West Michigan Edge

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

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.

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 defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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