Dayton Gemini, originally known as Dayton Gems, were an American soccer team, founded in 2000, who were members of the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, until 2002, after which the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The Gems played their home games at Baujan Field on the campus of the University of Dayton

University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...

 in the city of Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

. The team's colors were black, emerald green and white.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2000	"4"	USL PDL	2nd, Great Lakes	Conference Finals	Did not qualify
2001	"4"	USL PDL	6th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002	"4"	USL PDL	6th, Great Lakes	Did not qualify	Did not qualify