# Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer

The Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Wisconsin's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1977. The team plays its home games at Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex. The Badgers are coached by Neil Jones.
The Badgers' greatest success came during the mid-1990s, where the program won the NCAA championship and Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament in 1995. They won their second Big Ten Tournament in 2017. The program has produced professional soccer players including Sam Brotherton and A. J. Cochran.

## Players
### Current roster

    As of December 2024
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 | Matisse Hébert |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Birgir Baldvinsson |
| 3 | MF | USA | Noah Glorioso |
| 4 | MF | USA | Julian Kuhr |
| 5 | DF | USA | Ryan Quintos |
| 6 | DF | USA | Roberto Burlew |
| 7 | FW | USA | Kevin Andrews |
| 8 | MF | USA | Trip Fleming |
| 9 | FW | USA | Markie Hrvojevic |
| 10 | MF | USA | Charlie Crockford |
| 11 | FW | GER | Mason Henderson |
| 12 | DF | USA | Drew Brown |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | USA | Dean Boltz |
| 16 | FW | USA | Roman Eisa |
| 17 | DF | USA | Ryan Keefe |
| 18 | MF | USA | Matthew Zachemski |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Thomas Raimbault |
| 23 | DF | USA | Will Smith |
| 24 | DF | USA | Eliot Popkewitz |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ellis Jones |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Liam Chadwick |
| 28 | MF | USA | Andrew Chavez |
| 30 | GK | USA | Adam Braman |
| 33 | GK | USA | Luke Shrivers |

## Head coaches
### Current staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Neil Jones |
| Assistant coach | Nate Boyden |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Osborne |
| Assistant coach | Daniel Bermingham |

### Head coaching history

| # | Name | Tenure |
| 1 | Bill Reddan | 1977–1981 |
| 2 | Jim Launder | 1982–1996 |
| 3 | Kalekeni Banda | 1997–2001 |
| 4 | Jeff Rohrman | 2002–2008 |
| 5 | Todd Yeagley | 2009 |
| 6 | John Trask | 2010–2021 |
| 7 | Neil Jones | 2022– |

## Seasons

| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Big Ten (1977–present) ||||||
| 1977 | Bill Reddan | 6–5–1 | 2–2–0 | | |
| 1978 | Bill Reddan | | | | |
| 1979 | Bill Reddan | | | | |
| 1980 | Bill Reddan | | | | |
| 1981 | Bill Reddan | | | | NCAA First Round |
| 1982 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1983 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1984 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1985 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1986 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1987 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1988 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1989 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1990 | Jim Launder | | | | |
| 1991 | Jim Launder | | | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 1992 | Jim Launder | | | 1st | |
| 1993 | Jim Launder | | | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinal |
| 1994 | Jim Launder | | | T-3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 1995 | Jim Launder | 20–4–1 | 4–1–0 | 1st | Big Ten co-champions NCAA Champions |
| 1996 | Jim Launder | 11–5–5 | 2–2–1 | T-3rd | |
| 1997 | Kalekeni Banda | 7–13–0 | 2–3–0 | T-4th | |
| 1998 | Kalekeni Banda | 4–15–1 | 1–4–0 | T-4th | |
| 1999 | Kalekeni Banda | 6–13–1 | 1–4–0 | T-5th | |
| 2000 | Kalekeni Banda | 10–9–1 | 3–3–0 | T-4th | |
| 2001 | Kalekeni Banda | 10–8–1 | 3–3–0 | T-4th | |
| 2002 | Jeff Rohrman | 9–10–0 | 3–3–0 | T-2nd | |
| 2003 | Jeff Rohrman | 11–10–1 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |
| 2004 | Jeff Rohrman | 9–10–0 | 2–4–0 | 4th | |
| 2005 | Jeff Rohrman | 8–11–0 | 2–4–0 | T-5th | |
| 2006 | Jeff Rohrman | 9–8–2 | 3–2–1 | T-2nd | |
| 2007 | Jeff Rohrman | 6–7–6 | 0–3–3 | 6th | |
| 2008 | Jeff Rohrman | 9–7–3 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |
| 2009 | Todd Yeagley | 7–9–2 | 3–3–0 | 4th | |
| 2010 | John Trask | 4–13–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |
| 2011 | John Trask | 10–8–2 | 4–2–0 | T-2nd | Big Ten Semifinals |
| 2012 | John Trask | 6–8–5 | 1–3–2 | 6th | Big Ten Quarterfinals |
| 2013 | John Trask | 14–5–2 | 4–2–0 | 2nd | Big Ten Quarterfinals NCAA Second Round |
| 2014 | John Trask | 3–12–3 | 0–7–1 | 9th | Big Ten Play-In |
| 2015 | John Trask | 5–11–3 | 2–3–3 | 7th | Big Ten Quarterfinals |
| 2016 | John Trask | 11–4–4 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | Big Ten Runners-up |
| 2017 | John Trask | 10–4–5 | 4–3–1 | 5th | Big Ten Champions |
| 2018 | John Trask | 10–6–2 | 6–2–0 | 2nd | Big Ten Semifinals |
| 2019 | John Trask | 3–11–4 | 1–4–3 | 7th | Big Ten Quarterfinals |
| Big Ten Total: | Big Ten Total: | | | | |
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| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

### NCAA tournament results

Wisconsin have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2017.
| Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
| 1981 | 15–2–2 | — | — | Second round | Indiana | L 1–5 |
| 1991 | 17–4–1 | — | — | First round Second round | Evansville Indiana | W 2–0 L 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 1993 | 15–4–4 | — | — | First round Second round Quarterfinals | Notre Dame Indiana Virginia | W 2–1 W 1–0 L 0–3 |
| 1994 | 14–6–0 | — | 1 | First round | SMU | L 1–2 |
| 1995 | 20–4–1 | — | 2 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Bowling Green William & Mary #2 SMU Portland Duke | W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–0 W 1–0 W 2–0 |
| 2013 | 14–5–2 | — | 3 | First round Second round | Milwaukee #3 Notre Dame | W 1–0 L 0–4 |
| 2017 | 12–5–5 | — | 2 | First round Second round Third round | Illinois-Chicago #12 Notre Dame #5 Akron | W 4–1 W 1–0 (a.e.t.) L 2–3 (a.e.t.) |

## Rivalries

Wisconsin has rivalries with the three in-state Division I programs.
* Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer: the two program compete for the Chancellor's Cup when they meet
* Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer
* Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer: the two programs compete for the Governor's Cup when they meet

### Governor's Cup

    As of September 1, 2019
| Milwaukee victories | Wisconsin victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 20, 1995 | Hartland, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 2 | October 6, 2000 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 3–2 |
| 3 | October 5, 2001 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 3–1 |
| 4 | October 16, 2002 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1–0 |
| 5 | October 1, 2003 | Milwaukee, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 6 | October 6, 2004 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 2–1 |
| 7 | October 4, 2005 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 2–0 |
| 8 | September 20, 2006 | Madison, WI | Tie | 2–2 |
| 9 | October 10, 2007 | Milwaukee, WI | Tie | 1–1 |
| 10 | November 5, 2009 | Milwaukee, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 11 | October 27, 2010 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 2–0 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 12 | October 26, 2011 | Milwaukee, WI | Wisconsin | 2–0 |
| 13 | October 10, 2012 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1–0 |
| 14 | October 23, 2013 | Milwaukee, WI | Tie | 1–1 |
| 15 | November 21, 2013 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 16 | October 22, 2014 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 17 | October 21, 2015 | Milwaukee, WI | Wisconsin | 1–0 |
| 18 | October 18, 2016 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 3–0 |
| 19 | October 24, 2017 | Milwaukee, WI | Tie | 0–0 |
| 20 | October 3, 2018 | Madison, WI | Tie | 1–1 |
| 21 | October 2, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 1–0 |
| Series: Wisconsin leads 11–5–5 |||||
* ↑ NCAA Tournament game.