The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979–1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15–17. The team's home arena was Cobo Arena.

On May 28, 1980, at the end of the 1979–1980 season, David Schoenstadt bought the Lightning and moved the team from Detroit, Michigan to San Francisco, California where he renamed the team the San Francisco Fog.

Detroit Lightning

Owners

Norman Lear

Jerry Perenchio

Staff

Lynne Saunders – President / General Manager

Klaas de Boer – Assistant Coach

Jack Nida - Operations Assistant

Record

Honors

First Team All MISL

1979–1980 Flemming Lund

References

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Soccer clubs in Michigan

Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States

Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) teams

1979 establishments in Michigan

1980 disestablishments in Michigan

Association football clubs established in 1979

Association football clubs disestablished in 1980

Detroit Lightning