FC Milwaukee Torrent

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FC Milwaukee Torrent
Full nameFootball Club Milwaukee Torrent
FoundedJanuary 2015;9 years ago (2015-01)
Stadium Hart Park, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Capacity4,900 [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
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

FC Milwaukee Torrent is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2]

Contents

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

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup
2016 NPSL 1st, Central (6-0-0) [7] N/A [upper-alpha 1] Not eligible
20177th, Great Lakes (3-6-5)did not qualifydid not qualify
20186th, Great Lakes (3-5-4)did not qualifydid not qualify
2019Played in Members Cup Only (3-5-2)
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20211st, Great Lakes (9-1-0)Regional Semifinalsdid not qualify
20224th, Great Lakes (2-6-2)did not qualifydid not qualify

Tournaments

NameYearGroupPos.Pl.WDLGSGAPts.PlayoffsTop goalscorer
NameTotal
NPSL Members Cup 2019 N/A4th10325101210N/A Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Colaizzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago D’imperio
2 [8]
NISA Independent Cup 2021Midwest1st33001119N/A
NISA Independent Cup 2022Great Lakes2nd21015211N/A
Totals15726

Year by Year WPSL Women

YearRegular SeasonWDLPlayoffs
2018 3rd, Northern Conference361Did not qualify
20195th, Midwest Conference334Did not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20214th, Group N433Did not qualify
20221st, Group M701First Round
20231st, Lake Michigan Division701Region Semifinals
2024 1st, Lake Michigan Division800Midwest Conference Playoff

Honors

National Premier Soccer League

NISA Independent Cup

USASA Region II

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Notes

  1. The 2016 Central Conference played a provisional season with three expansion teams, including the Torrent, who were not eligible for the National Playoffs