| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Big Top Events | |||
| Head coach | Carl Craig | |||
| Stadium | Breese Stevens Field | |||
| USL League One | 9th | |||
| USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | Jake Keegan (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 3,607 (June 30 vs.New England Revolution II) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,529 (May 15 vs.North Carolina FC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,761 | |||
| Biggest win | 2 goals: TRM 1–3MAD(May 29) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3 goals: NTX 4–1MAD(July 10) | |||
The2021Forward Madison FC season was the third season in thesoccer team's history, where they compete in the third division ofAmerican soccer,USL League One.
As of September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08).[1]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Phil Breno | (1995-12-11)December 11, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | |
| 3 | MF | Eric Leonard | (1995-10-05)October 5, 1995 (age 30) | 2018 | |
| 4 | DF | Gustavo Fernandes | (1998-02-19)February 19, 1998 (age 27) | 2020 | |
| 5 | DF | Cyrus Rad | (1999-07-10)July 10, 1999 (age 26) | 2021 | |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Molloy | (1997-01-11)January 11, 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | |
| 7 | FW | Jake Keegan(captain) | (1991-04-21)April 21, 1991 (age 34) | 2021 | |
| 8 | MF | Michael Vang | (2000-05-13)May 13, 2000 (age 25) | 2020 | |
| 9 | FW | Ryan Sierakowski | (1997-08-07)August 7, 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Gómez | (1994-02-21)February 21, 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | |
| 11 | DF | Heath Martin | (2001-06-11)June 11, 2001 (age 24) | 2021 | |
| 13 | DF | Connor Tobin(captain) | (1987-02-11)February 11, 1987 (age 38) | 2019 | |
| 14 | MF | Taner Dogan | (1998-05-30)May 30, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | |
| 17 | FW | Derek Gebhard | (1995-10-15)October 15, 1995 (age 30) | 2021 | |
| 19 | MF | Justin Sukow | (1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | |
| 20 | MF | Audi Jepson | (1994-08-23)August 23, 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | |
| 22 | MF | Christian Enriquez | (1998-10-25)October 25, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | |
| 23 | FW | Tyler Allen | (1998-10-12)October 12, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | |
| 24 | GK | Aidan Hogan | (1997-04-23)April 23, 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | |
| 27 | DF | Christian Díaz | (1991-04-07)April 7, 1991 (age 34) | 2019 | |
| 31 | FW | Noah Fuson | (1999-12-31)December 31, 1999 (age 25) | 2020 | |
| 33 | MF | Jesús Pérez | (1997-10-01)October 1, 1997 (age 28) | 2021 | |
| 44 | DF | Josiah Trimmingham | (1996-12-14)December 14, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 | |
| 77 | FW | Jiro Barriga Toyama | (1995-04-28)April 28, 1995 (age 30) | 2019 |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Head coach and technical director | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach / Performance Analyst | |
| Director of Soccer Operations and equipment manager | |
| Goalkeeper coach |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chief operating officer | |
| President |
| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26) | FW | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer | [2] | |
| February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11) | FW | Charlotte Independence | Free transfer | [3] | |
| February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17) | MF | Portland Timbers 2 | Free transfer | [4] | |
| February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25) | FW | Reno 1868 FC | Free transfer | [5] | |
| March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03) | GK | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | [6] | |
| March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08) | DF | D.C. United Academy | Free transfer | [7] | |
| March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29) | MF | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer | [8] | |
| April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) | MF | Reno 1868 FC | Free transfer | [9] | |
| April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) | MF | Saint Louis FC | Free transfer | [10] | |
| May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05) | DF | University of California, Riverside | Free transfer | [11] | |
| May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) | GK | Philadelphia Fury | Free transfer | [12] | |
| June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) | GK | Chicago Fire FC | Loan | [13] | |
| June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) | MF | San Diego 1904 FC | Free transfer | [14] | |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | MF | Chicago Fire FC | Loan | [15] | |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | FW | Chicago Fire FC | Loan | [15] | |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | MF | Loan | [16] | ||
| August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12) | MF | Loan | [17] | ||
| August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12) | DF | North Carolina State University | Free transfer | [17] | |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | FW | New England Revolution II | Loan | [18] |
| Date from | Position | Player | To | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | GK | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | FW | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | MF | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | DF | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | GK | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | FW | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | MF | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | MF | End of loan | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | FW | Released | |||
| October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31) | MF | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14) | FW | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer | [19] | |
| February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) | FW | Retired | [20] | ||
| February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18) | DF | Richmond Kickers | Free transfer | [21] | |
| April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06) | DF | Michigan Stars FC | Free transfer | [22] | |
| June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01) | FW | Chicago House AC | Free transfer | [23] | |
| June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) | GK | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) | GK | Chicago House AC | Free transfer | [24] | |
| July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25) | MF | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25) | FW | Chicago Fire FC | End of loan | ||
| August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02) | MF | Chicago House AC | Free transfer | [25] | |
| September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08) | DF | Released | [26] |
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| April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)Preseason 1 | Chicago Fire FC | 2–0 | Forward Madison FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:00 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:SeatGeek Stadium |
| April 17, 2021 (2021-04-17)Preseason 2 | Indy Eleven | 3–0 | Forward Madison FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1:00 PMEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Carroll Stadium |
| April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24)Preseason 3 | Sporting Kansas City Reserves | 0–1 | Forward Madison FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2:00 PMCDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Swope Soccer Village |
| Note: SKC Reserves consists of players from both theSporting Kansas City andSporting Kansas City II rosters. | ||||
| May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01)Preseason 4 | Forward Madison FC | 4–0 | Milwaukee Bavarian SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 11:00 AMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Breese Stevens Field |
| July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)Midseason 1 | Forward Madison FC | 0–2 | Madison, Wisconsin | |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,052 |
| August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)Midseason 2 | Forward Madison FC | 1–1 | Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 8:15 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Breese Stevens Field |
| September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)Midseason 3 | Forward Madison FC | 6–0 | Minneapolis City SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 38 |
| 8 | New England Revolution II | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 |
| 9 | Forward Madison FC | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 36 |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 31 |
| 11 | Tormenta FC | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 30 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 |
Source: USL League One[27]
| May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08)1 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PMMST | Report |
| Stadium:Kino North Stadium Attendance: 680 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15)2 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)3 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | Union Omaha | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 1,919 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29)4 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 1–3 | Forward Madison FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)5 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 2–2 | Forward Madison FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:30 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:DRV PNK Stadium Referee:Natalie Simon |
| June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)6 | Forward Madison FC | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 5:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Laura Chambers |
| June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12)7 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,929 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19)8 | Forward Madison FC | 0–2 | New England Revolution II | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)9 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–2 | Forward Madison FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)10 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | New England Revolution II | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)11 | North Texas SC | 4–1 | Forward Madison FC | Arlington, Texas |
| 8:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Globe Life Park Attendance: 776 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)12 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Werner Park Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)13 | Forward Madison FC | 1–1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)14 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PMEDT |
| Report | Stadium:CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,619 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) | Union Omaha | Postponed | Forward Madison FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Stadium:Werner Park Referee: Corbyn May | ||
| Note: Match abandoned in the 58th minute due to inclement weather in Omaha.[29] Game replayed from the beginning on October 20th. | ||||
| August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14)15 | Forward Madison FC | 2–1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
| August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)16 | Forward Madison FC | 2–2 | Toronto FC II | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)17 | Forward Madison FC | 1–1 | North Texas SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)18 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Forward Madison FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 996 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) | Richmond Kickers | Postponed | Forward Madison FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PMEDT | Stadium:City Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed to October 6th due to the anticipated impact ofHurricane Ida.[30] | ||||
| September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)19 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)20 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:00 PMEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:BMO Training Ground Referee: Aubrey Kotelko |
| September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)21 | Forward Madison FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)22 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Forward Madison FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 5:00 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:Gillette Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)23 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Forward Madison FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PMEDT | Report |
| Stadium:City Stadium Referee: William Steffen | |
| Note: Rescheduled from the postponed September 1st match. | ||||
| October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)24 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Forward Madison FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Report | Stadium:Gillette Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)25 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | Forward Madison FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PMEDT |
| Report | Stadium:City Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: John Matto |
| October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)26 | Union Omaha | 1–2 | Forward Madison FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Werner Park Referee: Abdou Ndiaye | |
| Note: Makeup of the game abandoned on August 7th. | ||||
| October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)27 | Forward Madison FC | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT |
| Report | Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)28 | Forward Madison FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PMCDT | Report |
| Stadium:Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
As of October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30).[31]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | USL1 Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Phil Breno | 27 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Ronaldo Lomeli | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | Eric Leonard | 23 | 19 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Gustavo Fernandes | 15 | 14 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Cyrus Rad | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Molloy | 27 | 26 | 4 | |
| 7 | FW | Jake Keegan | 23 | 22 | 6 | |
| 8 | MF | Michael Vang | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Ryan Sierakowski | 12 | 12 | 4 | |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Gómez | 17 | 8 | 0 | |
| 11 | DF | Heath Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Connor Tobin | 28 | 28 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | Taner Dogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Derek Gebhard | 27 | 25 | 5 | |
| 19 | MF | Justin Sukow | 21 | 13 | 2 | |
| 20 | MF | Audi Jepson | 21 | 14 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Christian Enriquez | 15 | 13 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Tyler Allen | 23 | 15 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | Aidan Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Christian Díaz | 18 | 13 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | Noah Fuson | 20 | 8 | 2 | |
| 33 | MF | Jesus Perez | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
| 34 | GK | Chris Brady | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Javier Casas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | FW | Alex Monis | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Josiah Trimmingham | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
| 77 | FW | Jiro Barriga Toyama | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 6 | |
| 2 | FW | 5 | |
| 3 | MF | 4 | |
| FW | 4 | ||
| DF | 4 | ||
| 6 | FW | 2 | |
| MF | 2 | ||
| DF | 2 | ||
| 9 | MF | 1 | |
| Own goal | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | ||
| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 4 | |
| 2 | MF | 3 | |
| MF | 3 | ||
| MF | 3 | ||
| 5 | FW | 1 | |
| DF | 1 | ||
| DF | 1 | ||
| FW | 1 | ||
| MF | 1 | ||
| MF | 1 | ||
| DF | 1 | ||
| DF | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | ||
| Rank | Name | USL1 Season |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | |
| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||