Green Bay Glory Explained

Clubname:Green Bay Glory
Stadium:Capital Credit Union Park (women)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Banta Bowl (men)
Appleton, Wisconsin
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Kerry Geocaris
Melissa Cruz-Cuene[1]
League:Women's Premier Soccer League
Midwest Premier League
Season:2023
Position:5th, Heartland
Playoffs: did not qualify
Website:www.greenbayglory.com

Green Bay Glory is an American soccer club based in Ashwaubenon and Appleton, Wisconsin. The organization was founded in 2019 and currently fields a women's squad, which plays in Women's Premier Soccer League, and a men's squad, which plays in the Midwest Premier League.

Women's team history

On January 11, 2019, Kerry Geocaris and Melissa Cruz-Cuene announced a new Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team in Green Bay. Geocaris, a Green Bay native, had previously played for the Milwaukee Torrent in the WPSL and cited a lack of competitive women's soccer opportunities in the Green Bay area as a major factor in forming the Glory.[2] The team was announced to play in the newly-formed Midwest Division as one of 29 expansion teams for the league.[3] [4] During the 2019 season, they played at Aldo Santaga Stadium at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

The team's 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the 2022 season, the Green Bay Glory departed the WPSL and joined the USL W League, and moved to Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon. The team added former United States women's national team forward and Appleton, Wisconsin, native Sarah Hagen to the coaching staff.[5]

The team returned to the WPSL for the 2024 season.[6]

Current squad

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Year-by-year record

SeasonPlayoffsHead Coach
Women's Professional Soccer League
2019104511716133rd, Lake MichiganDid not qualify
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
USL W League
2022126331917212nd, HeartlandDid not qualify Linda Moynihan Vance
2023124801428125th, HeartlandDid not qualify
Women's Professional Soccer League
2024TBD, Lake Michigan

Men's team history

On February 7, 2024, the Green Bay Glory announced that they would be expanding with a men's squad, set to compete in the Heartland Division of the Midwest Premier League. The team will play its home games at the Banta Bowl on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton.[8]

Year-by-year record

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Stadium

Name Location YearsTeam
Aldo Santaga Stadium2019Women
Capital Credit Union ParkAshwaubenon, Wisconsin2022–present
Banta BowlAppleton, Wisconsin2023–present
2024–presentMen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matesic . Emily . Green Bay to welcome Women's Premier Soccer League team . . January 11, 2019 . 23 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Paradis . Lindsey . Kerry Geocaris Launches WPSL Expnasion Team, Green Bay, Glory . Girls Soccer Network . 23 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Norling . Ashle . WPSL North, Season Two Preview . 23 July 2019 . E Pluribus Loonum. May 17, 2019 .
  4. Web site: WPSL Adds 29 Expansion Clubs For 2019 Season . Lady Demize Soccer Academy . 23 July 2019.
  5. Web site: February 24, 2022 . Your NEW Green Bay Glory Assistant Coach . 2023-09-19 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.
  6. Web site: EXPANSION: GREEN BAY GLORY . 2024-03-15 . wpslsoccer.com.
  7. Web site: Green Bay Glory . . September 18, 2023.
  8. Web site: Schilz . Indiana . 2024-02-07 . Green Bay Glory creates men's team that will compete in the Midwest Premier League . 2024-03-15 . . en-US.