Sioux Falls Spitfire

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Full name

Sioux Falls Spitfire

Nickname(s)

The Spitfire, The Dragons

Founded

2001

Stadium

McEneaney Field

Capacity

3,000

Chairman

Rich Jensen

Manager

Daniel Sullivan

League

USL Premier Development League

2007

7th, Heartland Division

Home colors

Away colors

Sioux Falls Spitfire was an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.^[1]

The team played its home games at McEneaney Field on the grounds of O’Gorman High School in the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The team's colors were white and blue.

Final Squad

vs Thunder Bay Chill, 14 July 2007 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Leif Craddock
2	DF	Robert Schulz
3	DF	Ryan Stack
4	DF	Deric Nova
8	MF	Harold Munoz
10	MF	Clark Bradford

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	Robbie Miller
12	MF	Kenny Boutsabouabane
15	MF	Jona Andrade
19	FW	Scott Davidson
18	DF	Tyler Wadsworth
22	DF	Andrew Janssen

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	4	USL PDL	1st, Heartland	National Semifinals (3rd Place)	Did not qualify
2002	4	USL PDL	3rd, Heartland	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2003	4	USL PDL	7th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004	4	USL PDL	8th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005	4	USL PDL	7th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006	4	USL PDL	5th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	USL PDL	7th, Heartland	Did not qualify	Did not qualify

Honors

USL PDL Heartland Division Champions 2001

Competition history

Notable former players

John Fosu [2001]
Tim Grove
Doug Lascody
Brian Pederson
Louie Rolko
Jonny Pagel
Tyler Wadsworth

Coaches

Daniel Ohayon 2006
Daniel Sullivan 2007

Stadia

McEneaney Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2003-07

Average attendance

2007: 1,158
2006: 1,176
2005: 1,210

References

↑ Sports KSFY (September 26, 2007). "SpitFire Suspend Operations". KSFY. Retrieved 2008-10-16.

v t e Sports teams based in the Dakotas

Baseball	AA: Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Sioux Falls Canaries

Basketball	D-League: Sioux Falls Skyforce

Football	IFL: Sioux Falls Storm

Hockey	CHL: Rapid City Rush USHL: Fargo Force Sioux Falls Stampede NAHL: Aberdeen Wings Bismarck Bobcats Brookings Blizzard Minot Minotauros

Roller derby	WFTDA: Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls Sioux Falls Roller Dollz

College athletics	North Dakota (no nickname) North Dakota State Bison South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Hardrockers

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