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| West Michigan Edge |
 |
| Full name |
West Michigan Edge |
| Nickname(s) |
The Edge |
| Founded |
1995 |
| Ground |
Forest Hills Central HS Stadium |
| Capacity |
???? |
| Chairman |
Bob Dykstra |
| Manager |
Joey Barone |
| League |
Premier Development League |
| 2006 |
5th, did not qualify for playoffs |
|
|
West Michigan Edge are an American soccer team, founded in 1995. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo and South Bend.
The team played as Grand Rapids Explosion from 1995 to 1998, before changing their name to Western Michigan Explosion prior to the 1999 season, and adopting their current monicker in 2000.
They currently play their home games in the stadium at Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team's colors are red and blue
[edit] Current squad
As of October 13, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 4 |
 |
DF |
Kyle Hall |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Jeremy Stacy |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Jake Stacy |
| 8 |
|
DF |
Eddie Rivera |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Kenzo Webster |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Dustin Snyder |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Dave Hertel |
| 12 |
|
FW |
Doug DeMartin |
| 13 |
 |
MF |
Lati Ziba |
| 14 |
|
FW |
Tom Oatley |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Brent Medema |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Mark Wojcicki |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Ryan Hathcock |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Steve Bonnell |
| 20 |
 |
MF |
Giuseppe Barone |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Kevin van den Berg |
| 23 |
|
GK |
Casey Aubil |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Thomas Skilling |
| 26 |
 |
DF |
Tony Deakin |
| 27 |
|
GK |
Pat Sperry |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Logan Lyon |
| 29 |
|
FW |
Nick Capisciolto |
| 30 |
|
GK |
Chris Austin |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1995 |
N/A |
USISL Premier League |
6th, Central |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1996 |
"4" |
USISL Premier League |
6th, CENTRAL Northern |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1997 |
"4" |
USISL PDSL |
4th, North Central |
Division Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1998 |
"4" |
USISL PDSL |
7th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1999 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
7th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
4th, Great Lakes |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2001 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
2nd, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
3rd, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
?? |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
6th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
6th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006 |
"4" |
USL PDL |
5th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
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