Brave SC
Full nameBrave SC
Nickname(s)The Buffalo
Short nameBSC
Founded2008 (2008)[1]
StadiumHG Morse Range, The Villages Charter - Buffalo Ridge Campus, The Villages, FL
Capacity1,000[2]
CoachAnderson DaSilva
LeagueUSL League Two
20231st, National
Playoffs: Semifinals
WebsiteClub website
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Brave SC (Formerly known as The Villages SC) is an American soccer club from Summerfield, Florida that plays in USL League Two.

Brave SC began in 2008 as The Villages SC, a youth team serving The Villages and surrounding areas.

In 2016, the team acquired the USL League 2 operating license from Ocala Stampede and began operations of their pre-professional first team.

In 2019, the team broke ground on Brave Sporting Complex, its permanent club headquarters and training facilities.

In December 2023, it was announced the club would adopt Brave SC as their new name and would adopt a new crest.

Brave SC is the most successful USL League 2 team in the state of Florida, winning 4 Southeast Division Championships (2016, 2019, 2021, 2023) and 2 Southern Conference championships. (2018, 2023)

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2016 4 USL PDL 1st, Southeast Conference Semifinals 2nd Round
2017 4 USL PDL 4th, Southeast Did not qualify 1st Round
2018 4 USL PDL 2nd, Southeast National Semifinals Play-In Round
2019 4 USL League Two 1st, Southeast Conference Semifinals 2nd Round
2020 4 USL League Two Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 USL League Two 1st, Southeast TBD Cancelled
2022 4 USL League Two 2nd, Southeast Conference Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2023 4 USL League Two 1st, Southeast National Semifinals TBD


Current squad

As of 27th July 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Mathias Tieppo
2 FW United States USA Chris Dilan
3 DF Germany GER Niclas Wittur
5 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Santos
6 MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Veiga
7 FW United Kingdom GBR Nick Butler
8 MF Canada CAN Marco Chang
9 FW Mexico MEX Oscar Resano
10 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Mauro
11 MF Brazil BRA Frederico Ferreira
12 GK United States USA Andrew Muller
13 MF Brazil BRA Leonardo Andrade
14 MF Ecuador ECU Alvaro Carrera
15 FW United States USA Michael Florian
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Adrian Chan
18 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Ferreira
19 DF Germany GER Nicolai Muench
20 MF United States USA Nazar Deputat
21 DF Brazil BRA Henrique Mendes
23 MF United States USA Austin Lukasik
26 MF United States USA Aiden Kaczmarski
27 FW Brazil BRA Felipe Arruda
28 MF Brazil BRA Joao Ribeiro
29 DF United States USA Jaceson Globig
30 DF Brazil BRA Yago Lopes
32 DF Colombia COL Jonathan Avila Martinez

Honors

  • USL League 2 Southern Conference
    • Champions: 2018, 2023
  • USL League 2 Southeast Division
    • Champions: 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023

References

  1. ↑ "PDL soccer franchise to be awarded to The Villages". Daily Commercial. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "US Open Cup - The Villages vs Kraze United - Soccer - Soccerway mobi - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". www.soccerway.mobi.


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