FC Milwaukee Torrent
 FC Milwaukee Torrent | ||||
| Full name | Football Club Milwaukee Torrent | |||
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| Founded | January 2015 | |||
| Stadium | Hart Park, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | |||
| Capacity | 4,900[1] | |||
| Owner | Andreas Davi | |||
| Manager | Steve Provan | |||
| Coach | Marcelo Fontana Austin Backus | |||
| League | National Premier Soccer League Women's Premier Soccer League | |||
| Website | http://milwaukeetorrent.com/ | |||
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FC Milwaukee Torrent is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2]
The club fields a men's and women's team. The men play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), and the women play in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)
History
[edit]In 2015, the team was founded, playing their inaugural season in 2016.[3][2]
Since 2017, the team has played their home games at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.[4]
In the spring of 2017 the team announced the addition of a women's side to start play in the WPSL beginning with the 2018 season.[5]
On 18 December 2018, the team announced in a press conference that Carlos Córdoba would be the Milwaukee Torrent's new head coach for the 2019 season.[citation needed]
On March 3, 2022, the team named Steve Provan as head coach for the NPSL squad ahead of the 2022 season.[6]
Year by Year NPSL Men
[edit]| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NPSL | 1st, Central (6-0-0)[7] | N/A[A] | Not eligible |
| 2017 | 7th, Great Lakes (3-6-5) | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
| 2018 | 6th, Great Lakes (3-5-4) | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
| 2019 | Played in Members Cup Only (3-5-2) | |||
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | 1st, Great Lakes (9-1-0) | Regional Semifinals | did not qualify | |
| 2022 | 4th, Great Lakes (2-6-2) | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
Tournaments
[edit]| Name | Year | Group | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | Top goalscorer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Total | ||||||||||||
| NPSL Members Cup | 2019 | N/A | 4th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | N/A |  Anthony Colaizzi Santiago D’imperio
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| NISA Independent Cup | 2021 | Midwest | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | N/A | ||
| NISA Independent Cup | 2022 | Great Lakes | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | N/A | ||
| Totals | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Year by Year WPSL Women
[edit]| Year | Regular Season | W | D | L | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3rd, Northern Conference | 3 | 6 | 1 | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | 5th, Midwest Conference | 3 | 3 | 4 | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | 4th, Group N | 4 | 3 | 3 | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | 1st, Group M | 7 | 0 | 1 | First Round |
| 2023 | 1st, Lake Michigan Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | Region Semifinals |
| 2024 | 1st, Lake Michigan Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | Midwest Conference Playoff |
Honors
[edit]- National Premier Soccer League
- Central Conference
- Champion (1): 2016, 2021
NISA Independent Cup
- Midwest Region Champion: 2021
- USASA Region II Amateur Cup Champions: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Hart Park Stadium". Wauwatosa.net. City of Wauwatosa. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Anderson, Eric (February 27, 2015). "Pro outdoor soccer returning to state in 2016 with Milwaukee Torrent". Wisconsin Soccer Central. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Carlton, James (March 2, 2015). "Ambitious German brings professional outdoor soccer back to Milwaukee". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ Staff (2016-12-01). Milwaukee Torrent to Call Hart Park, Tosa Home. Tosa Connection, 1 December 2016. Retrieved on 2020-05-03 from http://www.tosaconnection.com/milwaukee-torrent-to-call-hart-park-tosa-home/.
- ^ "New Torrent women's team gives area soccer players high-level opportunity".
- ^ "STEVE PROVAN NAMED TORRENT MEN'S COACH" (PDF). milwaukeetorrent.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Carlton, Jimmy (9 July 2016). "High-scoring Torrent clinch conference championship in inaugural season". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "FC Milwaukee Torrent". National Premier Soccer League. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The 2016 Central Conference played a provisional season with three expansion teams, including the Torrent, who were not eligible for the National Playoffs
External links
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