Minnesota Kicks

The Kicks averaged nearly 33,000 at Metropolitan Stadium in 1977, more than any club in the league but the Cosmos, on the strength of a parking-lot tailgating scene that became the team's real identity. The crowds fell by half within four years and the club folded after the 1981 season.

founded 1976 Minneapolis, MN dissolved 1981

games
192
wins
104
draws
0
losses
70

first recorded game April 24, 1976 · latest recorded game Sept. 6, 1981

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

also known as: Denver Dynamos (1974 to 1975)

All-time, by competition

competition GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 174 104 70 925 352 273 5.32 1.29
174 104 70 925 352 273 5.32 1.29

Division, year by year

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1st division6 seasons North American Soccer League, 1976North American Soccer League, 1977North American Soccer League, 1978North American Soccer League, 1979North American Soccer League, 1980North American Soccer League, 1981
Where Minnesota Kicks sat in the pyramid, 1976 to 1981. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 2 4 6 8 1976: 5.75 points per game in 24 NASL games 1976 1977: 5.27 points per game in 26 NASL games 1977 1978: 5.20 points per game in 30 NASL games 1978 1979: 6.13 points per game in 30 NASL games 1979 1980: 4.59 points per game in 32 NASL games 1980 1981: 5.09 points per game in 32 NASL games 1981 all-time 5.32
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 1981 32 19 13 163 63 57 5.09 1.11
NASL 1980 32 16 16 147 66 56 4.59 1.18
NASL 1979 30 21 9 184 67 48 6.13 1.40
NASL 1978 30 17 13 156 58 43 5.20 1.35
NASL 1977 26 16 10 137 44 36 5.27 1.22
NASL 1976 24 15 9 138 54 33 5.75 1.64

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Alan Willey 80
  2. Ron Futcher 73
  3. Ace Ntsoelengoe 50
  4. Ricardo Alonso 25
  5. Ian Hamilton 22
  6. Ade Coker 11
  7. Steve Litt 11
  8. Alan Merrick 9
  9. Charlie George 9
  10. Alan West 7

Assists

  1. Ace Ntsoelengoe 52
  2. Ian Hamilton 41
  3. Ron Futcher 36
  4. Alan West 35
  5. Willie Morgan 35
  6. Alan Merrick 25
  7. Alan Willey 23
  8. Don Masson 19
  9. Mark Moran 14
  10. Steve Litt 14

Appearances

  1. Ace Ntsoelengoe 155
  2. Steve Litt 153
  3. Alan Willey 134
  4. Alan Merrick 132
  5. Ron Futcher 129
  6. Tim Twellman 108
  7. Ian Hamilton 101
  8. Tony Want 99
  9. Tino Lettieri 88
  10. Alan West 79

Most recent games — all 192 →

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Goal difference in the 20 results listed below, oldest to newest. Wins rise above zero in green, losses fall below it in red, and a draw is a grey block across the line. Hover over a bar for the result and date; select it for the game.
date competition season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 6, 1981 NASL 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 0 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 10278 1
Sept. 2, 1981 NASL 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 0 Minnesota Kicks Lockhart Stadium 11918 1
Aug. 26, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks (SO) 0 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks Metropolitan Stadium 10722 1
Aug. 22, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 1 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 16205 1
Aug. 19, 1981 NASL 1981 Dallas Tornado 1 - 2 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 18635 1
Aug. 15, 1981 NASL 1981 Chicago Sting 7 - 2 Minnesota Kicks Wrigley Field 13254 1
Aug. 13, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 0 - 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 17841 1
Aug. 9, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 0 Toronto Blizzard Metropolitan Stadium 10307 1
Aug. 5, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 2 - 1 New York Cosmos Metropolitan Stadium 28609 1
Aug. 1, 1981 NASL 1981 Edmonton Drillers 0 - 2 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 12301 1
July 29, 1981 NASL 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 4 Minnesota Kicks Lockhart Stadium 13254 1
July 25, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 1 Washington Diplomats RFK Stadium 7771 1
July 18, 1981 NASL 1981 Chicago Sting 2 - 0 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 26265 1
July 15, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 2 - 1 Tulsa Roughnecks Metropolitan Stadium 13303 1
July 11, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 2 - 2 (SO) Portland Timbers Metropolitan Stadium 15302 1
July 8, 1981 NASL 1981 Edmonton Drillers 4 - 3 Minnesota Kicks Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium 9112 1
July 5, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 1 - 3 Montreal Manic Montreal Olympic Stadium 18451 1
July 1, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 2 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks Metropolitan Stadium 23689 1
June 27, 1981 NASL 1981 Dallas Tornado 0 - 4 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 18321 1
June 24, 1981 NASL 1981 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 4204 1