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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota   United Soccer Leagues, Inc. (formerly USISL) (1986-Present)   Minnesota Thunder - 2006 USL First Division G W L D GF GA Pts Montreal Impact 28 14 9 5 31 15 51 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 13 11 4 34 21 50 Charleston Battery 28 13 7 8 33 25 46 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 10 6 40 28 46 Miami FC 28 11 6 11 47 44 39 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 38 36 38 Seattle Sounders 28 11 4 13 42 48 37 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 5 13 36 42 35 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 8 8 12 26 37 32 Toronto Lynx 28 8 8 12 30 36 32 Portland Timbers 28 7 6 15 25 39 27 Minnesota Thunder 28 7 6 15 34 45 27 Quarter Finals: Vancouver defeated Miami 4-1, 2-0 Charleston defeated Puerto Rico 2-2, 1-0 Semi-Finals: Vancouver defeated Montreal 0-0, 0-0 (2-0 OT) Rochester defeated Charleston 1-0, 0-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver vs Rochester Data Sources: US Soccer History Archives maintained by Dave Litterer, the most complete online source of information on the NASL, MISL and the USISL.