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Michigan Wolverines men's soccer

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Founded
  
2000 (2000)

Location
  
Ann Arbor, MI

Colors
  
Maize and Blue

Home ground
  
U-M Soccer Stadium

University
  
University of Michigan

Nickname
  
Wolverines

Head coach
  
Chaka Daley

Conference
  
Big Ten Conference


The Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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History

Soccer became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 2000.

Colors and badge

The team colors of Michigan are maize and blue. The badge is formed in a shape of a shield. 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.

Current roster

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

Coaching staff

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Year-by-year record

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Professional players

  • Knox Cameron – (Columbus Crew)
  • Luke Coulson – (Cardiff City FC)
  • Michael Holody – (Colorado Rapids)
  • Peri Marosevic – (FC Dallas, Toronto FC)
  • Justin Meram – (Columbus Crew)
  • Kofi Opare – (Los Angeles Galaxy)
  • Soony Saad – (Sporting Kansas City)
  • 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.

    Fans

    Michigan supporters are known as Michigan Ultras. They support the Michigan Wolverines men's and women's soccer teams from the student section. The section consists of over 900 members and is located in the student bleachers of the U-M Soccer Complex and is a registered official student organization with the University of Michigan.

    References

    Michigan Wolverines men's soccer Wikipedia