Milwaukee Bavarians

Milwaukee Bavarians

Full name	Bavarian Soccer Club Milwaukee
Nickname(s)	Bavarians
Founded	1929
Stadium	Bavarian Soccer Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Capacity: 2,000)
Owner	Robert Monnat
Head Coach	Andreas Davi
League	National Premier Soccer League
2010	4th, Midwest Playoffs: DNQ
Home colors Away colors
Current season

Milwaukee Bavarians is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1929, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.

The team plays its home games in the athletic stadium at the Bavarian Soccer Park. The team's colors are blue and white.

History

The original Milwaukee Bavarians club was formed by German immigrants in 1929 as Fussball Club Bayern (Bavarian Football Club) as a multi-sports association. Their first football 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 they took their present name and bought a new field on which to play home matches.

The Bavarian Soccer Club has won six national championships. In 1976 they won their first National Amateur Cup, when they beat a team from Trenton, New Jersey 3-1 in the final. They repeated this success in 2001, 2002,2003 and 2009. In 2003, they also won the National Open Cup amateur championship; they have also finished as runners-up in this tournament on several occasions, in 1983, 1994, 1999 and 2000. They competed in the 1994 U.S. Open Cup as Bavarian Leinenkugel as they were sponsored by the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company that year.

In recent years the Bavarians have alternated between playing in the NPSL, and competing in regional amateur leagues organized by the USASA.

Players

2010 Roster

Source: [1]

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Chris Lins 3 MF Tony Patterson 4 MF Charly Hoover 5 FW Victor Mendoza 6 DF Andy Stone 7 FW Dave Doggett 8 DF Ryan Robb 9 DF Jason Rogers 10 MF Jose Alfaro 11 MF Kinkade Lo 12 GK Andrew Kirschner 13 MF Stuart Grable 14 MF Almicar Hererra

No. Position Player 15 DF Bryan Samuel 16 MF Collin Monahan 17 MF Scott Raymonds 18 MF Austin Middleton 19 FW Chris Madsen 20 FW Cyril Simmons 21 MF Louis Bennett 22 DF Jake Streicher 23 DF Dave Mercer 24 FW Jake Provan 25 MF Robbie Giljohann 29 DF Tim Stadler 31 GK David Check

Notable former players

• Tom Alioto
• Jimmy Banks
• Mike Huwiler
• Hayden Knight

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993	/	/	/	/	Semi Finals
1994	/	/	/	/	Final
2003	/	/	/	/	3rd Round
2004	/	/	/	/	1st Round
2005	4	NPSL	2nd, Midwest	Semi Finals	Did not qualify
2006	4	NPSL	4th, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	4	NPSL	2nd, Midwest	Did not qualify	1st Round
2008	4	NPSL	4th, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009	5	USASA
2010	4	NPSL	4th, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter
2011	4	NPSL	1st, Midwest	National Semifinals	Did not qualify

Honors

• NPSL Midwest Division Champions 2011

Head coaches

• Jon Mroz (2007-2008)
• Andreas Davi (2009-present)

Stadia

• Bavarian Soccer Park; Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1950-present)

External links

• Bavarian Soccer Club