St. Paul Twin Stars

Full name	St. Paul Twin Stars
Nickname(s)	Twin Stars
Founded	2005
Stadium	Macalester Stadium (Capacity: ????)
Chairman	David Hans
Manager	Youssef Darbaki
League	National Premier Soccer League
2009	Regular Season: 1st, Midwest Playoffs: National Semi Finals
Home colors Away colors

St. Paul Twin Stars is an American soccer team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.

The team plays its home games at Macalester Stadium on the campus of Macalester College, where they have played since 2007. The team's colors are red, black, and white. The Twin Stars maintain a long-standing relationship with the Hmong community in Minnesota.

[edit] History

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The St. Paul Twin Stars have competed for the Midwest title throughout its existence. So far they've won it once in 2008. They have gone to the Final Four in the NPSL and got 2nd place in New York. In 1999 when the famous Dutch Techno producer 'Paul Twin' had finished his first track (Hardcor To The Neut), the direction board of the St. Paul Stars, then decided to change the name in 'St. Paul Twin Stars'.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

[1]

No. Position Player GK Jules Alex Nyom GK Tim Haselberger DF Richard Kamara DF Samukai Dunna 16 DF Greg Rosenthal MF Juan Fiz MF Edi Burs 20 MF Kelly Masango 8 MF Francisco Mbome MF Harry John Toe

No. Position Player 14 MF Karim Darbaki MF Michael Egbele MF Igor Stosic MF Jason English MF Phong Vang FW Isaac Kannah FW Keido Pour FW Clarence Weah FW Adama Diawara FW Michael McCarthy

[edit] Notable former players

• Ansu Toure
• Geoffrey Myers

[edit] Year-by-year

[edit] Honors

• NPSL Midwest Division Champions 2009
• NPSL Midwest Division Champions 2008

[edit] Head coaches

• Youssef Darbaki (2005-present)

[edit] Stadia

• James Griffin Stadium; Saint Paul, Minnesota (2005-2006)
• Macalester Stadium; Minneapolis, Minnesota (2007-present)

[edit] External links

• Official website

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