Green Bay Glory

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Green Bay Glory
Green Bay Glory Logo.png
FoundedJanuary 11, 2019;5 years ago (2019-01-11)
Stadium Capital Credit Union Park (women)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Banta Bowl (men)
Appleton, Wisconsin
OwnerKerry Geocaris
Melissa Cruz-Cuene [1]
League Women's Premier Soccer League
Midwest Premier League
2023 5th, Heartland
Playoffs: did not qualify
Website Club website

Green Bay Glory is an American soccer club based in Ashwaubenon and Appleton, Wisconsin. The organization was founded in 2019 and currently fields a women's squad, which plays in Women's Premier Soccer League, and a men's squad, which plays in the Midwest Premier League.

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Women's team history

On January 11, 2019, Kerry Geocaris and Melissa Cruz-Cuene announced a new Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team in Green Bay. [1] Geocaris, a Green Bay native, had previously played for the Milwaukee Torrent in the WPSL and cited a lack of competitive women's soccer opportunities in the Green Bay area as a major factor in forming the Glory. [2] The team was announced to play in the newly-formed Midwest Division as one of 29 expansion teams for the league. [3] [4] During the 2019 season, they played at Aldo Santaga Stadium at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

The team's 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the 2022 season, the Green Bay Glory departed the WPSL and joined the USL W League, and moved to Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon. The team added former United States women's national team forward and Appleton, Wisconsin, native Sarah Hagen to the coaching staff. [5]

The team returned to the WPSL for the 2024 season. [6]

Current squad

As of September 18, 2023 [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mallory Kerhin
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maria Sorensen
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elizabeth Behnke
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristina Jazdzewksi
6 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Carolina Martins Gomes
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brenna Musser
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachael Janes
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McKayla Kertscher
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Thillman
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Mericle
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Boyd
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucy Quidzinski
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Schaden
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tirzah Lange
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brianna Morrissey
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Alberts
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Skylar Prentice
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Myla Stewart

Year-by-year record

SeasonPWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayoffsHead Coach
Women's Professional Soccer League
2019104511716133rd, Lake MichiganDid not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
USL W League
2022 126331917212nd, HeartlandDid not qualify Flag of the United States.svg Linda Moynihan Vance
2023 124801428125th, HeartlandDid not qualify
Women's Professional Soccer League
2024TBD, Lake Michigan

Men's team history

On February 7, 2024, the Green Bay Glory announced that they would be expanding with a men's squad, set to compete in the Heartland Division of the Midwest Premier League. The team will play its home games at the Banta Bowl on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton. [8]

Year-by-year record

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated
SeasonPWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayoffsHead Coach
Midwest Premier League
2024248403316172nd, Heartland Division 2N/A

Stadium

NameLocationYearsTeam
Aldo Santaga Stadium Green Bay, Wisconsin 2019Women
Capital Credit Union Park Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 2022–present
Banta Bowl Appleton, Wisconsin 2023–present
2024–presentMen

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