The Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of

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, United States. The team is a member of the

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, which is part of the

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'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 Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivisi ...

. The Badgers are coached by Neil Jones. The Badgers' greatest success came during the mid-1990s, where the program won the

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and Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament in 1995. They won their second Big Ten Tournament in

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. The program has produced professional soccer players including Sam Brotherton and A. J. Cochran.

Roster

Seasons

NCAA tournament results

Wisconsin have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2017.

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

Head coaching history

* Bill Reddan (1977–1981) * Jim Launder (1982–1996) * Kalekeni Banda (1997–2001) * Jeff Rohrman (2002–2008) * Todd Yeagley (2009) * John Trask (2010–2021) * Neil Jones (2022–)

References

External links

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Team Year-by-Year Records (2011)
{{Big Ten Conference men's soccer navbox 1977 establishments in Wisconsin Association football clubs established in 1977