The Villages SC

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Brave SC
Full nameBrave SC
Nickname(s)The Buffalo
Short nameBSC
Founded2008;15 years ago (2008) [1]
StadiumHG Morse Range, The Villages Charter - Buffalo Ridge Campus, The Villages, FL
Capacity1,000 [2]
CoachAnderson DaSilva
League USL League Two
2023 1st, National
Playoffs: Semifinals
Website Club website
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Brave SC (Formerly known as The Villages SC) is an American soccer club from Summerfield, Florida that plays in USL League Two.

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Brave SC began in 2008 as The Villages SC, a youth team serving The Villages and surrounding areas.

In 2016, the team acquired the USL League 2 operating license from Ocala Stampede and began operations of their pre-professional first team.

In 2019, the team broke ground on Brave Sporting Complex, its permanent club headquarters and training facilities.

In December 2023, it was announced the club would adopt Brave SC as their new name and would adopt a new crest.

Brave SC is the most successful USL League 2 team in the state of Florida, winning 4 Southeast Division Championships (2016, 2019, 2021, 2023) and 2 Southern Conference championships. (2018, 2023)

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20164 USL PDL 1st, SoutheastConference Semifinals 2nd Round
20174 USL PDL 4th, SoutheastDid not qualify 1st Round
20184 USL PDL 2nd, SoutheastNational Semifinals Play-In Round
20194 USL League Two 1st, SoutheastConference Semifinals 2nd Round
20204 USL League Two Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20214 USL League Two 1st, SoutheastTBD Cancelled
20224 USL League Two 2nd, SoutheastConference QuarterfinalsDid not qualify
20234 USL League Two 1st, SoutheastNational SemifinalsTBD


Current squad

As of 27th July 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 Brazil.svg  BRA Mathias Tieppo
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Dilan
3 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Niclas Wittur
5 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Santos
6 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gustavo Veiga
7 FW Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Nick Butler
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marco Chang
9 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Oscar Resano
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucas Mauro
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Frederico Ferreira
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Muller
13 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leonardo Andrade
14 MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Alvaro Carrera
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Florian
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrian Chan
18 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Matheus Ferreira
19 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nicolai Muench
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nazar Deputat
21 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Henrique Mendes
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Lukasik
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden Kaczmarski
27 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Felipe Arruda
28 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Ribeiro
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaceson Globig
30 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Yago Lopes
32 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jonathan Avila Martinez

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