Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer

Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
Founded	1977; 47 years ago
University	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Head coach	Neil Jones (1st season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Madison, Wisconsin
Stadium	Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex ; (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Badgers
Colors	Cardinal 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.

Roster

As of May 16, 2021 ^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Ben Leas
3	MF	ESP	Iñaqui Iribarren
4	DF	USA	Ethan Chung
5	DF	GER	Moriz Kappelsberger
6	MF	USA	Finn Trondson
7	FW	USA	Jack Finnegan
8	FW	USA	Andrew Akindele
9	MF	USA	Alex Alfaro
10	MF	USA	Tim Bielic
11	FW	GER	Henry Tophoven
12	DF	USA	Zach Klancnik
13	MF	USA	Kyle McCurly
14	MF	USA	Murat Calkap


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Dawson Gulley
16	MF	USA	Patrick Yim
18	MF	USA	Bennett Pauls
20	FW	USA	Noah Melick
21	MF	USA	Michael Wampler
22	DF	USA	Dylan McClary
23	DF	USA	Austin Holtebeck
24	DF	USA	Eliot Popkewitz
26	DF	USA	Justin Bobb
27	MF	USA	Liam Bailey
31	GK	GER	Sven Kleinhans
32	GK	USA	Ben Krongard
35	GK	USA	Carter Abbott

Seasons

Statistics overview
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

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 (2OT)
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 (OT) L 2–3 (OT)

Rivalries

Wisconsin in action against Marquette

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

Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer: the two program compete for the Chancellor's Cup when they meet
Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer
Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer: the two programs compete for the Governor's Cup when they meet

Governor's Cup

As of September 1, 2019^[5]

Milwaukee victories	Wisconsin victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	Tie	2–2
9	October 10, 2007	Milwaukee, WI	Tie	1–1
10	November 5, 2009	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	1–0
11	October 27, 2010	Madison, WI	Wisconsin	2–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
12	October 26, 2011	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin	2–0
13	October 10, 2012	Madison, WI	Milwaukee	1–0
14	October 23, 2013	Milwaukee, WI	Tie	1–1
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	Tie	0–0
20	October 3, 2018	Madison, WI	Tie	1–1
21	October 2, 2019	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee	1–0
Series: Wisconsin leads 11–5–5

^ NCAA Tournament game.

Head coaching history

Bill Reddan (1977–1981)
Jim Launder (1982–1996)
Kalekeni Banda (1997–2001)
Jeff Rohrman (2002–2008)
Todd Yeagley (2009)
John Trask (2010–2021)
Neil Jones (2022–)

References

^ "Facilities – McClimon Track/Soccer Complex". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ 2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster on Wisconsin Badgers
^ "UW-Madison Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
^ "Wisconsin Men's Soccer History vs. Milwaukee". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

External links

[NCAA-6] NCAA Tournament game.

[1] "Facilities – McClimon Track/Soccer Complex". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[2017bigten-2] "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] 2020-21 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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