Early success edit

TwinStars was created by Yeng Xiong in late 1997 with elite Hmong players.

2006–2010 edit

The TwinStars have competed for the Midwest title throughout its existence. Their first taste of success was the 2006 season, where one of their players, Igor Stosic, was named to the NPSL Midwest All-Star team.

They followed up in the 2007 season, by having two of their players names on the All-Star team; Juan Fiz, and 3-time winner (two with the TwinStars) Igor Stosic.

Winning their first Midwest title in 2008, having five of their players named into the Midwest All-Star team, and one of the five, Geoffrey Myers, was named as the 2008 MVP, after scoring 14 goals and five assists in only 12 appearances. Following their triumph in regional competition, the club played in the NPSL Final Four in New York, where they were runners-up in the National tournament.

TwinStars FC won the Midwest title again in 2009, this time having four players named to the Midwest All-Star team. Once again having the league MVP, this time being the 5-time All-Star, Igor Stosic, becoming the most decorated TwinStars FC player in history.

The 2010 season saw the arrival of Equatorial Guinean international Francis Mbome. The TwinStars placed third of six teams in the Midwest division, having an overall record of 5–3–2. For the third season in a row, they had produced the league MVP, this time being former Liberian national team player Richard Kamara.

Developing years edit

2011–2013 edit

The 2013 season saw many players from the youth sides advance into the senior team. Seven of the players who regularly started games for the TwinStars were in high school; all coming from Prairie Seeds Academy.

The club crest has been changed several times, usually featuring a dragon, with two stars above a red and black shield. The current crest, featuring a red dragon in front of the black half of the shield, and a black dragon on the red half of the shield, both clutching a soccer ball with two golden stars (hence the name "TwinStars") above them, is a modified version of one of the first crests, used in 2005.

• James Griffin Stadium; St. Paul, Minnesota (2005–2006)
• Macalester Stadium at Macalester College; St. Paul, Minnesota (2007–2009)
• Edor Nelson Field at Augsburg University; Minneapolis, Minnesota (2010)
• Prairie Seeds Academy; Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (2011–2013)
• Mound-Westonka High School; Mound, Minnesota (2014–2015)
• Hopkins High School; Minnetonka, Minnesota (2016)
• Minnetonka High School; Minnetonka, Minnesota (2017–present)

All-Star Team Players edit

Africa edit

•   Jules Alex Nyom (2009)
•   Ansu Toure (2006)
•   Geoffrey Myers (2008)
•   Richard Kamara (2008, 2009, 2010)
•   Adama Diawara (2008, 2009, 2010)

Europe edit

•   Igor Stosic (2005 [with Minnesota Blast], 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

South America edit

•   Juan Fiz (2007, 2008)

Club MVPs edit

• 2008   Geoffrey Myers
• 2009   Igor Stosic
• 2010   Richard Kamara

Captains edit

•   Juan Fiz (2006–2007)
•   Richard Kamara (2008–2011)
•   Adama Diawara (2012)
•   Martin Browne (2013–2014)
•   Karim Darbaki (2014–present)

as of 28 April 2015

•   Youssef Darbaki (2005–present)

Domestic edit

• National Premier Soccer League
  • Midwest Conference: 2008, 2009
  • National Final Four: Runner-up (2008)

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