The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League

Major Soccer League

The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...

 franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17. The team's home arena was Cobo Arena.

On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979-1980 season, David Schoenstadt bought the Lightning and moved the team from Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

 to San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 where he renamed the team the San Francisco Fog

San Francisco Fog (MISL)

The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980-1981.-History:The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11-29...

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Record

Year	Record	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1979-1980	15-17	3rd Central Division	1st Round	Did not enter

1979-1980 Roster

Buzz Demling

Buzz Demling

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 25 Apps 0 Goals Pat Ercoli

Pat Ercoli

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 32 Apps 44 Goals Bernie Fagan

Bernie Fagan

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 31 Apps 2 Goals Bart Farley

Bart Farley

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 8 Apps 0 Goals Randy Garber

Randy Garber

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 Mani Hernandez 38 Apps 8 Goals Mike Hunter

Mike Hunter (soccer)

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 20 Apps 4 Goals Flemming Lund

Flemming Lund

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 32 Apps 7 Goals   Johnny Moore

Johnny Moore (soccer)

Johnny Moore is a former Scottish-U.S. soccer player who spent several years in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He has also served in various administrative positions, including general manager of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Moore also earned...

 24 Apps 22 Goals Wolfgang Rausch

Wolfgang Rausch

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 27 Apps 21 Goals Len Renery

Len Renery

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 9 Apps 4 Goals Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds (footballer)

Craig Reynolds is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is an assistant coach with the DePaul University men's soccer coach. He also served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Fire from 2004 to...

 32 Apps 5 Goals Antonio Simoes

António Simões

António José Simões da Costa ; born Corroios, 14 December 1943) is a Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He played as a left winger for Benfica, from 1961/62 to 1974/75. With only 1.58 m of height, he is seen as the first "Giant Gnome" of Portuguese football, before Rui Barros...

 2 Apps 0 Goals Chris Turner

Chris Turner (Canadian goalkeeper)

Chris Turner is a retired Canadian soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the Canadian national team.-Professional:...

 31 Apps 0 Goals Zequinha

Zequinha

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22 Apps 20 goals