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Full name
  
West Michigan Edge

Dissolved
  
2008

Ground Capacity
  
6,000

Manager
  
Stephen Herdsman

Nickname(s)
  
The Edge

Stadium
  
EK Stadium

Chairman
  
Bob Dykstra

Founded
  
1995

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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.

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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.

Head coaches

  • Joey Barone (2005–2006)
  • Mark Bell (2007)
  • Stephen Herdsman (2008)
  • Stadia

  • Holland Municipal Stadium; Holland, Michigan (2004)
  • Stadium at Forest Hills Central High School; Grand Rapids, Michigan (2005–2007)
  • Stadium at Mona Shores High School; Muskegon, Michigan 1 game (2005)
  • Stadium at Cornerstone University; Grand Rapids, Michigan 4 games (2007)
  • East Grand Rapids Memorial Field; Grand Rapids, Michigan 2 games (2007)
  • Stadium at Crestwood Middle School; Kentwood, Michigan 1 game (2007)
  • EK Stadium; Kentwood, Michigan (2008)
  • Average Attendances

  • 2008: 125
  • 2007: 89
  • 2006: 298
  • 2005: 412
  • References

    West Michigan Edge Wikipedia


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