2005]]
[[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2005]]

Springfield Storm - Revision history

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