| 2010 season | |||
| Owner | Paul Erickson (NSC) | ||
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| Head Coach | Manny Lagos | ||
| USSF Division 2 | - | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hlavaty (3 goals) Cvilikas (3 goals) All: Hlavaty (4 goals) |
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| Highest home attendance | 2,310 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 588 | ||
| Average home attendance | 1,374 | ||
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The 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars season is the first season of the franchise to be played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.
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| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Details |
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| 1 | Rochester Rhinos | 54 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | Details |
| 2 | Austin Aztex | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | Details |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 49 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 23 | +11 | Details |
| 4 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 36 | −4 | Details |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 37 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | Details |
| 6 | FC Tampa Bay | 32 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | Details |
| Final regular season standings. Based on the results at the USSF D-2 schedule table | ||||||||||
| 2010 USSF Division 2 playoff structure |
| Conference leaders automatically qualify for playoffs |
| The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs. |
Win Tie Loss
| April 11, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 – 0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Dever Orgill 16' Zurab Tsiskaridze 43' Luca Bellisomo 62' Wes Knight 70' Marlon James 76' |
(report) | Andrei Gotsmanov 21' Kevin Friedland 61' Brian Kallman 86' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
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| April 16, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Cary, North Carolina, USA | ||
| (report) | Daniel Wasson 37' Daniel Wasson 48' Simone Bracalello 70' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
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| April 18, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | ||
| David Foley 13' Nick Addlery 17' Sandy Gbandi 51' Noah Delgado 61' Sandy Gbandi 67' |
(report) | Neil Hlavaty 85' Ely Allen 90' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
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| April 24, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Kyle Altman 16' Brian Kallman 32' Gao Leilei 34' (pen.) Andres Arango 68' Leilei Gao 86' |
(report) | Jeremy Christie 28' Gordon Kljestan 31' Aaron Wheeler 56' Takuya Yamada 72' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,310 |
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| April 28, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 3 | Rochester Rhinos | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Andres Arango 12' Andrei Gotsmanov 87' |
(report) | Rich Costanzo 26' Tino Nunez 29' Tino Nunez 53' Rich Costanzo 89' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 627 |
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| May 1, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 2 | Austin Aztex | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Brian Cvilikas 36' Daniel Wasson 44' Melvin Tarley 72' |
(report) | Stephan Campbell 23' Eddie Johnson 75' Joey Worthen 80' Jamie Watson 83' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 753 |
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| May 8, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 2 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Adam Braz 45' Rocco Placentino 79' Rocco Placentino 90' Rocco Placentino 90' |
(report) | Kyle Altman 31' Leilei Gao 63' Kevin Friedland 69' Brian Cvilikas 78' Johnny Menyongar 82' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Mike Edmunds |
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| May 15, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 1 | Miami FC | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Johnny Menyongar 56' Two-Boys Gumede 75' Chris Clements 83' |
(report) | Paulo Araujo Jr. 73' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,576 |
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| May 22, 2010 | Miami FC | 1 – 0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | ||
| Paulo Araujo Jr. 71' | (report) | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium |
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| May 27, 2010 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Tampa, Florida, USA | ||
| Gordon Kljestan 6' Aaron Wheeler 20' (pen.) Long Tan 26' Aaron Wheeler 31' Takuya Yamada 68' Joe Donoho 88' |
(report) | Matt Van Oekel 19' Neil Hlavaty 38' Chris Clements 63' Warren Ukah 76' Kevin Friedland 90' |
Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field |
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| May 29, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 3 – 2 | AC St. Louis | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Daniel Wasson 41' Kyle Altman 72' Neil Hlavaty 87' |
(report) | Luke Kreamalmeyer 25' Jefferson De Lima 69' Cole Troy 86' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,562 |
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| June 4, 2010 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 – 0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Rochester, New York, USA | ||
| Troy Roberts 57' Aaron Pitchkolan 90' |
(report) | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium |
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| June 9, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 0 | Montreal Impact | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Brian Cvilikas 57' Kyle Altman 82' Melvin Tarley 87' |
(report) | Nevio Pizzolitto 37' Phillipe Billy 55' Stephen deRoux 89' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 746 |
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| June 17, 2010 | Portland Timbers | 0 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Portland, Oregon, USA | ||
| Takayuki Suzuki 8' Ian Joy 35' James Marcelin 52' |
(report) | Ely Allen 20' Chris Clements 43' Brian Cvilikas 60' Kevin Friedland 78' |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,877 |
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| June 19, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 2 | Portland Timbers | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Ryan Pore 6' (pen.) Josh Cameron 89' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,152 |
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| June 26, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 – 3 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | ||
| Tsuyoshi Yoshitake 50' Paul Robson 88' |
(report) | Warren Ukah 17' Brian Cvilikas 65' Daniel Wasson 71' Andres Arango 81' Brian Cvilikas 90+3' |
Stadium: Paul Angelo Russo Stadium Attendance: 2,348 |
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| July 4, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 1 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Andres Arango 42' Warren Ukah 89' |
(report) | Randi Patterson 18' Yaikel Perez 37' Andrew Marshall 56' Val Teixeira 67' Tsuyoshi Yoshitake 86' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,136 |
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| July 10, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| (OG) 29' Daniel Wasson 42' Andres Arango 65' Scott Lorenz 74' |
(report) | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 1,803 |
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| July 14, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 2 – 2 | AC St. Louis | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Brian Kallman 56' Brian Cvilikas 87' Geison Moura 90+1' Geison Moura 90+1' |
(report) | Jeff Cosgriff 43' Chris Salvaggione 62' Chris Salvaggione 64' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,091 |
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| July 21, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 – 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Melvin Tarley 24' | (report) | Christopher Nurse 71' | Stadium: National Sports Center |
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| July 25, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 – 1 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Martin Nash 67' | (report) | Simone Bracalello 28' Ely Allen 36' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,288 |
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| August 1, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 2 – 2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Fenton, Missouri, USA | ||
| Luke Kreamalmeyer 42' Luke Kreamalmeyer 86' (pen.) |
(report) | Melvin Tarley 83' Brian Cvilikas 90' Lucas Rodriguez 90' |
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 2,037 |
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| August 11, 2010 | Portland Timbers | 2 – 2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Portland, Oregon, USA | ||
| Dike 44' Ryan Pore 63' (pen.) Ian Joy 64' |
(report) | Ely Allen 24' Kyle Altman 38' Melvin Tarley 60' Kevin Friedland 68' Simone Bracalello 73' |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 15,418 Referee: Yadar Reves |
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| August 14, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| (report) | Martin Nash 15' | Stadium: National Sports Center |
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| August 21, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 1 | Portland Timbers | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Joe Warren 66' | (report) | Ryan Pore 68' (pen.) | Stadium: National Sports Center |
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| September 4, 2010 | Austin Aztex | 2 – 0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Austin, Texas, USA | ||
| Eddie Johnson 28' Eddie Johnson 80' |
(report) | Neil Hlavaty 90' | Stadium: House Park |
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| July 2, 2010 | Rochester Thunder | 1 – 2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Rochester, Minnesota, USA | ||
| 65' | (report) | Brian Cvilikas 25' Kentaro Takada 73' |
Stadium: RCTC Stadium |
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| July 16, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 2 – 1 | Rochester Thunder | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Simone Bracalello 52' Neil Hlavaty 78' |
(report) | Francis Otira 54' | Stadium: National Sports Center |
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Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First Round | Second Round | |||||||
| D-2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 4 | ||||||
| USASA | KC Athletics | 2 | ||||||
| D-2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 | ||||||
| D-2 | AC St. Louis | 1 | ||||||
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 0 | ||||||
| D-2 | AC St. Louis | 1 | ||||||
| First Round June 15, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 4 – 2 | KC Athletics | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Ukah 35' 45+1' Hlavaty 45' 75' (pen.) Bracalello 71' |
(Report) | Vermillion 27' Hoffman 61' (pen.) Perkins 72' |
Stadium: National Sports Center |
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| Second Round June 22, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0 – 1 | AC St. Louis | Blaine, Minnesota, USA | ||
| (Report) | Cole 5' Ambersley 29' 35' Stisser 62' |
Stadium: National Sports Center |
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