Charlotte FC Honors the Carolinas’ First Professional Soccer Team

Charlotte FC honors the Carolinas’ first professional soccer team

A special ceremony was held Wednesday for the Carolina Lightnin’, the first soccer team to play in the Carolinas, before Charlotte FC’s match against DC United.

New Charlotte FC kits honor history of 'Carolina Lightnin'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CAROLINA SPORTS LIVE) — Before there was Charlotte FC, there was another professional soccer team that called the Queen City home, The Carolina Lightnin,' an American League soccer team that was established in 1981, with Rodney Marsh leading the charge. The Lightin' made a statement in its first season by winning the ASL Championship and also playing a match inside Charlotte Motor Speedway. Yes, you heard that right. They playe…

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Charlotte FC Strikes With Kit Honoring Carolina Lightnin'

Source: Taylor Banner, Charlotte FC / Taylor Banner, Charlotte FC Major League Soccer chose Charlotte FC as one of ten teams in the league who could honor the past this season with a throwback jersey. This year’s does not disappoint. Charlotte FC announced Wednesday the Heritage Kit honoring Charlotte’s first soccer champions, the 1980-81 Carolina Lightnin’ of the now-defunct American Soccer League. The Lightnin’ took the league by storm, litera…