Dinkytown SC

Dinkytown SC was founded in 1927 by University of Minnesota alumni and students. The club competed in their first Minnesota's Cup tournament in 1940. They never won a Minnesota's Cup before the founding of the MSA, and have only one a single cup since. The club was exclusively for U of M alumi and students until 1980, when the club turned professional and was opened up to everyone. The club still has a relationship with the university, with the university's health department sponsoring their shirts. The arch in darker maroon on the crest is from Memorial Stadium, the Gophers original home, and the arches were added in 2010 to represent TCF (now Huntington) Bank Stadium. The club splits time between Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (Home of Gophers womens soccer) and Huntington Bank Stadium.

Home Kit:

The home kit is traditonally maroon with gold collar and sleeve cuffs, with the pattern changing every season.

Away Kit:

The away kit is always designed by a U of M student whos design is chosen by the club via a contest. This is the club's 3rd pink kit in their history.

Third Kit:

The club's third kit is a Nike teamwear kit, used for 1 match against Pigs Eye and 1 match against Duluth. Both on the road.
 

MSA 2021 WEEK 1

[size=75]The 2021 MSA season got underway with an exciting week of games, highlited by The Mills FC battling Pigs Eye Landing SC in the Mississippi River Derby on Sunday night. Every single team in the league played this week[/size]

=19.5pxFriday, May 14th, 2021
=14.625pxThe Cities @ Fairgrounds Club (1-1 Draw)

=19.5pxSaturday, May 15th, 2021
=14.625pxDinkytown FC @ Minneapolis City (City wins 1-0)
Med City AC @ Napoleon Athletique (Med City wins 3-2 in extra time)
=14.625pxLift Bridge SC @ Duluth 1857 (Duluth wins 2-0)

=19.5px=14.625px=21.9375pxSunday, May 16th, 2021
Edina Athletic @ Club Rondo (Rondo wins 2-0)
The Mills FC @ Pigs Eye Landing SC (Draw 1-1)

The big story of the week was the dramatic Mississippi River Derby on Sunday night. The Mills opened scoring with a goal in the 18th minute, and held that lead until the 81st. Perhaps getting too comfortable, they let Pigs Eye score on a counter attack, tying the game at its final score.
 

The Cities FC
=14.625pxBloomington, Minnesota
The Twins

Logo
=14.625pxHome

[size=75]The Cities'  Home uniforms are a classic for them, a light blue jersey with a white outlined sash. These uniforms are almost unchanged from their originals

[size=150]Away
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The Cities' Away uniform has also remained almost unchanged since their beginning. The team has worn a racing stripe on the road since their founding, with the majority of these uniforms being all navy blue with white stripes.

[size=150]Alternate[/size]
The club's alternate uniform is their place to experiment. Their alternates change every 2 years, and rarely feature team colors, but this year is an exception to that rule.

Team History
The Cities FC were founded as a club to bridge the gap between St Paul and Minneapolis, and leave their rivalry behind to become one. They first started play in 1973, playing their games at Metropolitan Stadium. In the 1980's when the Twins and Vikings moved out of the met, The Cities stayed. They reduced the stadium's capacity, and renovated it heavily since then. The club has rarely seen much success, winning the last ever Minnesota's Cup in 1980, and 1 Olson Cup in 2003. In recent years they have stayed near the middle of the table, rarely going to the playoffs but never getting to the bottom 3.

Beginnings
In 1984, Johnny Olson had the idea of uniting 12 of Minnesota's biggest soccer clubs in 1 league. The Minnesota Soccer Association was formed, and the league began play in 1985. These same 12 clubs still make up the league today.

Clubs
Lift Bridge SC (Stillwater)
Club Rondo (St Paul)
Pigs Eye Landing SC (St Paul)
Fairgrounds Club (St Paul)
The Cities FC (Bloomington)
Minneapolis City
Dinkytown SC (Minneapolis)
The Mills FC (Minneapolis)
Edina Athletic
Duluth 1857
Med City AC (Rochester)
Napoleon Athletique (St Cloud)

Uniform Template
[size=100]Team logos and uniforms coming soon[/size]


League Format
[size=100]Every team plays the 11 other teams 2 times each, once at home and once on the road, totalling 22 games. 3 points are earned for a win, 1 for a draw, and none for a loss. After the first 22 games are over, the league's top 4 enter the playoffs. The first round is a 2 leg series, the #1 seed plays the #4, and the #2 plays the #3. The finals are a best of 3.[/size]


[i]So where are we starting?

I'm going to start this at the beginning of the 2021 season, and occasionally touch on the history of the league. Every season's results will be in a google doc linked below. Here we go...


20-21 Offseason
[size=100]The 2020 season ended with a bang, as cinderella story Club Rondo jumped from the 7 to the 4 seed on the last 2 game days of the season. The team hadn't won a Olson Cup since 2008, so they had something to fight for in  the playoffs. They drew their formidable cross town rivals Pigs Eye Landing SC in the first round, only the 3rd ever playoff I-94 Derby. Rondo won the series with an aggregate score of 3-1, advancing to their first finals since 2008. They would have to face the previous season'