 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 | Club website | |||
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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
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
| 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) | #2 Seed Midwest | did not qualify | |
| 2022 | 4th, Great Lakes (2-6-2) | did not qualify | did not qualify | |
Overall NPSL Record - 26w 23l 13d
Year by Year WPSL Women
| Year | Regular Season | W | D | L | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4th | 3 | 6 | 1 | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | 5th | 3 | 3 | 4 | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 3 | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | Lost in 1st round |
Overall WPSL Record - 17w 12d 9l
Tournaments
| 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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2 [8] |
| 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 | |||||||||
Honors
- National Premier Soccer League
- Central Conference
- Champion (1): 2016, 2021
NISA Independent Cup
- Midwest Region Champion: 2021
References
- ^ "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
- ^ The 2016 Central Conference played a provisional season with three expansion teams, including the Torrent, who were not eligible for the National Playoffs
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