Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer explained

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

Current roster

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Head coaches

Current staff

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

Head coaching history

width= px style=""		width= px style=""	Name	width= px style=""	Tenure
1	Bill Reddan	1977–1981
2	Jim Launder	1982–1996
3	Kalekeni Banda	1997–2001
4		2002–2008
5		2009
6		2010–2021
7		2022–

Seasons

width= px style=""	Season	width= px style=""	Coach	width= px style=""	Overall	width= px style=""	Conference	width= px style=""	Standing	width= px style=""	Postseason NCAA tournament results Wisconsin have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2017. width= px style="" Year width= px style="" Record width= px style="" Seed width= px style="" Region width= px style="" Round width= px style="" Opponent width= px style="" 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 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 L 2–3 Rivalries 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 [5] External links Team Year-by-Year Records (2011)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facilities – McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. uwbadgers.com. November 13, 2017.
2. Web site: Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament Title. https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222934/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111217aaa.html. dead. November 13, 2017. Big Ten Conference. November 13, 2017. November 13, 2017.
3. https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster Men's Soccer Roster
4. Web site: UW-Madison Men's Soccer Record Book. uwbadgers.com. January 24, 2023.
5. Web site: Wisconsin Men's Soccer History vs. Milwaukee . uwbadgers.com . September 2, 2019.