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.
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Owners
Norman Lear
Jerry Perenchio
Staff
Lynne Saunders – President and general manager
Terry Fisher – Head coach
Klaas de Boer – Assistant coach
Jack Nida - Operations assistant
Honors
First Team All MISL
1979–1980 Flemming Lund