West Michigan Edge Explained

Clubname:West Michigan Edge
Fullname:West Michigan Edge
Nickname:The Edge
Founded:1995
Dissolved:2008
Ground:EK Stadium
Capacity:6,000
Chairman: Bob Dykstra
Manager: Stephen Herdsman
League:USL Premier Development League
Season:2008
Position:5th, Midwest Division
American:true
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West Michigan Edge was an American soccer team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2008, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.

The team played its home games at EK Stadium on the campus of East Kentwood High School in nearby Kentwood, Michigan. The team's colors were red, white and blue.

The club also fielded a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

History

The team played as Grand Rapids Explosion from 1995 to 1998, before changing names to West Michigan Explosion prior to the 1999 season, and adopting their final moniker in 2000.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
19954USISL Premier League6th, CentralDid not qualifyDid not qualify
19964USISL Premier League6th, Central NorthernDid not qualifyDid not qualify
19974USISL PDSL4th, North CentralDivision SemifinalsDid not qualify
19984USISL PDSL7th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
19994USL PDL7th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20004USL PDL4th, Great LakesConference SemifinalsDid not qualify
20014USL PDL2nd, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20024USL PDL3rd, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2003On Hiatus
20044USL PDL6th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20054USL PDL6th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20064USL PDL5th, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20074USL PDL3rd, Great LakesDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20084USL PDL5th, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

Average Attendances

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