Minnesota United FC Reserves explained

Clubname:Minnesota United FC Reserves
Fullname:Minnesota United FC Reserves
Nickname:United Reserves
Founded:2013
Stadium:East Ridge High School Stadium, Woodbury, MN
Capacity:~1,000
Chrtitle:Owners
Chairman:Bill McGuire
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Peter Rivard
League:Premier League of America
Current:2014 NPSL season
Website:http://www.mnunitedfc.com/united-reserves
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Established in 2013,[1] [2] Minnesota United FC Reserves were an American professional soccer club based in Woodbury, Minnesota who played in the Premier League of America. The team served as a development squad for their parent club, Minnesota United FC, then member of the North American Soccer League.

Mission

Upon the establishment of the Reserve team in 2013, the head coach of the Minnesota United FC main team, Manny Lagos, clearly stressed that the primary mission of forming the new team would be building a stronger foundation for and raising competitiveness within the first team: "We want to continue to grow the vision of what the club can be. Having a Reserve team is a big piece of developing potential local players but also keep the first team competitive. When you have something like this it can grow into a lot of different areas but it’s really about building this club the right way so we can be strong and have a great culture for the future," Manny said.[3]

Season-by-season

SeasonDivisionLeagueWinsDrawLosesRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
align=center 2014align=center 4NPSL (Midwest Region)align=center 6align=center 2align=center 2align=center 7th (out of 15)Lost in the 1st roundDid not enter
align=center 2015align=center 4NPSL (Midwest Region)align=center 4align=center 6align=center 2align=center 8th (out of 13)Did not qualifyDid not enter
align=center 2016align=center 5PLA (Western Conference)align=center 2align=center 4align=center 4align=center 4th (out of 6)Did not qualifyDid not enter

Rivalries

In the NPSL the Twin Cities Derby was contested between Minnesota United FC Reserves (based in Woodbury) and Minnesota Twin Stars (based in Minnetrista). After moving to the PLA the derby continues between the Reserves and Minneapolis City SC (based in Minneapolis).

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Staff

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team. 19 November 2013. NPSL. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155715/http://nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/771005.html. 2 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Minnesota United Announces Reserves Team. 19 November 2013. Minnesota United.
  3. Web site: Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team. 19 November 2013. NPSL. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155715/http://nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/771005.html. 2 April 2015. dead.