Bavarian United SC

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Bavarian United SC
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Full nameBavarian United Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Bavarian
Founded1929
StadiumHeartland Value Fund Stadium
Glendale, Wisconsin
Capacity2,000
Board PresidentDavid Anzia
Head Coach Calum Mallace
League USL League Two
2023 7th, Deep North Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
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Bavarian United SC is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Bavarian Majors of the Bavarian Soccer Club compete in the USL League 2. The team plays its home games in the athletic stadium at the Heartland Value Fund Stadium. The team's colors are blue and white. Bavarian has won six USASA National Amateur Cup titles as well as two National Open Cup championships and is a frequent qualifier for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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History

The original Milwaukee Bavarians club was formed by German American immigrants in 1929 as Fussball Club Bayern (Football Club Bavaria) as a multi-sports association. Their first soccer match was played on September 29, 1929 against a team from nearby Sheboygan, resulting in a 3–2 victory for Bayern. The club subsequently became very strong in its area, winning many state championships.

In 1956, the team renamed to Milwaukee Bavarian SC and bought a new field on which to play home matches. They were a charter member of the National Premier Soccer League in 2005. [1] The team took a hiatus from the NPSL for the 2014 season to focus on completing substantial upgrades to their Heartland Value Fund Stadium. The total upgrades estimated to cost $1.1 million. [1] At the end of that hiatus, they joined the Great Lakes Premier League, which changed its name to the Premier League of America shortly thereafter. [2]

In their first season in the PLA, the Bavarians won both the West Division and League Championships, and had five players named to the West Division Team of the Year. [3]

In 2021, Milwaukee Bavarian merged with Inter Northshore FC and renamed to Bavarian United SC. On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Bavarian would be joining USL League Two and USL W League for the upcoming 2023 season. [4]

National Championships

Bavarian Soccer Club has won nine national championships. In 1976 they won their first National Amateur Cup, when they defeated a team from Trenton, New Jersey 3–1 in the final. They repeated this success in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018, and 2022. They have also finished as runners-up in this tournament (1983, 2016, and 2017).

In 2018, the Bavarians won the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) national championship, defeating Sporting AZ FC 3–2 in the championship.

In 2003 the Bavarians also won the USASA National Open Cup amateur championship. The club would win the competition again in 2009. USASA eliminated this national tournament in 2015.

Bavarian SC competed in the 1994 U.S. Open Cup as Bavarian Leinenkugel as they were sponsored by the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company that year.

Current squad

As of March 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Agustín Rey
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mathew Yang
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Raasch
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Streicher
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Mirsberger
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bret Dietz
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Andryk
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alejandro Pacheco
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ivan Cuellar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jose Gutierrez
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braden Andryk
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Haines
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Bradford
14 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Dogara Zamani
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Buran Huseini
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Comiskey
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Russell
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Watkins

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup National Amateur Cup
1976 Unknown Champions
1983 Unknown Runners-up
1993 Semifinals
1994 Runners-up
1999 First round
2000 First round
2001did not qualifyChampions
2002did not qualifyChampions
2003 Third round Champions
2004 First round
2005 NPSL 2nd, Midwestdid not qualify
2006 NPSL 4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2007 NPSL 2nd, Midwestdid not qualify Second round
2008 NPSL 4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2009USASAN/AN/A First round
2010 NPSL 4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2011 NPSL 1st, MidwestNational Semifinalsdid not qualify
2012 NPSL 2nd, Midwest-Centraldid not qualify First round
2013 NPSL 2nd, Midwest-Centraldid not qualifydid not qualify
2014On hiatus
2015
2016PLA1st, WestChampionsdid not qualifyRunners-up
2017PLA2nd, WestChampionsdid not qualifyRunners-up
2018 UPSL 1st, Midwest-NorthChampionsdid not qualifyChampions
2019 UPSL Spring1st, Midwest-CentralNational Semifinals First round Region II finals
2020canceledcanceled
2021 MWPL 1st, Westernno playoffscanceled Region II semifinals
2022 MWPL 1st, Westernno playoffsdid not qualify Champions
2023 USL2 7th, Deep Northdid not qualify First round Region II finals
2024 USL2 TBDdid not qualify TBD

Honors

League

Cup

Head coaches

Stadium

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References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Eric (December 14, 2013). "Amateur notes: Bavarians taking hiatus from NPSL in 2014". Wisconsin Soccer Central. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. Anderson, Eric (May 3, 2015). "Bavarians to join Great Lakes Premier League in 2016". Wisconsin Soccer Central. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. "West Division Team of the Year". Premier League of America. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  4. "Bavarian United SC set to join USL League Two and USL W League". USL League Two . February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.