2025 Forward Madison FC season

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OwnerBig Top Events

Chief operating officerConor Caloia

Forward Madison FC
2025 season

Owner	Big Top Events
Chief operating officer	Conor Caloia
Head coach	Matt Glaeser
Stadium	Breese Stevens Field
USL League One	10th
U.S. Open Cup	Second round
USL Cup	Group 3: 5th
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Gebhard (11) All: Derek Gebhard (11)
Highest home attendance	5,010 (September 13 vs. RIC)
Lowest home attendance	3,368 (July 23 vs. TRM)
Average home league attendance	3,991
Biggest win	4 goals: MAD 5–1 DUL (March 20, USOC)
Biggest defeat	4 goals: MAD 0–4 IND (April 26, USL Cup) TRM 4–0 MAD (August 30) OMA 4–0 MAD (October 18) RIC 5–1 MAD (October 25)
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 Forward Madison FC season was the seventh season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in USL League One of the third division of American soccer.

Forward Madison entered the 2025 season on the heels of what was arguably their best season. In 2024, the team finished 3rd in the USL League One table, their highest finish ever, and reached the semifinals of the USL League One playoffs. Additionally, they were runners-up in the inaugural USL Cup, losing on penalties in the final.^[1] The team returned over half of the 2024 roster, including All-USL League One First Team defender and Defender of the Year nominee Mitch Osmond, Goalkeeper of the Year nominee Bernd Schipmann, and All-League One First Team midfielder Devin Boyce, though they did lose club all-time leading goalscorer Christian Chaney to Charlotte Independence. The large core of players returning from the previous year's successful season had Forward Madison considered to be an early preseason favorite to win the 2025 USL League One title.^[2] Various power rankings placed Forward Madison in the top half of the league leading up to the start of the season.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The schedule for both the 2025 USL League One season and the 2025 USL Cup were announced on December 19th.^[6] In the regular season, Forward Madison played each team twice, with the exception of Richmond Kickers, Union Omaha, Westchester SC, and Texoma FC, each of whom they played three times. Forward Madison faced USL Championship club FC Tulsa in the U.S. Open Cup, as well as Indy Eleven and Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Cup; this marked the first time that Forward Madison played a competitive match against a team in USL Championship since 2019, when they defeated El Paso Locomotive FC and lost to Saint Louis FC in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, and the first time the team ever hosted a USL Championship club.^[7]

In January, Forward Madison announced a partnership with Brazilian club Amazonas, who were competing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at the time of the announcement. It was the first partnership between a USL League One club and a Brazilian club. As part of this partnership, Amazonas sent forward Adrien Graffin on loan to Madison,^[8] with Forward Madison transferring Riley Binns to Amazonas in July.^[9]

Club

Roster

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	On loan from
1	GK	Bernd Schipmann	(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 31)	2023
2	DF	Michael Chilaka	(2000-02-05) February 5, 2000 (age 26)	2024
3	MF	Damià Viader	(1998-02-19) February 19, 1998 (age 28)	2025
4	DF	Mitch Osmond	(1994-03-11) March 11, 1994 (age 32)	2022
5	DF	Timmy Mehl	(1995-08-31) August 31, 1995 (age 30)	2023
6	MF	John Murphy	(2000-04-19) April 19, 2000 (age 25)	2024
7	MF	Jackson Dietrich	(1996-09-27) September 27, 1996 (age 29)	2025
8	MF	Devin Boyce	(1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 29)	2024
9	FW	Garrett McLaughlin	(1997-11-10) November 10, 1997 (age 28)	2024
10	MF	Aiden Mesias	(1999-10-23) October 23, 1999 (age 26)	2023
11	MF	Christopher Garcia	(2003-01-13) January 13, 2003 (age 23)	2025
12	GK	Owen Finnerty	(2001-02-07) February 7, 2001 (age 25)	2025
13	MF	Temi Ereku	(2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 (age 22)	2025	Birmingham Legion FC
14	DF	Jason Ramos	(1998-10-09) October 9, 1998 (age 27)	2025
16	DF	Jake Crull	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 28)	2023
17	FW	Derek Gebhard	(1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 30)	2021
18	FW	Adrien Graffin	(2004-01-02) January 2, 2004 (age 22)	2025	Amazonas
19	FW	Juan Galindrez	(1994-07-04) July 4, 1994 (age 31)	2024
21	MF	José Carrera-García	(1995-07-20) July 20, 1995 (age 30)	2025
22	DF	Eddie Munjoma	(1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 27)	2025
24	FW	Nazeem Bartman	(1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 32)	2022
25	DF	Ferrety Sousa	(1990-12-25) December 25, 1990 (age 35)	2024
36	GK	Wallis Lapsley	(1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 28)	2025
70	FW	Lucca Dourado	(2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 25)	2025	Birmingham Legion FC
77	FW	Nico Brown	(1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 (age 27)	2025	Lexington SC
80	MF	Isaac Angking	(2000-01-24) January 24, 2000 (age 26)	2025	Rhode Island FC

Left team mid-season

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	On loan from
20	DF	Laurie Bell	(1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 33)	2025
26	MF	Riley Binns^[A]	(2007-01-26) January 26, 2007 (age 19)	2025
99	FW	Dean Boltz	(2006-06-07) June 7, 2006 (age 19)	2025	Chicago Fire FC

↑ USL Academy contract

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Matt Glaeser	Head coach and technical director
Neil Hlavaty	Assistant coach
Jim Launder	Assistant coach
Aaron Hohlbein	Assistant coach

Left team mid-season

Name	Position	Departure Date	Reason for departure
John Pascarella	Assistant coach	August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22)	Hired as assistant coach by Tampa Bay Rowdies^[10]

Front office staff

Name	Position
Conor Caloia	Chief operating officer
Vern Stenman	President
Keith Tiemeyer	Director of Soccer Operations & Development

Player movement

Returning players

Date	Position	Player	Notes	Ref.
	FW	Garrett McLaughlin	Under contract	^[11]
December 9, 2024 (2024-12-09)	GK	Bernd Schipmann	Re-signed	^[12]
December 11, 2024 (2024-12-11)	MF	John Murphy	Contract option exercised	^[13]
December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)	DF	Ferrety Sousa	Contract option exercised	^[14]
December 16, 2024 (2024-12-16)	DF	Mitch Osmond	Re-signed	^[15]
December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)	FW	Juan Galindrez	Contract option exercised	^[16]
December 23, 2024 (2024-12-23)	FW	Derek Gebhard	Contract option exercised	^[17]
December 25, 2024 (2024-12-25)	DF	Jake Crull	Re-signed	^[18]
December 27, 2024 (2024-12-27)	MF	Aiden Mesias	Re-signed	^[19]
December 30, 2024 (2024-12-30)	FW	Nazeem Bartman	Contract option exercised	^[20]
January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01)	DF	Michael Chilaka	Re-signed	^[21]
January 3, 2025 (2025-01-03)	MF	Devin Boyce	Contract option exercised	^[22]
January 8, 2025 (2025-01-08)	DF	Timmy Mehl	Re-signed	^[23]

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	Last team	Type	Ref.
January 13, 2025 (2025-01-13)	MF	Jackson Dietrich	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	Free transfer	^[24]
January 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)	MF	Christopher Garcia	El Paso Locomotive FC	Free transfer	^[25]
January 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)	GK	Wallis Lapsley	Union Omaha	Free transfer	^[26]
January 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)	FW	Adrien Graffin	Amazonas	Loan	^[8]
February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)	FW	Nico Brown	Lexington SC	Loan	^[27]
February 12, 2025 (2025-02-12)	MF	José Carrera-García	Central Valley Fuego FC	Free transfer	^[28]
March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)	DF	Laurie Bell		Free transfer	^[29]
March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13)	DF	Eddie Munjoma	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free transfer	^[30]^[31]
March 19, 2025 (2025-03-19)	GK	Owen Finnerty	Inter Miami CF II	Free transfer	^[32]
March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)	MF	Riley Binns	Greenfield High School	Free transfer	^[33]
April 1, 2025 (2025-04-01)	MF	Damià Viader	Sacramento Republic FC	Free transfer	^[34]
May 16, 2025 (2025-05-16)	FW	Lucca Dourado	Birmingham Legion FC	Loan	^[35]
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)	MF	Temi Ereku	Birmingham Legion FC	Loan	^[36]
July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25)	MF	Isaac Angking	Rhode Island FC	Loan	^[37]
July 31, 2025 (2025-07-31)	DF	Jason Ramos	Central Valley Fuego FC	Free transfer	^[38]^[39]
August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26)	FW	Dean Boltz	Chicago Fire FC	Loan	^[40]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Ref.
November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	FW	Agustín Dávila		Contract expired
November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	FW	Cherif Dieye		Contract expired
November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	MF	Wolfgang Prentice	Oakland Roots SC	End of loan
November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	GK	Martin Sanchez		Contract expired
November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	MF	Jimmie Villalobos	One Knoxville SC	End of loan
December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22)	FW	Mauro Cichero		Retired	^[41]
December 23, 2024 (2024-12-23)	DF	Stephen Payne	Westchester SC	Free transfer	^[42]
March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)	FW	Christian Chaney	Charlotte Independence	Free transfer	^[43]
April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)	DF	Laurie Bell		Contract expired
July 14, 2025 (2025-07-14)	MF	Riley Binns	Amazonas	Free transfer	^[9]
October 25, 2025 (2025-10-25)	FW	Dean Boltz	Chicago Fire FC	Recalled from loan	^[44]

Exhibitions

February 14, 2025 (2025-02-14) Preseason 1	Minnesota United FC 2	v	Forward Madison FC	Blaine, Minnesota
				Stadium: National Sports Center
Note: Closed to the public. Score and stats were not announced.

February 21, 2025 (2025-02-21) Preseason 2	Indy Eleven	5–0	Forward Madison FC	Westfield, Indiana
11:00 AM EST	Blake 16' (Stanley) Williams 56', 81' (Collier) Brynéus 62' (Collier)	Report	86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Grand Park Events Center

March 1, 2025 (2025-03-01) Preseason 3	Chicago Fire FC II	v	Forward Madison FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
				Stadium: Bridgeview Sports Dome
Note: Closed to the public. Score and stats were not announced.

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08) Preseason 4	Forward Madison FC	2–2	Drake Bulldogs	Madison, Wisconsin
2:00 PM CST	McLaughlin 9' (Gebhard) Galindrez 64' (Brown) Murphy 66'	Report	Kirsch 25' Schrage 67' Petrich 75'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05) Midseason 1	Forward Madison FC	2–2	Wisconsin Badgers	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Bartman 19' (Murphy) Bell 90' (pen.)	Report	Porter 8' Zachemski 49' Raimbault 55' Arntsen 83'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

June 25, 2025 (2025-06-25) Midseason 2	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Tigres UANL U23s	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Chilaka 60' Boyce 79'	Report	Wood 23', 60' #195 60'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
USL League One	March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15)	October 25, 2025 (2025-10-25)	Matchday 1	TBD	30	8	11	11	31	43	−12	026.67
U.S. Open Cup	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)	April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02)	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	050.00
USL Cup	April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)	July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26)	Group stage	Group 3: 5th	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	025.00
Total					36	10	12	14	40	53	−13	027.78

Source: Competitions

USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Charlotte Independence	30	10	13	7	45	50	−5	37	Playoffs
9	AV Alta FC	30	8	10	12	42	47	−5	36
10	Forward Madison FC	30	8	11	11	31	43	−12	35
11	Greenville Triumph SC	30	8	14	8	38	43	−5	32
12	Texoma FC	30	7	14	9	35	55	−20	30

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 finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	8	11	11	31	43	−12	35	5	7	3	16	11	+5	3	4	8	15	32	−17

Source: USL League One^[45]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Stadium	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L
Position	11	9	8	9	10	11	10	9	11	12	13	14	13	13	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	13	13	11	12	11	9	9	10	10
Points	0	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	12	13	16	17	17	18	19	19	22	22	23	26	26	29	32	35	35	35

Source: USL League One^[46]
H = Home; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15) 1	FC Naples	2–0	Forward Madison FC	Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Henderlong 22' (Onen), 41' (Cerro) Onen 24' Glasser 90' Fernandes 90+4'	Report	Murphy 20'	Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex Attendance: 4,598 Referee: Edson Carvajal

March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29) 2	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Forward Madison FC	Richmond, Virginia
6:00 PM EDT	Espinal 50'	Report	Gebhard 40' (McLaughlin), 48' Boyce 43' Sousa 49' Dietrich 73' Lapsley 90+1' Murphy 90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Deny Kulasinac

April 11, 2025 (2025-04-11) 3	Charlotte Independence	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Álvarez 7', 83' Chaney 26' Jauregui 38' Ousmanou 63' Ndiaye 68' Ciss 85' Bakero 88'	Report	Chilaka 16' Lapsley 26' Mehl 43' Sousa 75' Bartman 88' (Mehl) Carrera-García 90+1'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: John Matto

April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19) 4	Forward Madison FC	1–1	Texoma FC	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Osmond 61' Mehl 63' Gebhard 90+5'	Report	Jordan 28' Mason 65' Padilla 73' (Perkins), 84' Jawneh 79' McManus 90+1' 90+1'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Drew Klemp

May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) 5	Forward Madison FC	0–0	Union Omaha	Madison, Wisconsin
5:00 PM CDT	Gebhard 37' Murphy 54' Carrera-García 58' Brown 80'	Report	Knapp 57'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,482 Referee: Atahan Yaya

May 9, 2025 (2025-05-09) 6	One Knoxville SC	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Knoxville, Tennessee
6:30 PM EDT	Rosamilia 59' (Zarokostas) Brown 81' Diene 90+1'	Report	Crull 61' Brown 66'	Stadium: Covenant Health Park Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Cristian Campo

May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17) 7	Westchester SC	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Mount Vernon, New York
4:00 PM EDT	Obregón 17', 68' Lawrence 44' Drack 72' Bouman 73'	Report	Gebhard 40' (pen.) Chilaka 45+1' Boyce 55' Carrera-García 89'	Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field Attendance: 1,533 Referee: Alejo Calume

May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24) 8	Forward Madison FC	1–1	Portland Hearts of Pine	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Boyce 7' (pen.) Viader 38' Garcia 67'	Report	Messer 35' (Wright) Lopez 41' Varela 45+3' Poon-Angeron 69' Kamara 72' Vinberg 76' Wright 90+3'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Amin Hadzic

June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07) 9	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Union Omaha	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Murphy 79' Sousa 85' 89'	Report	Martinez 14' Owusu 48' Acoff 53'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14) 10	Spokane Velocity FC	2–1	Forward Madison FC	Spokane, Washington
7:00 PM PDT	Reedy 13', 57' John-Brown 22' García 90+6'	Report	Dourado 48' (Garcia) Garcia 67' Mehl 72'	Stadium: One Spokane Stadium Attendance: 2,572 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18) 11	Forward Madison FC	1–2	Westchester SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	McLaughlin 4' (pen.) Schipmann 45' Mesias 65' Mehl 87'	Report	Saydee 22' (McGlynn) Obregón 45+1' Pierre 48' Mačkić 77'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Greg Dopka

July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05) 12	Texoma FC	2–0	Forward Madison FC	Sherman, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	McManus 24' Jawneh 69' Chavez 77' (Calfo) McCormick 87' Ramos 90+2' Dlamini 90+6' Pepi 90+7'	Report	Mehl 45+2' Sousa 45+4'	Stadium: Sherman Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Brian Yip

July 12, 2025 (2025-07-12) 13	Forward Madison FC	3–1	Greenville Triumph SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Dourado 5' (Brown) Garcia 27' Mesias 45+3' Gebhard 56' (Dourado) Graffin 85' Galindrez 89'	Report	Bubb 21' Marsh 86' (Mensah) Corvino 90+2'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Tim Wagner

July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16) 14	Forward Madison FC	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Mesias 33' Garcia 44' (Dourado) Schipmann 57' Murphy 72' Bartman 76'	Report	Ousmanou 11' Ciss 45+2' Ndiaye 64' (Ciss)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,832 Referee: Justin St. Pierre

July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23) 15	Forward Madison FC	1–0	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Dourado 28' (Gebhard) Chilaka 45+2'	Report	Rasheed 26' Alves 75' Vivas 79' Reid-Stephen 90+3'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Shawn Tehini

August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02) 16	Forward Madison FC	0–0	AV Alta FC	Madison, Wisconsin
5:00 PM CDT	Brown 63'	Report	Aoumaich 36' Pehlivanov 44' Ortiz 47' Mariona 61' Blancas 79'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Carlos Rodriguez

August 6, 2025 (2025-08-06) 17	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2–1	Forward Madison FC	East Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Watters 45+1' Green 52' O. Hernandez 54' (Bentley) Bentley 73' Vazquez 90+4' (P. Hernández)	Report	Boyce 9' Viader 67' Gebhard 78' (McLaughlin)	Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Alejo Calume

August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09) 18	Forward Madison FC	2–2	One Knoxville SC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Crull 14' Mesias 45+2' Gebhard 50' (Chilaka) McLaughlin 90+2' (Chilaka)	Report	Diene 40' (Gøling) Johnson 57' Haugli 65' (Johnson)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Calin Radosav

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16) 19	Forward Madison FC	0–0	FC Naples	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Murphy 32' Mesias 33' Brown 54'	Report	Garrett 79'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,305 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21) 20	Forward Madison FC	0–1	Spokane Velocity FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Chilaka 15' Boyce 84'	Report	Peláez 37' (Lewis) L. Gil 85'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,689 Referee: Kyle Armstrong

August 27, 2025 (2025-08-27) 21	Forward Madison FC	3–0	Texoma FC	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Dourado 17' (Viader), 28' (Angking) Viader 23' Mehl 42' Garcia 44' Brown 83' (Bartman)	Report	Chavez 27' McCormick 42' 90+5' McManus 51'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30) 22	South Georgia Tormenta FC	4–0	Forward Madison FC	Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Cabral 17' Tunbridge 30' Reid-Stephen 34', 37' (Vivas), 84' Doyle 57' Bwana 83' (Bazini) Rasheed 87' (Nyandjo)	Report	Boyce 52' Ereku 69'	Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 905 Referee: Stephen Foster

September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) 23	AV Alta FC	3–3	Forward Madison FC	Lancaster, California
7:30 PM PDT	Blancas 2', 60' (pen.) Pajaro 39' (Blancas) Martinez 63'	Report	Garcia 1' Gebhard 32' (pen.) Angking 45', 55' (Mesias) Murphy 66' Boyce 88'	Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13) 24	Forward Madison FC	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Ramos 50' Murphy 60' Sousa 90+3' (Boyce), 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Drew Klemp

September 20, 2025 (2025-09-20) 25	Greenville Triumph SC	3–0	Forward Madison FC	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Mensah 10' (Robles), 31' (Herrera), 46' Soto 33' Benton 64' Patti 78' Evans 89'	Report	Ramos 20' Mehl 62'	Stadium: Paladin Stadium Attendance: 2,677 Referee: Gerald Flores

September 28, 2025 (2025-09-28) 26	Westchester SC	0–1	Forward Madison FC	Mount Vernon, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Palma 36' Obregón 56' Pierre 59'	Report	Gebhard 2' (Brown) Dourado 29' Murphy 55'	Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Stephen Foster

October 4, 2025 (2025-10-04) 27	Portland Hearts of Pine	1–3	Forward Madison FC	Portland, Maine
5:00 PM EDT	Lopez 22' Green 42' Keegan 72' (Kamara) Varela 76' Kamara 82' Langlois 89'	Report	Gebhard 20' (Viader) Dourado 36' (pen.) Angking 79' Brown 85' McLaughlin 90+2' (Galindrez)	Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

October 11, 2025 (2025-10-11) 28	Forward Madison FC	2–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Madison, Wisconsin
5:00 PM CDT	Ramos 38' Dourado 40' (Crull) Boyce 62' Gebhard 76' (Mesias) Galindrez 90+4'	Report	Lelin 31' Ramos 90' (Lombardi)	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 5,004 Referee: Atahan Yaya

October 18, 2025 (2025-10-18) 29	Union Omaha	4–0	Forward Madison FC	Papillion, Nebraska
6:00 PM CDT	Kasim 13' Ors 45+2' (Schneider), 79' (Martinez) Milanese 45+3' Becher 57' Schneider 80' Jiba 90+3' (Ostrem)	Report	Ramos 54' Murphy 60'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger

October 25, 2025 (2025-10-25) 30	Richmond Kickers	5–1	Forward Madison FC	Richmond, Virginia
6:00 PM EDT	Seufert 36' (Fitch), 71' (Fitch), 67' Terzaghi 38' (Billhardt) Lage 45+3' (Billhardt), 79' Barnathan 55' Billhardt 63' (Espinal) Vaughan 86'	Report	Dourado 23' (Mesias) Boyce 56' Crull 66' Ramos 85'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: John Griggs

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of USL League One, Forward Madison FC is participating in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. They entered in the first round of the competition, taking place from March 18–21, 2025.^[47]

March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) First round	Forward Madison FC	5–1	Duluth FC	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Sousa 39' (McLaughlin) Bell 63' Munjoma 73' (Boyce) Galindrez 86' (Boyce), 90+6' Murphy 90+3' (Boyce)	Report	Doyle 22' Fernández 31', 64' Mihov 35' Santamaria 88'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Referee: Peter Bernardy

April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02) Second round	Forward Madison FC	1–3	FC Tulsa	Madison, Wisconsin
6:30 PM CDT	Bartman 68' (Mehl) Murphy 76' Mesias 90+2' Garcia 90+5'	Report	Damm 21' (Calheira) ElMedkhar 31' (Lukic), 58' Pierre 38' Lukic 45+3' Calheira 51' (pen.) Diallo 72' 88'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Referee: Felix Granados

USL Jägermeister Cup

Standings — Group 3

Pos	Lg	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	Indy Eleven	4	3	1	0	0	8	2	+6	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	Birmingham Legion FC	4	3	0	1	0	8	4	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage (wild card)
3	USL1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	4	1	1	0	2	4	8	−4	5
4	USLC	FC Tulsa	4	1	0	1	2	8	7	+1	4
5	USL1	Forward Madison FC	4	1	0	1	2	3	7	−4	4
6	USL1	One Knoxville SC	4	0	1	0	3	2	5	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: USL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points earned in group play; 3) total wins in group play; 4) goals for in group play; 5) goals against in group play; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss.

Results summary


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
4	1	0	1	2	3	7	−4	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0	0	1	1	2	3	−1

Source: USL League One^[48]

Group stage matches

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) 1	Forward Madison FC	0–4	Indy Eleven	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	Murphy 59' Sousa 70'	Report	Rendón 20' Murphy 50' Quinn 60', 69' Blake 72' (Collier) Amoh 84', 90+3' Musa 90+3'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Muhammad Hassan

May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31) 2	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	1–1 (4–2 p)	Forward Madison FC	East Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT	Bentley 2' (P. Hernández) Gómez 46'	Report	Viader 40' Murphy 43' Boyce 71' (pen.) Sousa 78'	Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,054 Referee: Edson Carvajal
	Penalties
	Bentley Wessels Vazquez Ramos		Carrera-García Viader Boyce Murphy

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) 3	Forward Madison FC	1–0	One Knoxville SC	Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CDT	McLaughlin 44' (pen.) Murphy 45+1' Dietrich 84'	Report	Doyle 17' Haugli 24' Rosamilia 54' Caputo 72'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Lauren Aldrich

July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26) 4	Birmingham Legion FC	2–1	Forward Madison FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT	Hamouda 25' Saucedo 28', 81' (Pasher) Damus 30' (Shashoua) Paterson 75'	Report	Murphy 26' Crull 53' Angking 71' (Boyce)	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 4,626 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

2025 Forward Madison FC season

Club

Roster

Left team mid-season

Coaching staff

Left team mid-season

Front office staff

Player movement

Returning players

Transfers in

Transfers out

Exhibitions

Competitions

Overview

USL League One

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

USL Jägermeister Cup

Standings — Group 3

Results summary

Group stage matches

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Assist scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Honors and Awards

All-League Team

USL League One Weekly Awards

Goal of the Week

Team of the Week

References

Related Articles

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season			U.S. Open Cup			USL Cup			Total
Rank	Position	Name
1	MF	John Murphy	10	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	15	0	0
2	DF	Ferrety Sousa	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	1
3	MF	Devin Boyce	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	DF	Timmy Mehl	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	MF	Christopher Garcia	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	MF	Aiden Mesias	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	MF	Nico Brown	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	DF	Jason Ramos	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	DF	Michael Chilaka	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	MF	Damià Viader	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
11	MF	José Carrera-García	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	DF	Jake Crull	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	MF	Jackson Dietrich	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	GK	Wallis Lapsley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	GK	Bernd Schipmann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF	Isaac Angking	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Nazeem Bartman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Laurie Bell	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Lucca Dourado	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Temi Ereku	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Juan Galindrez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Derek Gebhard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Adrien Graffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Mitch Osmond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			73	1	1	4	0	0	9	0	0	86	1	1

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref.
28	Ferrety Sousa	Richmond Kickers	^[50]
31	Derek Gebhard	Portland Hearts of Pine	^[51]

Week	Position	Player	Ref.
4	MF	Derek Gebhard	^[52]
6	DF	Timmy Mehl	^[53]
7	DF	Jake Crull	^[54]
7	Bench	Derek Gebhard	^[54]
9	DF	Timmy Mehl	^[55]
10	DF	Jake Crull	^[56]
11	MF	Derek Gebhard	^[57]
12	GK	Wallis Lapsley	^[58]
19	DF	Nico Brown	^[59]
	FW	Lucca Dourado
	MF	Derek Gebhard
	Bench	Jake Crull
20	Bench	Christopher Garcia	^[60]
21/22	Coach	Matt Glaeser	^[61]
21/22	GK	Bernd Schipmann	^[61]
23	DF	Michael Chilaka	^[62]
23	FW	Derek Gebhard	^[62]
24	DF	Christopher Garcia	^[63]
24	Bench	Jake Crull	^[63]
26	FW	Lucca Dourado	^[64]
26	DF	Damià Viader	^[64]
27	MF	Isaac Angking	^[65]
27	Bench	Derek Gebhard	^[65]
28	GK	Bernd Schipmann	^[66]
30	FW	Derek Gebhard	^[67]
31	FW	Derek Gebhard	^[68]
32	Coach	Matt Glaeser	^[69]
	DF	Jake Crull
	Bench	Derek Gebhard

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