Milwaukee Wave

The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States[2] and are the current champions of the Major Arena Soccer League.[3]

Milwaukee Wave
Founded1984
StadiumUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Capacity9,500
OwnerMike Zimmerman
Head CoachGiuliano Olivero [1]
LeagueMajor Arena Soccer League
2019–202nd, Eastern Conference

The team plays their games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena. The team colors are black and yellow.[4]

History

The team was founded on August 3, 1984, as a member of the American Indoor Soccer Association and played in every season and incarnation of that league (see MISL). They have also played in the Xtreme Soccer League and the third version of the MISL. The team is currently a member of the Major Arena Soccer League. Milwaukee also hosted the 2003 and 2006 MISL II All-Star Games.

Keith Tozer was the team's coach for 21 years before leaving to become United States national futsal team head coach. While with the Wave, he was the all-time winningest coach in North American indoor soccer, with six league championships and more than 700 wins.[5]

The Wave played in the first season of the Xtreme Soccer League in the 2008 – 2009 season, but moved to the new Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2009–2010 season.

After the 2013–2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the MASL.[6]

In 2014 the ownership group ROC Ventures, headed by Mike Zimmerman, became a partner in the team's ownership.[7]

Just before the 2014–15 season began, the Wave replaced their traditional green artificial turf with a black turf to match the team's colors and marketing strategy. Reception by fans and the press was mixed but generally positive.[8]

Players
Chad Vandegriffe playing for Milwaukee Wave c. 2017
As of 20 January 2020[9]

Active roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 FW  USA Chad Vandegriffe
4 MF  HON Carlos Contreras
5 MF  USA Dani Morillo
6 DF  BRA Guilherme Veiga
7 FW  NED Hans Denissen
8 MF  BRA Luan Olivera
10 MF  USA Mario Alvarez
11 DF  USA Matthew Yang
12 DF  USA Stuart Grable
14 MF  ENG Alex Bradley
16 MF  USA Mikey Herrera
18 MF  MEX Isaac Pereyra
22 DF  USA Ali Barry
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  CAN Daniel Chamale
24 FW  USA Max Ferdinand
25 MF  USA Andrew Wiedabach
26 MF  CAN Ian Bennett
28 MF  MEX Angel Curiel
31 GK  KOR Matt Eisold
45 DF  USA Tylor Bacher
55 GK  USA Joey Kapinos
77 MF  BRA Marcio Leite
82 GK  BRA Rafael Dias
91 DF  USA Derek Huffman
99 FW  BRA Andre Hayne

Inactive roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAN Sebastian Zeballos
9 FW  CAN Robert Renaud
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  CAN Josh Lemos
93  BRA Lucca Lacerda

Transfers in
Entry date Position No. Player From club Ref.
25 Dec 2019 DF 9 Derek Huffman Orlando Seawolves [10]
25 Dec 2019 DF 13 Mario Alvarez Orlando Seawolves [11]
24 Jan 2020 GK 71 Michael Vollmer Muskegon Risers [12]
11 Feb 2020 GK 55 Joey Kapinos Baltimore Blast [13]

    Transfers out
    Exit date Position No. Player To club Ref.
    21 May 2019 DF 16 Drew Ruggles Florida Tropics [14]
    23 May 2019 MF 10 Ricardo Sobreira Florida Tropics [15]

    2019-2020 matches

    * 2019-20 Season Terminated Due To COVID-19 Outbreak *

    Nov 29th 2019 1 St. Louis Ambush 2-7 Milwaukee Wave St. Louis
    Report Attendance: 4,680
    Dec 7th 2019 2 Milwaukee Wave 4-5 (OT) Florida Tropics Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 4,527
    Dec 8th 2019 3 St. Louis Ambush 1-6 Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 1,389
    Dec 21st 2019 4 Orlando SeaWolves 2-10 Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 732
    Dec 28th 2019 5 Florida Tropics 5-6 Milwaukee Wave Lakeland, FL
    Report Attendance: 2,379
    Dec 31st 2019 6 Milwaukee Wave 6–3 Mesquite Outlaws Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 5,816
    Jan 4th 2020 7 Kansas City Comets 3-8 Milwaukee Wave Kansas City
    Report Attendance: 5,126
    Jan 12th 2020 8 Milwaukee Wave 7-8 (OT) St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 2,904
    Jan 17th 2020 9 Kansas City Comets 9-8 Milwaukee Wave Kansas City
    Report Attendance: 2,004
    Jan 20th 2020 10 Milwaukee Wave 7-6 (OT) Kansas City Comets Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 2,352
    Jan 25th 2020 11 Milwaukee Wave 15-3 Rochester Lancers Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 4,412
    Feb 8th 2020 12 Milwaukee Wave 12-5 Kansas City Comets Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 3,970
    Feb 9th 2020 13 Milwaukee Wave 5-6 Harrisburg Heat Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 2,285
    Feb 16th 2020 14 Milwaukee Wave 6-5 (OT) Florida Tropics Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 2,986
    Feb 21st 2020 15 Kansas City Comets 6-7 (OT) Milwaukee Wave Kansas City
    Report Attendance: 2,866
    Feb 23rd 2020 16 Milwaukee Wave 12-6 St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 4,072
    Feb 29th 2020 17 San Diego Sockers 5-5 (SO)
    (3–2 p)    		 Milwaukee Wave San Diego
    Report Attendance: 4,082
    Penalties
    Marcio Leite
    Luan Olivera
    Max Ferdinand
    Ian Bennett     		Kraig Chiles
    Leonardo De Oliveira
    Slavisa Ubiparipovic
    Kraig Chiles
    Mar 1st 2020 18 Ontario Fury 7-3 Milwaukee Wave Ontario, CA
    Report Attendance: 3,598
    Mar 7th 2020 19 Milwaukee Wave 11-3 Orlando SeaWolves Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 4,985
    Mar 8th 2020 20 Milwaukee Wave 12-6 Orlando SeaWolves Milwaukee
    Report Attendance: 4,024
    Mar 13th 2020 21 St. Louis Ambush v Milwaukee Wave St. Louis
    Mar 15th 2020 22 Milwaukee Wave v Baltimore Blast Milwaukee
    Mar 21st 2020 23 Utica City FC v Milwaukee Wave Utica
    Mar 22nd 2020 24 Harrisburg Heat v Milwaukee Wave Harrisburg

    Wave Hall of Fame inductees
    Name Inducted Years played
    Peter Knezic 2009 1984–1990
    Art Kramer 2009 1987–1991
    Steve Morris 2009 1992–2002
    Victor Nogueira 2009 1992–2003
    Todd Dusosky 2009 1996–2007
    Michael King 2009 1993–2008
    Tony Pierce 2010 1985–1991, 1992–1993
    Pat White 2011 1995–2005
    Lee Rogers 2011 1986–1992
    Greg Howes 2011 2000–2008, 2011–2012
    George Pastor 2012 1986–1991
    Michael Richardson 2012 1994–1995, 1996–2000
    Jimmy Banks 2013 1987–1993
    Ricky Mobley 2013 1993–2000

    Retired numbers

    Other notable former players

    Year-by-year
    Year League Reg. Season Playoffs Avg. Attend.
    1984–85 AISA 6th AISA, 13–27 Did not qualify 2,114
    1985–86 AISA 6th AISA, 11–29 Did not qualify 1,802
    1986–87 AISA 4th North, 12–30 Did not qualify 2,316
    1987–88 AISA 3rd AISA, 11–13 3rd place, 6–6 3,066
    1988–89 AISA 2nd AISA, 24–16 Lost Semifinal 6,442
    1989–90 AISA 2nd National, 21–19 Lost Semifinal 7,147
    1990–91 NPSL II 2nd National, 23–17 Lost First Round 6,526
    1991–92 NPSL II 4th National, 18–22 Did not qualify 7,629
    1992–93 NPSL II 5th National, 17–23 Did not qualify 7,759
    1993–94 NPSL II 4th National, 20–20 Lost First Round 7,326
    1994–95 NPSL II 3rd National, 23–17 Lost First Round 7,108
    1995–96 NPSL II 2nd National, 30–10 Lost Division Semifinal 7,363
    1996–97 NPSL II 2nd Midwest, 26–14 Lost Conference Quarterfinal 7,975
    1997–98 NPSL II 1st Central, 28–12 Won Championship 7,903
    1998–99 NPSL II 2nd Central, 25–15 Lost Conference Semifinal 8,453
    1999–2000 NPSL II 1st North, 31–13 Won Championship 8,002
    2000–01 NPSL II 1st National, 24–16 Won Championship 8,310
    2001–02 MISL II 1st MISL, 34–10 Lost Championship 6,665
    2002–03 MISL II 1st Western, 28–8 Lost Championship 7,096
    2003–04 MISL II 1st Central, 27–9 Lost Championship 6,012
    2004–05 MISL II 1st MISL, 24–15 Won Championship 3,675
    2005–06 MISL II 3rd MISL, 17–13 Lost Semifinal 4,352
    2006–07 MISL II 4th MISL, 16–14 Lost Semifinal 4,618
    2007–08 MISL II 2nd MISL, 22–8 Lost Semifinal 4,367
    2008–09 XSL 3rd XSL, 10–10 No Playoffs 4,247
    2009–10 MISL III 1st MISL, 14–6 Lost Championship 3,934
    2010–11 MISL III 2nd MISL, 15–5 Won Championship 4,531
    2011–12 MISL III 1st Central, 18–6 Won Championship 3,955
    2012–13 MISL III 2nd MISL, 21–5 Lost Semifinals 5,068
    2013–14 MISL III 2nd MISL, 16–4 Lost Semifinals 4,906
    2014–15 MASL 2nd Central, 13–7 Lost Division Finals 2,961
    2015–16 MASL 3rd Central, 13–7 Lost Division Finals 3,104 [1]
    2016–17 MASL 2nd Central, 13–7 Lost Conference Final 3,793
    2017–18 MASL 1st Central, 17–5 Lost Conference Final 4,101
    2018–19 MASL 1st South Central, 21-3 Won Championship 4,023
    2019–20* MASL 2nd Eastern, 14-6 No Playoffs 3,847
    Total 710–461
    Win % = .606    		 4,110
    • Regular season ended early due to COVID-19 outbreak

    Head coaches
    Years Name
    1984–1985, 1985–1986 Dave Johnson
    1985–1987 Mike Custer
    1987–1990 John Dolinsky
    1990–1992 Johan Aarino
    1992–2014 Keith Tozer*
    2014–present Guilliano Oliviero
    • Keith Tozer missed parts of the 1997–98 & 1999–00 season coaching the US Futsal team. Both times, Art Kramer filled in.

    Owners
    • Luis Antonio Ramos - Tony (1984)
    • Ron Creten, Wayne Lueders, Dr. Christiansen (1985–87)
    • Michael H. Bazelon (1987–2002)
    • Charles Krause (2002–09)
    • James Lindenberg (2009–2013)
    • Sue Black (2013–2014)
    • Mike Zimmerman (2014–present)

    Arenas

    See also

    References
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    2. "Cincinnati Kings to Battle MISL's Milwaukee Wave". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
    3. "Teams". Major Arena Soccer League. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
    4. "Milwaukee Wave Unveil 2019-20 Entertainment & Promotions Schedule". MKE Wave. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
    5. "Coach Keith Tozer Announces New Soccer Academy". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
    6. Graham, Glenn. "Baltimore Blast joining with other teams to form new indoor soccer league". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
    7. "Milwaukee Wave adds new ownership group". OnMilwaukee.com. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    8. Viquez, Marc (December 22, 2014). "Black is the New Black in Milwaukee". Stadium Journey. Chicago, IL. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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    10. Milwaukee Wave (2019-12-25). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Derek Huffman". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    11. Milwaukee Wave (2019-12-26). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Mario Alvarez". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    12. Milwaukee Wave (2020-01-24). "NEW PLAYER|Michael Vollmer". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    13. Milwaukee Wave (2020-02-11). "NEW PLAYER| Joey Kapinos". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    14. "TROPICS ADD RUGGLES TO LINEUP - Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
    15. "Tropics add more Brazilian Flair - Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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