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Full name | Minnesota United FC | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Loons, The Black and Blue[1] | ||
Short name | MNUFC | ||
Founded | 2015[2] | ||
Stadium | Allianz Field Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||
Capacity | 19,400 | ||
Owner | Bill McGuire | ||
Head coach | Eric Ramsay | ||
League | Major League Soccer | ||
2023 | Western Conference: 11th Overall: 21st Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Minnesota United FC, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017[3][4] as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soccer League (NASL) franchise of the same name.
The club played its home games at TCF Bank Stadium, on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, for its first two seasons in MLS play. Minnesota United FC completed construction of Allianz Field, a soccer-specific stadium in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, in early 2019.[5][6]
Minnesota United FC's ownership is led by Bill McGuire, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group, and includes other Minnesota sports owners: the Pohlad family, owners of the Twins; Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor; former Wild investor Glen Nelson, and his daughter Wendy Carlson Nelson of the Carlson hospitality company.