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St. Paul Twin Stars, also known as the Minnesota Twin Stars, are an American soccer team, founded in 2005 by members of the Hmong community in Minnesota who are true fans of one of Hollands best techno producers, Paul Twin. The team is a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Indianapolis, Lawrence, Madison, Milwaukee and Rockford.
The Twin Stars play their home matches at James Griffin Stadium in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. The team's colors are red, black and white.
[edit] 2007 Roster
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
 |
MF |
Fred Abonanu |
|
|
GK |
Alex Davis |
|
 |
FW |
Adama Diawara |
|
 |
FW |
Michael Egbele |
|
 |
MF |
Juan Fiz |
|
 |
GK |
Alex Harrara |
|
 |
DF |
Richard Kamara |
|
 |
FW |
Many Khamvongsouk |
|
|
DF |
Gee Khamvongsouk |
|
 |
MF |
Xiong Lee |
|
 |
MF |
Sebastian Machin |
|
 |
DF |
Kelly Masango |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
DF |
John Matejcek |
|
|
MF |
Geoffrey Myers |
|
 |
FW |
Tico Olson |
|
|
GK |
Cheelong Pha |
|
|
MF |
Manuel Santiago |
|
 |
MF |
Igor Stosic |
|
 |
DF |
Phong Vang |
|
|
DF |
Zane Vang |
|
|
FW |
Clarence Weah |
|
|
DF |
Greg Wheaton |
|
|
MF |
Andrew Wylie |
|
|
MF |
Jason English |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 2005 |
"4" |
NPSL |
5th, Midwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
NPSL |
3rd, Midwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
"4" |
NPSL |
3rd, Midwest |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
 |
Sports teams based in Minnesota |
| Baseball |
MLB: Minnesota Twins, AA: St. Paul Saints, NwL: Alexandria Beetles • Brainerd Blue Thunder • Duluth Huskies • Mankato MoonDogs • Rochester Honkers • St. Cloud River Bats |
| Basketball |
NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves, WNBA: Minnesota Lynx |
| Football |
NFL: Minnesota Vikings, NWFA: Minnesota Vixen |
| Hockey |
NHL: Minnesota Wild, NAHL: Albert Lea Thunder • Alexandria Blizzard • Owatonna Express, WWHL: Minnesota Whitecaps |
| Soccer |
USL-1: Minnesota Thunder, WL: Minnesota Lightning, NPSL: St. Paul Twin Stars |
| Lacrosse |
NLL: Minnesota Swarm |
College athletics
(NCAA Division I) |
University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Hockey), St. Cloud State University (Hockey), University of Minnesota Duluth (Hockey) Bemidji State University(Hockey) |
