Milwaukee Wave
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| Founded | 1984 |
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| Stadium | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena |
| Capacity | 9,500 |
| Owner | Mike Zimmerman |
| League | Major Arena Soccer League |
| 3rd, Central Division Playoffs: Division final |
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[[The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1984, they have been the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States and currently play in the Major Arena Soccer League.
The team plays their games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena. The team colors are black, lime green and white.
The team was founded on August 3, 1984, as a member of the American Indoor Soccer Association and has played in every season and incarnation of that league (see MISL). Milwaukee also hosted the 2003 and 2006 MISL II All-Star Games.
Keith Tozer was the team's coach for 21 years before leaving to United States national futsal team head coach. While with the Wave, he was the all-time winningest coach in North American indoor soccer, with six league championships and more than 700 wins.
The Wave played in the first season of the Xtreme Soccer League in the 2008 - 2009 season, but moved to the new Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2009-2010 season.
On April 3, 2013, Sue Black was announced as the new owner of the Wave, replacing Milwaukee-area business man Jim Lindenberg, who had owned the team since 2009.
After the 2013-2014 season, the team announced that it was leaving the MISL along with five other teams and join the MASL.
Just before the 2014–15 season began, the Wave replaced their traditional green artificial turf with a black turf to match the team's colors and marketing strategy. Reception by fans and the press was mixed but generally positive.
As of December 20, 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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