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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota   United Soccer Leagues, Inc. (formerly USISL) (1986-Present)   Minnesota Thunder - 2005 USL First Division Before the season, Edmonton, Calgary, Syracuse, and Milwaukee folded. G W L D GF GA Pts Montreal Impact 28 18 7 3 37 15 61 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 6 7 45 27 51 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 9 7 37 21 45 Seattle Sounders 28 11 11 6 33 25 44 Portland Timbers 28 10 9 9 40 42 39 Richmond Kickers 28 10 9 9 28 30 39 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 46 43 38 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 3 15 40 52 33 Charleston Battery 28 9 5 14 27 36 32 Minnesota Thunder 28 7 10 11 37 42 31 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 7 7 14 26 39 28 Toronto Lynx 28 3 8 17 26 50 17 Quarter Finals: Seattle defeated Portland 1-0, 2-0 Richmond defeated Vancouver 0-0, 0-0 (5-4 PK's) Semi-Finals: Seattle defeated Montreal 2-2, 2-1 Richmond defeated Rochester 3-1, 1-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Seattle defeated Richmond 0-0 (4-3 PK's) After the season, Richmond dropped to USL-D2. Miami joined USL-D1 for the 2006 season. Data Sources: US Soccer History Archives maintained by Dave Litterer, the most complete online source of information on the NASL, MISL and the USISL.