The 2024 Forward Madison FC season was the sixth season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in USL League One of the third division of American soccer.
Review Forward Madison entered the season as a favorite to contend for the USL League One title, having returned the majority of their roster that reached the playoffs in 2023.
Derek Gebhard became the team's second player to reach 100 competitive appearances for the club in their June 29th USL Cup game at One Knoxville SC. He subsequently became the club's all-time appearance leader with his 101st appearance against Richmond Kickers on July 3rd.
Eric Leonard, who was the first player to reach 100 competitive appearances for Forward Madison, signed a one-day contract to retire with the club and was honored during Forward Madison's home game on July 24th against Central Valley Fuego FC.
Christian Chaney became the first player to reach 20 goals for the club on August 29th with an 85th minute goal against Union Omaha in the 2024 USL Cup.
Forward Madison clinched the Central Group of the 2024 USL Jägermeister Cup with their shootout win vs. Union Omaha on August 29th, moving on to the knockout round of the competition. They then won their semifinal match at home vs. Charlotte Independence on September 11th to move on to the final of the competition against Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. It was the club's first ever final in any competition.
Forward Madison clinched a spot in the 2024 USL League One playoffs following their 2–0 home victory over Spokane Velocity FC on September 21st.
Head coach Matt Glaeser reached his 100th competitive match leading Forward Madison in the club's regular season finale at Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC.
Club Roster
Name Date of birth (age) On loan from 1 GK Bernd Schipmann 2023 2 DF Michael Chilaka 2024 4 DF Mitch Osmond 2022 5 DF Timmy Mehl 2023 6 MF John Murphy 2024 7 MF Wolfgang Prentice 2024 Oakland Roots SC 8 MF Devin Boyce 2024 9 FW Christian Chaney 2023 10 MF Aiden Mesias 2023 11 FW Cherif Dieye 2024 12 FW Garrett McLaughlin 2024 14 FW Mauro Cichero 2023 16 DF Jake Crull 2023 17 FW Derek Gebhard 2021 19 FW Juan Galindrez 2024 20 FW Agustín Dávila 2024 21 MF Jimmie Villalobos 2024 One Knoxville SC 22 DF Stephen Payne 2023 24 FW Nazeem Bartman 2022 25 DF Ferrety Sousa 2024 99 GK Martin Sanchez 2023
Coaching staff Name Position Matt Glaeser Head coach and technical director Neil Hlavaty Assistant coach Jim Launder Assistant coach John Pascarella Assistant coach Aaron Hohlbein Assistant coach
Front office staff Name Position Conor Caloia Chief operating officer Vern Stenman President Keith Tiemeyer Director of Soccer Operations & Development
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Player Last team FW Cherif Dieye Central Valley Fuego FC Free transfer MF Devin Boyce Greenville Triumph SC Free transfer DF Michael Chilaka San Diego Loyal SC Free transfer FW Juan Galindrez Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Free transfer MF John Murphy South Georgia Tormenta FC Free transfer MF Wolfgang Prentice Oakland Roots SC Loan MF Jimmie Villalobos One Knoxville SC Loan DF Ferrety Sousa Sacramento Republic FC Free transfer FW Agustín Dávila Boston River Free transfer DF Jake Fuderer Chicago Fire FC II Free transfer FW Garrett McLaughlin North Carolina FC Paid transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Player To MF Julio Benitez Real Salt Lake End of loan DF Jason Ramos Minnesota United FC 2 End of loan MF Eric Conerty Contract expired FW Francis Jno-Baptiste Contract expired MF Ozzie Ramos Contract expired MF Pierre da Silva Universidad César Vallejo Free transfer FW Jayden Onen Lexington SC Free transfer DF Sam Brotherton Retired DF Robert Screen Chattanooga FC Free transfer MF Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu Retired MF Isidro Martinez Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Free transfer MF Tino Vasquez River Light FC Free transfer DF Jake Fuderer Contract expired
Exhibitions
Competitions
Overview
USL League One
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
USL League One Playoffs
Forward Madison entered the 2024 USL League One Playoffs as the third seed.
U.S. Open Cup
As an independent member of USL League One, Forward Madison FC participated in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. They entered the competition in the first round, taking place between March 19-21, 2024.
USL Jägermeister Cup
2024 featured the first edition of the USL Jägermeister Cup, USL League One's first intra-league cup competition. Each team played the other three teams in their group twice, home and away, and played two teams in other groups. If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a penalty kick shootout determined who gets an extra point in the standings. The top team from each group, plus the team with the most goals scored of the teams that did not win their group, advanced to a knockout round.
Standings — Central Group
Results summary
Results by round
Group stage matches
Knockout stage
Forward Madison entered the USL Cup knockout stage as the second seed, having won the Central Group, and earning fewer points than West Group winner Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC and more points than East Group winner Charlotte Independence.
Knockout stage matches
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Name USL1 Season USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals 1 GK Bernd Schipmann 22 22 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 33 33 0 2 DF Michael Chilaka 17 13 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 7 4 0 27 20 1 4 DF Mitch Osmond 19 19 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 28 28 1 5 DF Timmy Mehl 17 17 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 8 0 26 26 0 6 MF John Murphy 19 13 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 9 5 0 31 20 3 7 MF Wolfgang Prentice 21 5 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 8 2 33 15 5 8 MF Devin Boyce 20 19 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 9 1 32 29 7 9 FW Christian Chaney 18 14 6 2 2 0 1 1 2 9 7 4 29 23 12 10 MF Aiden Mesias 14 9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 5 0 25 16 4 11 FW Cherif Dieye 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 21 2 0 12 FW Garrett McLaughlin 11 4 0 2 0 0 5 2 1 17 6 1 14 FW Mauro Cichero 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 16 DF Jake Crull 20 17 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 10 10 0 33 30 1 17 FW Derek Gebhard 22 20 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 6 2 34 27 6 19 FW Juan Galindrez 22 15 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 5 1 35 20 7 20 FW Agustín Dávila 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 16 3 2 21 MF Jimmie Villalobos 21 20 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 10 0 33 31 1 22 DF Stephen Payne 22 20 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 9 5 0 34 28 0 24 FW Nazeem Bartman 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 13 8 0 25 DF Ferrety Sousa 22 10 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8 5 0 33 16 0 99 GK Martin Sanchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Players who left Forward Madison FC during the season 26 DF Jake Fuderer 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0
Goalscorers
Rank Position Name USL1 Season USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total 1 FW Christian Chaney 6 0 2 4 12 2 MF Devin Boyce 5 1 0 1 7 FW Juan Galindrez 6 0 0 1 7 4 FW Derek Gebhard 3 1 0 2 6 5 MF Wolfgang Prentice 3 0 0 2 5 6 MF Aiden Mesias 4 0 0 0 4 7 MF John Murphy 3 0 0 0 3 8 FW Agustín Dávila 2 0 0 0 2 9 DF Michael Chilaka 1 0 0 0 1 DF Jake Crull 1 0 0 0 1 FW Garrett McLaughlin 0 0 0 1 1 DF Mitch Osmond 0 0 0 1 1 MF Jimmie Villalobos 1 0 0 0 1 Own goal 0 0 0 1 1 Total 35 2 2 13 52
Assist scorers
Rank Position Name USL1 Season USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total 1 FW Derek Gebhard 5 0 0 0 5 MF Wolfgang Prentice 4 0 0 1 5 3 FW Christian Chaney 3 0 0 1 4 4 DF Jake Crull 2 0 0 1 3 5 FW Nazeem Bartman 2 0 0 0 2 MF Devin Boyce 1 1 0 0 2 FW Juan Galindrez 2 0 0 0 2 DF Ferrety Sousa 0 0 1 1 2 MF Jimmie Villalobos 1 0 0 1 2 10 FW Agustín Dávila 1 0 0 0 1 FW Cherif Dieye 1 0 0 0 1 DF Jake Fuderer 0 0 1 0 1 FW Garrett McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 1 DF Timmy Mehl 0 0 0 1 1 MF John Murphy 1 0 0 0 1 DF Mitch Osmond 0 0 0 1 1 DF Stephen Payne 1 0 0 0 1 Total 25 1 2 7 35
Clean sheets
Rank Name USL1 Season USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total 1 Bernd Schipmann 9 2 0 3 14 2 Martin Sanchez 0 0 1 0 1 Total 9 2 1 3 15
Disciplinary record
Rank Position Name USL1 Season USL1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup USL Cup Total 1 FW Christian Chaney 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11 1 0 2 MF Devin Boyce 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 DF Timmy Mehl 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 4 MF John Murphy 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 5 DF Michael Chilaka 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 DF Ferrety Sousa 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 7 MF Wolfgang Prentice 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 8 FW Mauro Cichero 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 FW Juan Galindrez 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 10 DF Jake Crull 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 GK Bernd Schipmann 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 MF Jimmie Villalobos 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 13 FW Cherif Dieye 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 MF Aiden Mesias 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 15 DF Mitch Osmond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 16 FW Derek Gebhard 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 FW Garrett McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 DF Stephen Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 FW Agustín Dávila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 57 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 29 1 0 93 2 1
Honors and awards
USL League One Yearly Awards
Individual awards
Award Finish Player Defender of the Year Finalist Mitch Osmond Goalkeeper of the Year Finalist Bernd Schipmann Comeback Player of the Year Finalist Devin Boyce
All-League Team
Team Position Player First MF Devin Boyce First DF Mitch Osmond Second MF Jimmie Villalobos
USL League One Monthly Awards
Coach of the Month Month Coach June Matt Glaeser
USL League One Weekly Awards
Goal of the Week Week Player Opponent 4 John Murphy Central Valley Fuego FC 15 Christian Chaney Central Valley Fuego FC 21 John Murphy Spokane Velocity FC 23 Aiden Mesias Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Team of the Week Week Position Player 2 MF Devin Boyce 3 GK Bernd Schipmann Bench Timmy Mehl 4 MF Devin Boyce FW Derek Gebhard MF John Murphy DF Mitch Osmond GK Bernd Schipmann Bench Timmy Mehl 6 MF Devin Boyce 9 Coach Matt Glaeser FW Christian Chaney GK Bernd Schipmann Bench Wolfgang Prentice Bench Jimmie Villalobos 10 Coach Matt Glaeser FW Christian Chaney MF Derek Gebhard MF Aiden Mesias Bench Bernd Schipmann 11 DF Mitch Osmond GK Bernd Schipmann 12 Bench Bernd Schipmann 13 Bench Juan Galindrez 15 DF Timmy Mehl Bench Devin Boyce Bench Jake Crull 16 DF Jake Crull 17 Bench Bernd Schipmann 19 Bench Wolfgang Prentice Bench Jimmie Villalobos 21 FW Derek Gebhard MF John Murphy 22 DF Michael Chilaka DF Jake Crull FW Juan Galindrez MF John Murphy 23 FW Christian Chaney MF Aiden Mesias GK Bernd Schipmann 24 GK Bernd Schipmann
USL Jägermeister Cup Awards
Goal of the Round Round Player Opponent 4 Juan Galindrez Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 7 Devin Boyce Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Save of the Round Round Player Opponent 8 Bernd Schipmann Union Omaha
Team of the Round Round Position Player 2 FW Christian Chaney 4 DF Ferrety Sousa 6 DF Mitch Osmond 7 MF Devin Boyce FW Garrett McLaughlin 8 FW Christian Chaney MF Jimmie Villalobos
References