2019 Forward Madison FC season

Forward Madison FC

2019 season
Owner	Big Top Events
Managing director	Peter Wilt
Head coach	Daryl Shore
Stadium	Breese Stevens Field
USL League One	4th
USL1 Playoffs	Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Don Smart (8) All: Don Smart (9)
Highest home attendance	4,663 (August 28 vs. Greenville Triumph SC)
Lowest home attendance	3,762 (May 18 vs. Tormenta FC)
Average home league attendance	4,292
Biggest win	3 goals: ELP 0–3 MAD (May 15, USOC) MAD 4–1 NTX (June 22) TOR 1–4 MAD (July 31)
Biggest defeat	2 goals: NTX 3–1 MAD (May 22) STL 3–1 MAD (May 29, USOC) NTX 2–0 MAD (October 12, playoffs)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2019 Forward Madison FC season was the inaugural season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the first season of the competition. Forward Madison FC also participated in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup. Forward Madison FC played their home games at Breese Stevens Field, located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

Overview

The USL League One schedule was announced on December 10, 2018. ^[1]

Club

Roster

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	On loan from
1	GK		Ryan Coulter	(1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 35)	2019
2	DF		Carter Manley	(1996-04-29) April 29, 1996 (age 28)	2019	Minnesota United FC
3	MF		Eric Leonard	(1995-10-05) October 5, 1995 (age 28)	2018
6	MF		Brandon Eaton	(1994-10-31) October 31, 1994 (age 29)	2019
7	MF		Don Smart	(1987-12-02) December 2, 1987 (age 36)	2018
10	MF		Danny Tenorio	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)	2018
11	FW		Paulo Jr.	(1989-01-23) January 23, 1989 (age 35)	2018
12	MF		Ally Hamis Ng'anzi	(2000-09-03) September 3, 2000 (age 24)	2019	Minnesota United FC
13	DF		Connor Tobin (captain)	(1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37)	2019
14	FW		Brian Bement	(1993-07-02) July 2, 1993 (age 31)	2018
15	DF		Shaun Russell	(1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 31)	2019
17	MF		Zaire Bartley	(1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 (age 26)	2018
19	MF		Vital Nizigiyimana	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)	2019
20	FW		Oliver White	(1994-09-17) September 17, 1994 (age 29)	2019	Memphis 901 FC
21	MF		Louis Bennett II	(1995-05-19) May 19, 1995 (age 29)	2019	Memphis 901 FC
22	DF		Wyatt Omsberg	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 28)	2019	Minnesota United FC
23	DF		Carl Schneider	(1992-11-19) November 19, 1992 (age 31)	2019
27	DF		Christian Díaz	(1991-04-07) April 7, 1991 (age 33)	2019
29	FW		J. C. Banks	(1989-08-24) August 24, 1989 (age 35)	2018
70	MF		Josiel Núñez	(1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31)	2018	C.D. Universitario
77	MF		Jiro Barriga Toyama	(1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 (age 29)	2019
92	GK		Brian Sylvestre	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31)	2019
97	GK		Dayne St. Clair	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27)	2019	Minnesota United FC

Out on loan

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	On loan to
33	GK		Brandon Barnes	(1994-11-16) November 16, 1994 (age 29)	2019	Charlotte Independence

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Daryl Shore	Head coach and technical director
Neil Hlavaty	Assistant coach
Ryan Coulter	Goalkeeping coach

Front office staff

Name	Position
Conor Caloia	Chief operating officer
Vern Stenman	President
Peter Wilt	Managing director

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Player	Last team	Type	Ref.
October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)	MF	Don Smart	Fresno FC	Free transfer	[2]
November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)	MF	Danny Tenorio	Naples United FC	Free transfer	[3]
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)	MF	Jeff Michaud	Miami FC	Free transfer	[4]
December 6, 2018 (2018-12-06)	MF	Josiel Núñez	C.D. Universitario	Loan	[5]
December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)	FW	Paulo Jr.	Penn FC	Free transfer	[6]
December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)	FW	Brian Bement	Jacksonville Armada FC	Free transfer	[7]
December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)	MF	Eric Leonard	Nerang Eagles SC	Free transfer	[7]
December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)	FW	J. C. Banks	Jacksonville Armada FC	Free transfer	[8]
December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)	MF	Zaire Bartley	MFK Vyškov	Free transfer	[9]
January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)	GK	Brian Sylvestre	LA Galaxy	Free transfer	[10]
January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)	MF	Brandon Eaton	Richmond Kickers	Free transfer	[11]
February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)	DF	Connor Tobin	North Carolina FC	Free transfer	[12]
February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05)	DF	Carl Schneider	IFK Åmål	Free transfer	[13]
February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)	MF	Vital Nizigiyimana	Madison 56ers	Free transfer	[14]
February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	DF	Christian Díaz	Tlaxcala F.C.	Free transfer	[15]
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)	GK	Ryan Coulter	Emerald Force SC	Free transfer	[16]
March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)	MF	Ally Hamis Ng'anzi	Minnesota United FC	Loan	[17]
March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)	MF	Jiro Barriga Toyama	Laredo Heat	Free transfer	[18]
March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)	DF	Shaun Russell	Richmond Kickers	Free transfer	[19]
April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)	GK	Brandon Barnes	Richmond Kickers	Free transfer	[20]
April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	DF	Carter Manley	Minnesota United FC	Loan	[21]
April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	DF	Wyatt Omsberg	Minnesota United FC	Loan	[21]
April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	GK	Dayne St. Clair	Minnesota United FC	Loan	[21]
April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)	FW	Mason Toye	Minnesota United FC	Loan	[21]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	MF	Louis Bennett II	Memphis 901 FC	Loan	[22]
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)	FW	Oliver White	Memphis 901 FC	Loan	[22]
July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)	FW	Abu Danladi	Minnesota United FC	Loan

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Player	Last team	Type	Ref.
June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)	FW	Mason Toye	Minnesota United FC	End of loan
June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27)	MF	Jeff Michaud		Released	[23]
July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)	FW	Abu Danladi	Minnesota United FC	End of loan
August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)	GK	Brandon Barnes	Charlotte Independence	Loan	[24]

Kits

• Shirt sponsor: Dairyland Insurance
• Shirt manufacturer: Hummel

Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper

Goalkeeper gold alternate

Goalkeeper pink alternate

Exhibitions

Forward Madison FC v Indy Eleven

February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)Preseason 1	Forward Madison FC	1–0	Indy Eleven	Loves Park, Illinois
2:00 PM CST	Bartley 55'	Report	Walker  82'	Stadium: Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
Note: Closed to the public

Saint Louis FC v Forward Madison FC

March 2, 2019 (2019-03-02)Preseason 2	Saint Louis FC	1–0	Forward Madison FC	Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM CST	Dacres 28'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Closed to the public

Saint Louis Billikens v Forward Madison FC

March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)Preseason 3	Saint Louis Billikens	Cancelled	Forward Madison FC	Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to adverse weather conditions

Forward Madison FC v Creighton Bluejays

March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)Preseason 4	Forward Madison FC	1–4	Creighton Bluejays	Loves Park, Illinois
10:00 AM CDT	Banks 80'	Report	47' 53' 65'	Stadium: Mercyhealth Sportscore Two

Forward Madison FC v Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers

March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)Preseason 5	Forward Madison FC	7–1	Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Omsberg 17', 50' Toye 25', 63' Leonard 38' Eaton 87' Bement 90'	Report	27'	Stadium: Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman Sports Complex
Note: Closed to the public

Marquette Golden Eagles v Forward Madison FC

March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)Preseason 6	Marquette Golden Eagles	1–4	Forward Madison FC	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:45 PM CDT	Coan 23'	Report	Paulo Jr. 5', 19', 74' Toye 60'	Stadium: Valley Fields

Forward Madison FC v Wisconsin Badgers

April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16)Midseason 1	Forward Madison FC	2–0	Wisconsin Badgers	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Bement 15' Danladi 17' Ng'anzi  88'	Report		Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

Forward Madison FC v Hertha BSC

May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)Midseason 2	Forward Madison FC	0–4	Hertha BSC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT		Report	Dilrosun 25' (Kalou) Lustenberger 45+1' Selke 58' (pen.) Grujić 80'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,731 Referee: Calin Radosav

Green Bay Voyageurs FC v Forward Madison FC

June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)Midseason 3	Green Bay Voyageurs FC	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
7:30 PM CDT	N. Markanich 15'	Report	Leonard 62' (Núñez)	Stadium: Capital Credit Union Park

Forward Madison FC v Minnesota United FC

June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)Midseason 4	Forward Madison FC	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Tenorio 57'	Report	Toye 23' (Miller), 80' (Martin) Kallman  35'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Calin Radosav

Forward Madison FC v Leones Negros

July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)Midseason 5	Forward Madison FC	2–1	Leones Negros	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Russell  7' Núñez  44' Bement 45' N. Markanich 58' (A. Markanich)	Report	Ortiz Martínez  28' Mora  30' Sánchez 37' Quintero  47' López  52' Lomelli  61' Ceballos  90'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,802 Referee: Adam Behrens

Wisconsin Badgers v Forward Madison FC

August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)Midseason 6	Wisconsin Badgers	1–2	Forward Madison FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT		Report		Stadium: McClimon Soccer Complex
Note: 60 minute scrimmage

Forward Madison FC v Milwaukee Torrent

September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)Midseason 7	Forward Madison FC	2–1	Milwaukee Torrent	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Bement 49' (Bartley), 56' (Bartley)	Report	D'Imperio 15'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Referee: Ryan Shanklin

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
USL League One	April 6, 2019	October 5, 2019	Matchday 1	4th	28	12	7	9	33	26	+7	042.86
USL1 Playoffs	October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)		Semifinals	Semifinals	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
U.S. Open Cup	May 7, 2019	May 29, 2019	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total					32	14	7	11	39	31	+8	043.75

Source: Competitions

USL League One

Main article: 2019 USL League One season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Texas SC	28	17	5	6	53	31	+22	56	Playoffs
2	Lansing Ignite FC	28	12	10	6	49	37	+12	46
3	Greenville Triumph SC	28	12	7	9	32	22	+10	43
4	Forward Madison FC	28	12	7	9	33	26	+7	43
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	28	10	10	8	35	37	−2	40
6	South Georgia Tormenta FC	28	9	10	9	32	34	−2	37
7	Toronto FC II	28	9	9	10	43	46	−3	36
8	FC Tucson	28	8	9	11	35	41	−6	33
9	Richmond Kickers	28	9	5	14	26	35	−9	32
10	Orlando City B	28	4	4	20	23	52	−29	16

Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	12	7	9	33	26	+7	43	7	3	4	15	9	+6	5	4	5	18	17	+1

Source: USL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	W
Position	9	9	8	7	4	3	6	8	9	10	10	6	7	7	8	8	8	4	4	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Forward Madison FC

April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06)1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	1–0	Forward Madison FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Seoane  34' Zayed 67' (Beattie) Zguro  85'	Report	Núñez  15' Smart  45+2'	Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Danielle Chesky

North Texas SC v Forward Madison FC

April 13, 2019 (2019-04-13)2	North Texas SC	1–0	Forward Madison FC	Frisco, Texas
9:20 PM CDT	Romero  7' Pepi 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Bement  19' Bartley  90+3' Coulter  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,924 Referee: Chris Ruska

Orlando City B v Forward Madison FC

April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)3	Orlando City B	1–2	Forward Madison FC	Montverde, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Granitur  25' Osei-Wusu 36' (pen.) Sérginho  55' Simeon  67'	Report	Núñez 58' (Paulo Jr.) Russell 70' (Tobin) Toye  72' Smart  81'  81' Michaud  85'	Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 189 Referee: Natalie Simon

Forward Madison FC v Greenville Triumph SC

April 27, 2019 (2019-04-27)4	Forward Madison FC	0–0	Greenville Triumph SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:30 PM CDT	Barriga Toyama  48' Michaud  85' Tobin  90+2'	Report	Bermudez  42' Polak  63' Boland  65'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,462 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Forward Madison FC v Toronto FC II

May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)5	Forward Madison FC	3–1	Toronto FC II	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Paulo Jr. 33' (Smart) Manley 68' (Smart) Banks  89' Smart 90+6' (Paulo Jr.)	Report	Shaffelburg 43' (Dunn-Johnson)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,806 Referee: Calin Radosav

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Forward Madison FC

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)6	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2–2	Forward Madison FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Doyle 2' (Soto) Beattie  16' Zguro  38' Walls  45+1' Zayed 56'	Report	Banks  21' Zguro 53' (o.g.) Núñez 55' Paulo Jr.  69' Smart  73'	Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Amin Hadzic

Forward Madison FC v South Georgia Tormenta FC

May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)7	Forward Madison FC	0–1	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Tobin  45+4'	Report	Antley 50' Micaletto  90' Vinyals  90+2'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

North Texas SC v Forward Madison FC

May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)8	North Texas SC	3–1	Forward Madison FC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM CDT	Damus 3' (Pepi) D. Rodríguez 7' (A. Rodríguez) Bissainthe  27' Almaguer 70' (Hinojosa) Hinojosa  84' Rayo  87'	Report	Sylvestre  10' Smart 15' (Barriga Toyama) Paulo Jr.  42' Bement  68'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Forward Madison FC v Lansing Ignite FC

June 1, 2019 (2019-06-01)9	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Lansing Ignite FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Banks  39' Núñez  90+7'	Report	Moon 47' (Stoneman) Stoneman  51' Cerda  80'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Brad Jensen

Orlando City B v Forward Madison FC

June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)10	Orlando City B	2–1	Forward Madison FC	Montverde, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Rafael 23' (Thiago) Mendoza  61' Thiago 63' (Sérginho) Herrera  69'	Report	Schneider  41' Ng'anzi  54' Michaud  59' Bement 89' (Eaton)	Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 327 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Forward Madison FC v FC Tucson

June 15, 2019 (2019-06-15)11	Forward Madison FC	2–1	FC Tucson	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Paulo Jr. 1' (Bement) Eaton  23' Banks 34' (Paulo Jr.)	Report	Venter 90+5' (Virgen)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Karen Abt

Forward Madison FC v North Texas SC

June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)12	Forward Madison FC	4–1	North Texas SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Smart 33', 64' (Eaton) Díaz  49' Núñez 78' (Smart) Banks 84' (Michaud)	Report	Damus 15' (A. Rodríguez) Jatta  64'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Luis Arroyo

Toronto FC II v Forward Madison FC

June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)13	Toronto FC II	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT	Perruzza 45' (Waja) Mingo  77' Mohammed  83'	Report	Díaz  59' Tenorio 81'	Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 102 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

South Georgia Tormenta FC v Forward Madison FC

July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)14	South Georgia Tormenta FC	1–2	Forward Madison FC	Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Morrell  83' Micaletto 90+1'	Report	Smart 16' (Núñez) Schneider  53' White 73' (Paulo Jr.) Díaz  83'	Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Lansing Ignite FC v Forward Madison FC

July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)15	Lansing Ignite FC	3–2	Forward Madison FC	Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT	N'For 17' Mentzigen 90+2' (Bruce),  90+3' Bruce 90+5' (Mentzigen)	Report	Smart 32' (White),  50' Bennett  63' Banks 90+4'	Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Kevin Fikar

Forward Madison FC v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)16	Forward Madison FC	1–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Núñez  17' Tobin 20' (Tenorio) Bement  73'	Report	Ualefi  22' Beattie  54' Walls  58' Amponsah 77' (Zguro)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,442 Referee: Becky Pagan

Forward Madison FC v Orlando City B

July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)17	Forward Madison FC	1–0	Orlando City B	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Smart  30' Banks 57' (Núñez) Leonard  83' Bement  89' Díaz  90+4'	Report	Diouf  34' Hill  67' Simas  83' Herrera  89'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Toronto FC II v Forward Madison FC

July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)18	Toronto FC II	1–4	Forward Madison FC	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT	Perruzza 68' (Fraser) Dorsey  73'  81' Fraser  87'	Report	Paulo Jr. 42' (Smart), 61' (White) Romeo 65' (o.g.) Bement 86' (Bennett)	Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 64 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Forward Madison FC v FC Tucson

August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)19	Forward Madison FC	1–0	FC Tucson	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Leonard  18' Smart 44' (Núñez) White  46' Núñez  76' Banks  90+5'	Report	Spencer  60'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Forward Madison FC v Richmond Kickers

August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)20	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Bement  81' Leonard  84'	Report	Ackwei  48' Jackson 69' Troyer  76'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Calin Radosav

Greenville Triumph SC v Forward Madison FC

August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)21	Greenville Triumph SC	0–0	Forward Madison FC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Clowes  18'	Report	White  17' Smart  55'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Forward Madison FC v Richmond Kickers

August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24)22	Forward Madison FC	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Díaz 74' (Paulo Jr.)	Report	Mwape  78'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Forward Madison FC v Greenville Triumph SC

August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)23	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Greenville Triumph SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Manley  22'	Report	Bermudez 42' (Walker) Clowes  59' Keegan  84'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Luis Arroyo

Forward Madison FC v South Georgia Tormenta FC

September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)24	Forward Madison FC	1–1	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Paulo Jr. 24' (Banks)	Report	Micaletto 80' (Arslan)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,215 Referee: Karen Callado

Richmond Kickers v Forward Madison FC

September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14)25	Richmond Kickers	0–1	Forward Madison FC	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Magalhães  65' Troyer  78'	Report	Tenorio 6' (Núñez) Omsberg  52'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,140 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Forward Madison FC v North Texas SC

September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)26	Forward Madison FC	1–0	North Texas SC	Madison, Wisconsin
4:00 PM CDT	Almaguer 24' (o.g.) Díaz  37' Russell  71'	Report	Cerrillo  29' Reynolds  41'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,315 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

FC Tucson v Forward Madison FC

September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)27	FC Tucson	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Jones 31' (Terrón) Batista  66'	Report	Smart 45+3' (pen.) Tobin  80'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Marco Vega

Lansing Ignite FC v Forward Madison FC

October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)28	Lansing Ignite FC	0–1	Forward Madison FC	Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT	N'For  20' Fricke  59' Moshobane  73' Williams  87'	Report	Omsberg  31' Banks 43' (Smart) Núñez  66' Paulo Jr.  68' Díaz  81' Leonard  90+4'	Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 2,412 Referee: José Lara

USL League One Playoffs

Main article: 2019 USL League One Playoffs

North Texas SC v Forward Madison FC

October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)Semifinals	North Texas SC	2–0	Forward Madison FC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM (CDT)	Roberts  32' Cerrillo  36' Pepi 76' (Nelson), 78' (Romero) Jatta  88'	Report	Barriga Toyama  8' Leonard  33'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Milwaukee Bavarian SC v Forward Madison FC

May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07) First round	Milwaukee Bavarian SC	0–2	Forward Madison FC	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:30 PM CDT	Lorenz  46' Zamani  55'	Report	Eaton 9' (Bement) Barriga Toyama 36' (Smart) Ng'anzi  77'	Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Peter Bernardy

El Paso Locomotive FC v Forward Madison FC

May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15) Second round	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–3	Forward Madison FC	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM MDT	Navarro  23' Kiffe  75' Salgado  80'	Report	Barriga Toyama 19' (Paulo Jr.),  78' Díaz 26' (Barriga Toyama) Michaud 76' (Paulo Jr.),  83'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Marco Vega

Saint Louis FC v Forward Madison FC

May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) Third round	Saint Louis FC	3–1	Forward Madison FC	Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT	Gee 2' Abend 6' Umar  51' Bahner  56' Cicerone 72' (Hilton)	Report	Smart 38' (Michaud) Michaud  82'	Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Ryan Cook

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	USL1 Season			USL1 Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
				Apps	Starts	Goals	Apps	Starts	Goals	Apps	Starts	Goals	Apps	Starts	Goals
1	GK		Ryan Coulter	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0
2	DF		Carter Manley	19	19	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	20	20	1
3	MF		Eric Leonard	27	25	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	30	27	0
6	MF		Brandon Eaton	11	5	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	15	6	1
7	MF		Don Smart	27	25	8	1	0	0	3	2	1	31	27	9
10	MF		Danny Tenorio	11	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	2
11	FW		Paulo Jr.	27	25	5	1	1	0	2	2	0	30	28	5
12	MF		Ally Hamis Ng'anzi	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	3	0
13	DF		Connor Tobin	27	27	1	1	1	0	3	3	0	31	31	1
14	FW		Brian Bement	18	2	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	22	4	2
15	DF		Shaun Russell	15	12	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	18	15	1
17	MF		Zaire Bartley	8	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	1	0
19	MF		Vital Nizigiyimana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Oliver White	11	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	1
21	MF		Louis Bennett II	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0
22	DF		Wyatt Omsberg	14	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	15	0
23	DF		Carl Schneider	10	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	12	11	0
27	DF		Christian Díaz	26	25	1	1	1	0	3	3	1	30	29	2
29	FW		J. C. Banks	27	25	5	1	1	0	3	3	0	31	29	5
70	MF		Josiel Núñez	26	26	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	29	29	3
77	MF		Jiro Barriga Toyama	25	8	0	1	1	0	3	3	2	29	12	2
92	GK		Brian Sylvestre	16	16	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	20	20	0
97	GK		Dayne St. Clair	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
Players who left Forward Madison FC during the season
8	MF		Jeff Michaud	10	7	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	13	8	1
9	FW		Mason Toye	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	0
33	GK		Brandon Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Abu Danladi	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season	USL1 Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	Don Smart	8	0	1	9
2	FW	J. C. Banks	5	0	0	5
	FW	Paulo Jr.	5	0	0	5
4	MF	Josiel Núñez	3	0	0	3
5	MF	Jiro Barriga Toyama	0	0	2	2
	FW	Brian Bement	2	0	0	2
	DF	Christian Díaz	1	0	1	2
	MF	Danny Tenorio	2	0	0	2
9	MF	Brandon Eaton	0	0	1	1
	DF	Carter Manley	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Michaud	0	0	1	1
	DF	Shaun Russell	1	0	0	1
	DF	Connor Tobin	1	0	0	1
	FW	Oliver White	1	0	0	1
Own goal			3	0	0	3
Total			33	0	6	39

Assist scorers

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season	USL1 Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	Paulo Jr.	5	0	2	7
2	MF	Don Smart	5	0	1	6
3	MF	Josiel Núñez	4	0	0	4
4	MF	Jiro Barriga Toyama	1	0	1	2
	FW	Brian Bement	1	0	1	2
	MF	Brandon Eaton	2	0	0	2
	MF	Jeff Michaud	1	0	1	2
	FW	Oliver White	2	0	0	2
9	FW	J. C. Banks	1	0	0	1
	MF	Louis Bennett II	1	0	0	1
	FW	Danny Tenorio	1	0	0	1
	DF	Connor Tobin	1	0	0	1
Total			25	0	6	31

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	USL1 Season	USL1 Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	Brian Sylvestre	5	0	2	7
2	Ryan Coulter	2	0	0	2
3	Dayne St. Clair	1	0	0	1
Total		8	0	2	10

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season			USL1 Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
1	MF	Don Smart	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
2	DF	Christian Díaz	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	MF	Josiel Núñez	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
4	FW	Brian Bement	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	MF	Eric Leonard	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	MF	Jeff Michaud	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0
7	FW	J. C. Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF	Jiro Barriga Toyama	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	FW	Paulo Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	DF	Connor Tobin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	MF	Ally Hamis Ng'anzi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	Wyatt Omsberg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	Carl Schneider	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	Oliver White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	FW	Zaire Bartley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	MF	Louis Bennett II	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	Ryan Coulter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	MF	Brandon Eaton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Carter Manley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Shaun Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	Brian Sylvestre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Mason Toye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			53	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	59	1	1

Honors and awards

USL League One Yearly Awards

Individual awards

Award	Finish	Player	Ref.
Defender of the Year	Finalist	Christian Díaz	[25]
Save of the Year	Finalist	Ryan Coulter	[26]
Midseason Most Valuable Player	Winner	Don Smart	[27] [28]

All-League Team

Team	Position	Player	Ref.
First	DF	Christian Díaz	[29]
Second	FW	Paulo Jr.

USL League One Monthly Awards

Month	Award	Player	Ref.
May	Save of the Month	Ryan Coulter	[30]
July	Coach of the Month	Daryl Shore	[31]

USL League One Weekly Awards

Player of the Week

Week	Position	Player	Ref.
6	MF	Don Smart	[32]

Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref.
13	Don Smart	North Texas SC	[33]
19	Don Smart	FC Tucson	[34]

Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref.
4	Ryan Coulter	Orlando City B	[35]
6	Ryan Coulter	Toronto FC II	[36]
13	Brian Sylvestre	North Texas SC	[37]
19	Brian Sylvestre	FC Tucson	[38]
21	Brian Sylvestre	Greenville Triumph SC	[39]
26	Brian Sylvestre	North Texas SC	[40]

Team of the Week

Week	Position	Player	Ref.
2	DF	Connor Tobin	[41]
4	GK	Ryan Coulter	[42]
	MF	Josiel Núñez
	DF	Shaun Russell
5	DF	Shaun Russell	[43]
6	MF	Paulo Jr.	[32]
	MF	Don Smart
7	GK	Brian Sylvestre	[44]
11	MF	Jiro Barriga Toyama	[45]
12	FW	Paulo Jr.	[46]
13	FW	Josiel Núñez	[47]
	MF	Don Smart
14	MF	Eric Leonard	[48]
	DF	Connor Tobin
15	MF	Josiel Núñez	[49]
	DF	Carl Schneider
	FW	Oliver White
18	MF	J. C. Banks	[50]
19	DF	Christian Díaz	[51]
	DF	Wyatt Omsberg
	MF	Paulo Jr.
	FW	Don Smart
21	DF	Wyatt Omsberg	[52]
22	DF	Christian Díaz	[53]
24	FW	Paulo Jr.	[54]
25	DF	Wyatt Omsberg	[55]
	GK	Brian Sylvestre
26	MF	J. C. Banks	[56]
	DF	Christian Díaz
27	DF	Christian Díaz	[57]
	MF	Don Smart
28	MF	J. C. Banks	[58]
	DF	Christian Díaz
	MF	Don Smart

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