West Michigan Edge

West Michigan Edge
Full name West Michigan Edge
Nickname(s) The Edge
Founded 1995
Dissolved 2008
Stadium EK Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman Bob Dykstra
Manager Stephen Herdsman
League USL Premier Development League
2008 5th, Midwest Division
Home colors
Away colors

West Michigan Edge was an American soccer team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at EK Stadium on the campus of East Kentwood High School in nearby Kentwood, Michigan. The team's colors were red, white and blue.

The club also fielded a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

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History

The team played as Grand Rapids Explosion from 1995 to 1998, before changing names to West Michigan Explosion prior to the 1999 season, and adopting their final moniker in 2000.

Players

Final squad

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

No. Position Player
0 GK Jeremy Clark
3 DF Ryan Emerson
4 MF Adam Mena
5 FW Efrain Hernandez Miranda
7 FW Anes Suhonjic
9 DF Christopher Allen
10 FW Domenico Barone
12 FW Elfid Kovacevic
19 DF Ryan Robleske
20 MF Luke Norman
No. Position Player
22 MF Mark Barone
23 MF Spencer Thompson
24 DF Doug Ferner
30 DF Peter Hill
33 FW Louis Stephens
34 MF Tony Deakin
35 DF Joshua Rogers
37 MF Benjamin Pirmann
FW Abderrezak Berkia

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
1995 4 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 / / on hiatus / /
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
2007 4 USL PDL 3rd, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 5th, Midwest Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

Average Attendances

External links

Overview
Men's national teams
Outdoor leagues
Indoor leagues
Cup competitions
Men's college soccer
Women's national teams
Women's leagues
Women's college soccer
Defunct
Sports teams based in Michigan
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Inline Hockey
MLRH: Michigan Thunder
Hockey
Roller derby
WFTDA: Detroit Derby Girls • Grand Raggidy Roller Girls • Killamazoo Derby Darlins
Soccer
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II

Ferris State (D-I hockey) • Grand Valley State • Hillsdale • Lake Superior State (D-I hockey) • Michigan Tech (D-I hockey) • Northern Michigan (D-I hockey) • Northwood • Saginaw Valley State • Wayne State (D-I hockey, women)