The Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

. The school competes in the

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in Division I of the

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(NCAA).

History

Soccer became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 2000. The team plays at the U-M Soccer Stadium that was built in 2010. Additionally in 2010, they won the

, featuring as runner-ups 4 times. In the 2024 season, their record was: 9-5-7., 2-3-5 Big Ten Conference (7th Place) Big Ten: Runner-up NCAA Tournament: Second round

Roster

Coaching staff

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Colors and badge

The team colors of Michigan are

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and

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. The badge is formed in a shape of a

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. At the top it has the word Michigan inscribed in maize behind a blue background, with the word Soccer on the bottom and a block M in the middle.

Stadium

Michigan has played at the U-M Soccer Complex since 2008, and at the U-M Soccer Stadium (built on the site of the Soccer Complex) since 2010. The entire complex cost $6 million to build and includes three fields, including separate practice fields for both the men's and women's teams. The 2,200-seat stadium is built around the central field, and it includes stands on both sides of the field that are both covered by a roof. The stadium features a press box, separate home locker rooms for both the men's and women's teams, an athletic medicine training room, and handicap seating, as well as restrooms and concessions for spectators.

Michigan Ultras

The Michigan Ultras is the student support section for both the men's and the women's team. They support the Michigan Wolverines men's and women's soccer teams from the

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. The section consists of over 900 members, is located in the student

bleachers Bleachers (North American English), or stands, are raised, tiered rows of benches found at sports-fields and at other spectator events. Stairways provide access to the horizontal rows of seats, often with every other step enabling access to a ...

of the U-M Soccer Complex, and is a registered official student organization with the

. The Michigan Ultras was officially founded in the spring of 2010 by Matthew Peven. Possessing an ever-growing fanbase, their members are known for their loyal dedication in supporting the men's and women's soccer teams by creating an exciting and intimidating atmosphere through organized chanting and cheering. Several of their chants can be found on their YouTube page and website.

Statistics

Year-by-year record

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Notable alumni

This is a list of former players who have received international caps and/or have played professional soccer. :''Updated July 14, 2023'' * Tyler Arnone * Francis Atuahene * Marcello Borges *

Knox Cameron Knox Cameron (born September 17, 1983) is a former soccer player who most recently played for AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League. Born in Jamaica, he represented the United States at youth level. Career College and amateur Ca ...

* Luke Coulson * Lars Eckenrode * Adam Grinwis * Michael Holody * Evan Louro * Peri Marosevic * Justin Meram * Robbie Mertz *

Kofi Opare Kofi Opare (born October 12, 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has previously appeared for Michigan Bucks, Detroit City, LA Galaxy, D.C. United, and Colorado Rapids. Early life Opare was born on October ...

* Jackson Ragen * Matt Rickard * Soony Saad * Kevin Taylor * Marcos Ugarte

Honours

* Big Ten tournament ** Winners (1):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

** ''Runners-up (4)'': 2002,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

References

External links

* {{Big Ten Conference men's soccer navbox 2000 establishments in Michigan