Forward Madison entered the season as a favorite to contend for the USL League One title, having returned the majority of their roster that reached the playoffs in 2023.[1]
Derek Gebhard became the team's second player to reach 100 competitive appearances for the club in their June 29th USL Cup game at One Knoxville SC .[2] He subsequently became the club's all-time appearance leader with his 101st appearance against Richmond Kickers on July 3rd.[3]
Eric Leonard , who was the first player to reach 100 competitive appearances for Forward Madison, will be signing a one-day contract to retire with the club and will be honored during Forward Madison's home game on July 24th against Central Valley Fuego FC .[4]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Date of birth (age)
Since
On loan from
1
GK
Bernd Schipmann
(1994-07-05 ) July 5, 1994 (age 30)
2023
2
DF
Michael Chilaka
(2000-02-05 ) February 5, 2000 (age 24)
2024
4
DF
Mitch Osmond
(1994-03-11 ) March 11, 1994 (age 30)
2022
5
DF
Timmy Mehl
(1995-08-31 ) August 31, 1995 (age 28)
2023
6
MF
John Murphy
(2000-04-19 ) April 19, 2000 (age 24)
2024
7
MF
Wolfgang Prentice
(2000-04-25 ) April 25, 2000 (age 24)
2024
Oakland Roots SC
8
MF
Devin Boyce
(1996-09-08 ) September 8, 1996 (age 27)
2024
9
FW
Christian Chaney
(1994-09-08 ) September 8, 1994 (age 29)
2023
10
MF
Aiden Mesias
(1999-10-23 ) October 23, 1999 (age 24)
2023
11
FW
Cherif Dieye
(1997-11-11 ) November 11, 1997 (age 26)
2024
12
FW
Garrett McLaughlin
(1997-11-10 ) November 10, 1997 (age 26)
2024
14
FW
Mauro Cichero
(1995-08-01 ) August 1, 1995 (age 28)
2023
16
DF
Jacob Crull
(1997-10-03 ) October 3, 1997 (age 26)
2023
17
FW
Derek Gebhard
(1995-10-15 ) October 15, 1995 (age 28)
2021
19
FW
Juan Galindrez
(1994-07-04 ) July 4, 1994 (age 30)
2024
20
FW
Agustín Dávila
(1999-01-05 ) January 5, 1999 (age 25)
2024
21
MF
Jimmie Villalobos
(1995-07-21 ) July 21, 1995 (age 29)
2024
One Knoxville SC
22
DF
Stephen Payne
(1997-06-16 ) June 16, 1997 (age 27)
2023
24
FW
Nazeem Bartman
(1993-08-13 ) August 13, 1993 (age 30)
2022
25
DF
Ferrety Sousa
(1990-12-25 ) December 25, 1990 (age 33)
2024
99
GK
Martin Sanchez
(2000-07-04 ) July 4, 2000 (age 24)
2023
Name
Position
Conor Caloia
Chief operating officer
Vern Stenman
President
Zane Heinselman
Vice President and General Manager
Keith Tiemeyer
Director of Soccer Operations & Development
Date from
Position
Player
Last team
Type
Ref.
December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11 )
FW
Cherif Dieye
Central Valley Fuego FC
Free transfer
[5]
January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04 )
MF
Devin Boyce
Greenville Triumph SC
Free transfer
[6]
January 10, 2024 (2024-01-10 )
DF
Michael Chilaka
San Diego Loyal SC
Free transfer
[7]
January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12 )
FW
Juan Galindrez
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Free transfer
[8]
January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17 )
MF
John Murphy
South Georgia Tormenta FC
Free transfer
[9]
January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19 )
MF
Wolfgang Prentice
Oakland Roots SC
Loan
[10]
January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24 )
MF
Jimmie Villalobos
One Knoxville SC
Loan
[11]
January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26 )
DF
Ferrety Sousa
Sacramento Republic FC
Free transfer
[12]
January 31, 2024 (2024-01-31 )
FW
Agustín Dávila
Boston River
Free transfer
[13]
March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14 )
DF
Jake Fuderer
Chicago Fire FC II
Free transfer
[14]
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25 )
FW
Garrett McLaughlin
North Carolina FC
Paid transfer
[15] [16]
Date from
Position
Player
To
Type
Ref.
November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06 )
MF
Julio Benitez
Real Salt Lake
End of loan
November 6, 2023 (2023-11-06 )
DF
Jason Ramos
Minnesota United FC 2
End of loan
December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01 )
MF
Eric Conerty
Contract expired
December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01 )
FW
Francis Jno-Baptiste
Contract expired
December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01 )
MF
Ozzie Ramos
Contract expired
December 29, 2023 (2023-12-29 )
MF
Pierre da Silva
Universidad César Vallejo
Free transfer
[17]
January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04 )
FW
Jayden Onen
Lexington SC
Free transfer
[18]
January 10, 2024 (2024-01-10 )
DF
Sam Brotherton
Retired
[19]
January 10, 2024 (2024-01-10 )
DF
Robert Screen
Chattanooga FC
Free transfer
[20]
January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25 )
MF
Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu
Retired
[21]
February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22 )
MF
Isidro Martinez
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
Free transfer
[22]
February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22 )
MF
Tino Vasquez
River Light FC
Free transfer
[23]
April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08 )
DF
Jake Fuderer
Contract expired
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
USL League One
March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16 )
October 26, 2024 (2024-10-26 )
Matchday 1
TBD
10
5
4
1
19
8
+11
0 50.00
U.S. Open Cup
March 19, 2024 (2024-03-19 )
April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03 )
First round
Second round
2
1
0
1
2
2
+0
0 50.00
USL Cup
April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28 )
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29 )
Group stage
TBD
6
4
0
2
5
4
+1
0 66.67
Total
18
10
4
4
26
14
+12
0 55.56
Updated to match(es) played on July 16, 2024. Source:
USL League One Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
10
5
4
1
19
8
+11
19
3
2
0
11
5
+6
2
2
1
8
3
+5
As an independent member of USL League One , Forward Madison FC participated in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup . They entered the competition in the first round, taking place between March 19-21, 2024.
2024 features the first edition of the USL Jägermeister Cup ,[31] USL League One 's first intra-league cup competition. Each team will play the other three teams in their group twice, home and away, and will play two teams in other groups. If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout will determine who gets an extra point in the standings. The top team from each group, plus the non-top team with the most goals scored, will advance to a knockout round.[32] [33]
Standings — Central Group
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Updated to match(es) played on July 20, 2024
(2024-07-20 ) . Source:
USL League One Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goals for in cup match play (only for determining wild card); 3) head-to-head points earned in small group play; 4) total wins in small group play; 5) total wins in all cup matches; 6) goals for in small group play; 7) goals for in cup match play; 8) goals assisted in cup match play; 9) goal differential in cup match play; 10) disciplinary points; 11) coin toss.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
SOW
SOL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
SOW
SOL
L
GF
GA
GD
W
SOW
SOL
L
GF
GA
GD
6
4
0
0
2
5
4
+1
12
2
0
0
0
2
0
+2
2
0
0
2
3
4
−1
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stadium A A H A A H H H Result L W W W L W Position 4 3 2 1 3 1
Source:
USL League One [35] H = Home;
A = Away;
W = Win;
SW = Shootout win;
SL = Shootout loss;
L = Loss
All statistics as of July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20 ) .
Appearances and goals
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USL League One Monthly Awards
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USL League One Weekly Awards
edit
USL Jägermeister Cup Awards
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^ Forward Madison FC [@ForwardMSNFC] (June 29, 2024). "That's 💯 for Gebhard!" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ The Flock [@fwdflock] (July 13, 2024). "101 Matches! To celebrate the most appearances by any Mingo ever (!), local artist Charline Marcila put together this amazing anime print we'll be giving to Derek at tonight's match! You can get it too (links in 🧵), and there's a rumor Derek will be signing them after the match" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Forward Madison FC [@ForwardMSNFC] (July 22, 2024). "Eric Leonard is coming home. 🏠🦩 Join us at halftime during the FMFC v CVF match this Wednesday to recognize Eric and retire him as a Mingo, just as the soccer gods intended. Get your match tickets here: https://bit.ly/4cN0K4V" (Tweet ). Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Twitter .{{cite web }}
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^ Wunschel, Kylie (December 11, 2023). "Forward Madison FC Sign Former Central Valley Fuego FC Player, Cherif Dieye" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 4, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign USL League One Veteran, Devin Boyce" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 10, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign USL Championship Defender, Michael Chilaka" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 12, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign Former League One Goal Scorer, Juan Galindrez" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 17, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign Former USL League One Champion, John Murphy" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 19, 2024). "Midfielder Wolfgang Prentice Returns to Madison on a One Year Loan" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 24, 2024). "Midfielder Jimmie Villalobos Joins Forward Madison FC on a Season-Long Loan for 2024" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 26, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign Congolese Veteran Footballer, Ferrety Sousa" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (January 31, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Sign Uruguayan Forward, Agustín Dávila" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (March 14, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Signs Jake Fuderer to a 25-Day Contract" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024 .
^ Wunschel, Kylie (June 25, 2024). "Forward Madison FC Receive Former North Carolina FC Player, Garrett McLaughlin, On Transfer" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ "Madison acquire Garrett McLaughlin from North Carolina via transfer" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ UCV - Club Deportivo [@clubucv] (December 29, 2023). "#RefuerzoPoeta 🧡 🇺🇸🇧🇷 🇵🇪 ⚽️ 🔥 🤝🏽 ¡Bienvenido Pierre Da Silva! Con 24 años, llega listo para sumar con su destreza en el extremo en esta temporada 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣, estamos seguros de que juntos lograremos el objetivos. #FuerzaVallejo #VallejoEsTrujillo #UnSoloCorazón" [#PoetReinforcement 🧡 🇺🇸🇧🇷 🇵🇪 ⚽️ 🔥 🤝🏽 Welcome Pierre Da Silva! At 24 years old, he arrives ready to add to his extreme skill in this 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ season, we are sure that together we will achieve our goals. #VallejoStrength #VallejoIsTrujillo #OneHeart] (Tweet ) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Bramley, Jacob (January 4, 2024). "Midfielder Jayden Onen Set to Join Lexington Sporting Club" . LexSporting.com . Lexington SC . Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024 .
^ Brotherton, Sam [@sambrothertonz] (January 10, 2024). "Grateful for everything that this game has given me. The highs, the lows, the wins, the losses, the lessons, the places and most importantly, the people. Thankful for everyone who has been a part of the journey. Proud to say that I lived out my childhood dream of being a professional footballer and had the privilege of representing my country. Time to hang up the boots and turn the page for a new chapter and challenge. Thank you ⚽️" . Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via Instagram .
^ "Chattanooga Football Club signs Robert Screen" . ChattanoogaFC.com . Chattanooga FC . January 10, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ Caloia, Conor; Glaeser, Matt (January 25, 2024). Forward Madison FC Town Hall | Community Impact Report and 2024 Season . Breese Stevens Field, Madison, Wisconsin: Forward Madison FC . Event occurs at 16:06. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via YouTube. We obviously needed to go out and replace Andrew Wheeler, who's retired...
^ "Hailstorm Sign Midfielder Isidro "Chelo" Martinez" . HailstormFC.com . Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC . February 22, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024 .
^ River Light FC [@riverlightfc] (February 22, 2024). "Welcome to River Light FC, 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇! @ForwardMSNFC @hokiesmsoccer *Pending league and federation approval" (Tweet ). Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Forward Madison FC [@ForwardMSNFC] (February 26, 2024). "Pre-season still going strong. 💪 The boys will participate in a multi-club training exercise tomorrow with Detroit City FC & Indy Eleven in lieu of Friday's pre-season match. #fmfc #preseason #mingosinsix" (Tweet ). Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ a b c Wunschel, Kylie (July 17, 2024). "Forward Madison Reschedules Match Against Central Valley Fuego FC For July 24th" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024 .
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^ "One Knoxville SC-Forward Madison FC contest postponed" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024 .
^ a b USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (May 28, 2024). "🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 🚨 @OneKnoxSC and @ForwardMSNFC's Week 8️⃣ matchup has been rescheduled for 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧!" (Tweet ). Retrieved April 4, 2024 – via Twitter .{{cite web }}
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^ Wunschel, Kylie (July 13, 2024). "Forward Madison Postpones Match Against Central Valley Fuego FC" . ForwardMadisonFC.com . Forward Madison FC . Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024 .
^ "USL League One and Jägermeister agree to multi-year entitlement partnership for new "USL Jägermeister Cup" " . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . March 18, 2024. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024 .
^ "USL League One introduces new in-season cup competition" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . December 12, 2023. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023 .
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^ "Forward Madison's Matt Glaeser voted Coach of the Month for June" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . July 10, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (April 4, 2024). "Lift off! 🚀 This banger from @ForwardMSNFC's @johnny_futbol8 has won him the @select_america Goal of the Week!" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 2" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . March 19, 2024. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 3" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . March 26, 2024. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 4" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . April 2, 2024. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 6" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . April 16, 2024. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 9" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . May 21, 2024. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 10" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . June 6, 2024. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 11" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . June 18, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 12" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . June 25, 2024. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ "USL League One Team of the Week - Week 13" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . July 9, 2024. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024 .
^ USL League One [@USLLeagueOne] (June 14, 2024). "𝙊𝙪𝙩. 𝙊𝙛. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. @ForwardMSNFC's Juan Galindrez has won the @select_america Goal of the Round! 👏 #USLJägermeisterCup" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ "USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 2" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ "USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 4" . USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . June 14, 2024. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024 .
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