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Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer

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Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Head coachNeil Jones (1st season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationMadison, Wisconsin
StadiumDan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex[1]
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameBadgers
ColorsCardinal and White
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1995
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1995
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1993, 1995
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1991, 1993, 1995, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
1981, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2017
Conference Tournament championships
1995, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1991, 1992, 1995

The Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Wisconsin's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1977. The team plays its home games at Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex. The Badgers are coached by Neil Jones.

The Badgers' greatest success came during the mid-1990s, where the program won the NCAA championship and Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament in 1995. They won their second Big Ten Tournament in 2017.[2] The program has produced professional soccer players including Sam Brotherton and A. J. Cochran.

Players

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Current roster

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As of December 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Matisse Hébert
2 DF Iceland ISL Birgir Baldvinsson
3 MF United States USA Noah Glorioso
4 MF United States USA Julian Kuhr
5 DF United States USA Ryan Quintos
6 DF United States USA Roberto Burlew
7 FW United States USA Kevin Andrews
8 MF United States USA Trip Fleming
9 FW United States USA Markie Hrvojevic
10 MF United States USA Charlie Crockford
11 FW Germany GER Mason Henderson
12 DF United States USA Drew Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW United States USA Dean Boltz
16 FW United States USA Roman Eisa
17 DF United States USA Ryan Keefe
18 MF United States USA Matthew Zachemski
20 FW New Zealand NZL Thomas Raimbault
23 DF United States USA Will Smith
24 DF United States USA Eliot Popkewitz
25 DF England ENG Ellis Jones
26 MF England ENG Liam Chadwick
28 MF United States USA Andrew Chavez
30 GK United States USA Adam Braman
33 GK United States USA Luke Shrivers

Head coaches

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Current staff

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Position Name
Head coach Neil Jones
Assistant coach Nate Boyden
Assistant coach Ryan Osborne
Assistant coach Daniel Bermingham

Head coaching history

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# Name Tenure
1 Bill Reddan 1977–1981
2 Jim Launder 1982–1996
3 Kalekeni Banda 1997–2001
4 Jeff Rohrman 2002–2008
5 Todd Yeagley 2009
6 John Trask 2010–2021
7 Neil Jones 2022–

Seasons

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A Wisconsin match c. 1975
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Big Ten (1977–present)
1977 Bill Reddan 6–5–1 2–2–0
1978 Bill Reddan
1979 Bill Reddan
1980 Bill Reddan
1981 Bill Reddan NCAA First Round
1982 Jim Launder
1983 Jim Launder
1984 Jim Launder
1985 Jim Launder
1986 Jim Launder
1987 Jim Launder
1988 Jim Launder
1989 Jim Launder
1990 Jim Launder
1991 Jim Launder 1st NCAA Second Round
1992 Jim Launder 1st
1993 Jim Launder 2nd NCAA Quarterfinal
1994 Jim Launder T-3rd NCAA First Round
1995 Jim Launder 20–4–1 4–1–0 1st Big Ten co-champions
NCAA Champions
1996 Jim Launder 11–5–5 2–2–1 T-3rd
1997 Kalekeni Banda 7–13–0 2–3–0 T-4th
1998 Kalekeni Banda 4–15–1 1–4–0 T-4th
1999 Kalekeni Banda 6–13–1 1–4–0 T-5th
2000 Kalekeni Banda 10–9–1 3–3–0 T-4th
2001 Kalekeni Banda 10–8–1 3–3–0 T-4th
2002 Jeff Rohrman 9–10–0 3–3–0 T-2nd
2003 Jeff Rohrman 11–10–1 1–4–1 5th
2004 Jeff Rohrman 9–10–0 2–4–0 4th
2005 Jeff Rohrman 8–11–0 2–4–0 T-5th
2006 Jeff Rohrman 9–8–2 3–2–1 T-2nd
2007 Jeff Rohrman 6–7–6 0–3–3 6th
2008 Jeff Rohrman 9–7–3 1–4–1 7th
2009 Todd Yeagley 7–9–2 3–3–0 4th
2010 John Trask 4–13–1 1–4–1 7th
2011 John Trask 10–8–2 4–2–0 T-2nd Big Ten Semifinals
2012 John Trask 6–8–5 1–3–2 6th Big Ten Quarterfinals
2013 John Trask 14–5–2 4–2–0 2nd Big Ten Quarterfinals
NCAA Second Round
2014 John Trask 3–12–3 0–7–1 9th Big Ten Play-In
2015 John Trask 5–11–3 2–3–3 7th Big Ten Quarterfinals
2016 John Trask 11–4–4 4–2–2 3rd Big Ten Runners-up
2017 John Trask 10–4–5 4–3–1 5th Big Ten Champions
2018 John Trask 10–6–2 6–2–0 2nd Big Ten Semifinals
2019 John Trask 3–11–4 1–4–3 7th Big Ten Quarterfinals
Big Ten Total:
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

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Wisconsin have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2017.[2]

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
1981 15–2–2 Second round Indiana L 1–5
1991 17–4–1 First round
Second round
Evansville
Indiana
W 2–0
L 0–1 (a.e.t.)
1993 15–4–4 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Notre Dame
Indiana
Virginia
W 2–1
W 1–0
L 0–3
1994 14–6–0 1 First round SMU L 1–2
1995 20–4–1 2 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Bowling Green
William & Mary
#2 SMU
Portland
Duke
W 2–0
W 1–0
W 2–0
W 1–0
W 2–0
2013 14–5–2 3 First round
Second round
Milwaukee
#3 Notre Dame
W 1–0
L 0–4
2017 12–5–5 2 First round
Second round
Third round
Illinois-Chicago
#12 Notre Dame
#5 Akron
W 4–1
W 1–0 (a.e.t.)
L 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Rivalries

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Wisconsin in action against Marquette

Wisconsin has rivalries with the three in-state Division I programs.[4]

Governor's Cup

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As of September 1, 2019[5]
Milwaukee victoriesWisconsin victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 20, 1995 Hartland, WI Wisconsin 1–0
2 October 6, 2000 Madison, WI Wisconsin 3–2
3 October 5, 2001 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 3–1
4 October 16, 2002 Madison, WI Milwaukee 1–0
5 October 1, 2003 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin 1–0
6 October 6, 2004 Madison, WI Wisconsin 2–1
7 October 4, 2005 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 2–0
8 September 20, 2006 Madison, WI Tie2–2
9 October 10, 2007 Milwaukee, WI Tie1–1
10 November 5, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin 1–0
11 October 27, 2010 Madison, WI Wisconsin 2–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
12 October 26, 2011 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin 2–0
13 October 10, 2012 Madison, WI Milwaukee 1–0
14 October 23, 2013 Milwaukee, WI Tie1–1
15 November 21, 2013[a] Madison, WI Wisconsin 1–0
16 October 22, 2014 Madison, WI Wisconsin 1–0
17 October 21, 2015 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin 1–0
18 October 18, 2016 Madison, WI Wisconsin 3–0
19 October 24, 2017 Milwaukee, WI Tie0–0
20 October 3, 2018 Madison, WI Tie1–1
21 October 2, 2019 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee 1–0
Series: Wisconsin leads 11–5–5

References

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  1. ^ "Facilities – McClimon Track/Soccer Complex". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Title". Big Ten Conference. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Men's Soccer Roster on Wisconsin Badgers
  4. ^ "UW-Madison Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Men's Soccer History vs. Milwaukee". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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