Bavarian United SC

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Bavarian United SC is an American soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Bavarian Majors of the Bavarian Soccer Club compete in the USL League 2. The team plays its home games in the athletic stadium at the Heartland Value Fund Stadium. The team's colors are blue and white. Bavarian has won six USASA National Amateur Cup titles as well as two National Open Cup championships and is a frequent qualifier for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Bavarian United SC
Full nameBavarian United Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Bavarian
Founded1929
StadiumHeartland Value Fund Stadium
Glendale, Wisconsin
Capacity2,000
Board PresidentDavid Anzia
Head CoachCalum Mallace
LeagueUSL League Two
20237th, Deep North Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Current season

History

The original Milwaukee Bavarians club was formed by German American immigrants in 1929 as Fussball Club Bayern (Football Club Bavaria) as a multi-sports association. Their first soccer 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, the team renamed to Milwaukee Bavarian SC and bought a new field on which to play home matches. They were a charter member of the National Premier Soccer League in 2005.[1] The team took a hiatus from the NPSL for the 2014 season to focus on completing substantial upgrades to their Heartland Value Fund Stadium. The total upgrades estimated to cost $1.1 million.[1] At the end of that hiatus, they joined the Great Lakes Premier League, which changed its name to the Premier League of America shortly thereafter.[2]

In their first season in the PLA, the Bavarians won both the West Division and League Championships, and had five players named to the West Division Team of the Year.[3]

In 2021, Milwaukee Bavarian merged with Inter Northshore FC and renamed to Bavarian United SC. On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Bavarian would be joining USL League Two and USL W League for the upcoming 2023 season.[4]

National Championships

Bavarian Soccer Club has won nine national championships. In 1976 they won their first National Amateur Cup, when they defeated a team from Trenton, New Jersey 3–1 in the final. They repeated this success in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018, and 2022. They have also finished as runners-up in this tournament (1983, 2016, and 2017).

In 2018, the Bavarians won the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) national championship, defeating Sporting AZ FC 3–2 in the championship.

In 2003 the Bavarians also won the USASA National Open Cup amateur championship. The club would win the competition again in 2009. USASA eliminated this national tournament in 2015.

Bavarian SC competed in the 1994 U.S. Open Cup as Bavarian Leinenkugel as they were sponsored by the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company that year.

Current squad

As of March 2023

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
10MF  MEXJose Gutierrez
11FW  USABraden Andryk
12DF  USAJoseph Haines
13MF  USAJohn Bradford
14FW  NGADogara Zamani
17DF  USABuran Huseini
19MF  USAMatthew Comiskey
20MF  USAMichael Russell
31MF  USANathan Watkins

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNational Amateur Cup
1976UnknownChampions
1983UnknownRunners-up
1993Semifinals
1994Runners-up
1999First round
2000First round
2001did not qualifyChampions
2002did not qualifyChampions
2003Third roundChampions
2004First round
2005NPSL2nd, Midwestdid not qualify
2006NPSL4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2007NPSL2nd, Midwestdid not qualifySecond round
2008NPSL4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2009USASAN/AN/AFirst round
2010NPSL4th, Midwestdid not qualifydid not qualify
2011NPSL1st, MidwestNational Semifinalsdid not qualify
2012NPSL2nd, Midwest-Centraldid not qualifyFirst round
2013NPSL2nd, Midwest-Centraldid not qualifydid not qualify
2014On hiatus
2015
2016PLA1st, WestChampionsdid not qualifyRunners-up
2017PLA2nd, WestChampionsdid not qualifyRunners-up
2018UPSL1st, Midwest-NorthChampionsdid not qualifyChampions
2019UPSL Spring1st, Midwest-CentralNational SemifinalsFirst roundRegion II finals
2020canceledcanceled
2021MWPL1st, Westernno playoffscanceledRegion II semifinals
2022MWPL1st, Westernno playoffsdid not qualifyChampions
2023USL27th, Deep Northdid not qualifyFirst roundRegion II finals
2024USL2TBDdid not qualifyTBD

Honors

League

Cup

Head coaches

  • Tom Zaiss (1996–2006)
  • Jon Mroz (2007–2008)
  • Andreas Davi (2009–2011)
  • Patrick Hodgins (2012–present)

Stadium

References