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Milwaukee Wave
Founded1984
StadiumUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Capacity9,500
OwnerMike Zimmerman
Head CoachGiuliano Oliviero[1]
LeagueMajor Arena Soccer League
2019–202nd, Eastern Conference
Websitehttps://www.milwaukeewave.com
Current season

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 seven-time league champions, most recent being the 2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League champions.[3]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

After the 2013–2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the MASL.[8]

In 2014 the ownership group ROC Ventures, headed by Mike Zimmerman, became a partner in the team's ownership.[9]

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.[10]

Players

Chad Vandegriffe playing for Milwaukee Wave c. 2017
As of 6 November 2021[11]

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
— Brazil BRA Douglas Dos Santos
— United States USA Kevin Naranjo
— Ecuador ECU Jonnathan Pachar
— United States USA Matt Perrella
— United States USA Tyler Turner
8 MF Brazil BRA Luan Olivera
10 MF United States USA Mario Alvarez
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF United States USA Stuart Grable
26 MF Canada CAN Ian Bennett
33 MF United States USA Gordy Gurson
77 MF Brazil BRA Marcio Leite
91 DF United States USA Derek Huffman
99 FW Brazil 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
9 FW Canada CAN Robert Renaud
18 MF Mexico MEX Isaac Pereyra
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Mexico MEX Angel Curiel

2021-22 Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Ref.
8 Oct 2021 MF 33 United States Gordy Gurson San Diego Sockers [12]
17 Oct 2021 GK United States Matt Perrella Rochester Lancers [13]
19 Oct 2021 DF United States Tyler Turner Free agency [14]
21 Oct 2021 MF United States Kevin Naranjo Free agency [15]
2 Nov 2021 MF Brazil Douglas Dos Santos St. Louis Ambush [16]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Ref.
17 Sep 2021 GK 82 Brazil Rafael Dias St. Louis Ambush [17]

2021-2022 matches

December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11) 1 Milwaukee Wave v Baltimore Blast Towson, MD
Stadium: SECU Arena
December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18) 2 Baltimore Blast v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19) 3 Milwaukee Wave v St. Louis Ambush St. Charles, MO
Stadium: The Family Arena
December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29) 4 Milwaukee Wave v Kansas City Comets Independence, MO
Stadium: Cable Dahmer Arena
December 31, 2021 (2021-12-31) 5 Kansas City Comets v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
January 2, 2022 (2022-01-02) 6 Dallas Sidekicks v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14) 7 Chihuahua Savage v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16) 8 Milwaukee Wave v Dallas Sidekicks Allen, TX
Stadium: Allen Event Center
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21) 9 Utica City FC v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28) 10 Milwaukee Wave v Chihuahua Savage Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
Stadium: Corner Sport
January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) 11 Milwaukee Wave v Chihuahua Savage Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
Stadium: Corner Sport
February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06) 12 St. Louis Ambush v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12) 13 Harrisburg Heat v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19) 14 Kansas City Comets v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20) 15 Milwaukee Wave v Kansas City Comets Independence, MO
Stadium: Cable Dahmer Arena
February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27) 16 Milwaukee Wave v San Diego Sockers San Diego, CA
Stadium: Pechanga Arena
March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) 17 Milwaukee Wave v St. Louis Ambush St. Charles, MO
Stadium: The Family Arena
March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) 18 Florida Tropics v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) 19 Milwaukee Wave v Kansas City Comets Independence, MO
Stadium: Cable Dahmer Arena
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) 20 Milwaukee Wave v St. Louis Ambush St. Charles, MO
Stadium: The Family Arena
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) 21 St. Louis Ambush v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) 22 Milwaukee Wave v Dallas Sidekicks Allen, TX
Stadium: Allen Event Center
March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27) 23 Kansas City Comets v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 24 Dallas Sidekicks v Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, WI
Stadium: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

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
2020–21 MASL Did not participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 MASL
Total 710–461
Win % = .606 		4,110
  • Regular season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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 Giuliano Oliviero
  • Keith Tozer missed parts of the 1997–98 & 1999–00 season coaching the US Futsal team. Both times, Art Kramer filled in.

Owners

Arenas

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Home – Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com.
  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. ^ "Milwaukee to host 2006 MISL All-Star Game". OurSports Central. 2005-11-09. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. ^ "Coach Keith Tozer Announces New Soccer Academy". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. ^ "United States Indoor Soccer Association | GOAL Online". web.archive.org. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  8. ^ Graham, Glenn. "Baltimore Blast joining with other teams to form new indoor soccer league". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Milwaukee Wave adds new ownership group". OnMilwaukee.com. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  10. ^ Viquez, Marc (December 22, 2014). "Black is the New Black in Milwaukee". Stadium Journey. Chicago, IL. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "Wave – Stats – Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com.
  12. ^ "MILWAUKEE WAVE ADD HIGH-SCORING FORWARD GORDY GURSON - Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  13. ^ Milwaukee Wave (2021-10-18). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Matt Perrella". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  14. ^ Milwaukee Wave (2021-10-20). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Tyler Turner". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  15. ^ Milwaukee Wave (2021-10-21). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Kevin Naranjo". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  16. ^ Milwaukee Wave (2021-11-03). "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT|Douglas Dos Santos". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  17. ^ "ST. LOUIS AMBUSH SIGN TWO MORE FREE AGENTS - Major Arena Soccer League". www.maslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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