Madison West High School fields five Boy's Soccer teams: two freshman-only teams, two Junior-Varsity teams (Blue and Gold), and one Varsity team. All five teams compete in the Big Eight conference. Open tryouts begin in mid-August (per WIAA rules) and the season runs from late August through October. Varsity home games are played at James Mansfield Stadium at Madison Memorial High School.
Annual Alumni Soccer Game between West Alumni and the new Varsity team takes place each fall (photo from 2019). Are you a West Boys Soccer Alum and want to participate? Contact West Athletic Boosters and we'll get you on the email list!
Tryout Information
Soccer tryouts for the Fall 2023 season will take place in August (details coming soon!). Attendance at tryouts is required to be placed on a team. The finalized tryouts schedule, with locations and times, will be posted here and on the West Athletics Boys Soccer pages in July. Players must be fully registered in order to participate in tryouts.
Please visit the West Athletics Registration page to check and complete the requirements: https://madisonwestathletics.com/registration-2/.
Summer 2023 Captains Practice Information:
Captain's Practices will be every Tuesday and Thursday beginning June 20th at the U-Bay fields (Observatory Dr, Madison, WI 53706) from 9:30-11am. These will be run by previous Varsity players and will be used to get you prepared for the season and for you to meet other players in the program. You can reach out to me here or mattglittenberg@yahoo.com with any questions!
Attendance at tryouts is mandatory in order to be selected to a team
To participate you must have all of your cards/online forms cleared through Athletic office prior to tryouts, no exceptions, do not bring cards to tryouts, coaches cannot accept these and you will be directed back to the Athletic office. Get this done as early as possible so you can confirm well before Tryouts that you have all required items turned in.
What to bring to tryouts
* Cleats and shin guards
* Water - bring a lot, there is NO water source at the fields
* A 2x2 inch head-shot picture of yourself, coaches will be creating a player card for everyone. Please bring this to the first day.
Coaches
Head Coach Matt Glittenberg
Email: mattglittenberg@yahoo.com
Asst. Coach TBA
Email:
TBA - JV Blue Coach
TBA - Freshman Blue Coach
TBA - Freshman Gold Coach
Liaison
Kelly Hora: kwmccon@yahoo.com
General: info@westathleticboosters.org
To get added to the team’s contact list, please email Natalie Loranger in the West Athletics Office (nkloranger@madison.k12.wi.us).
Schedule
Team Website
HISTORY
Madison West has a long and successful history in Boy's soccer. Madison West has appeared in 11 State tournaments and has won three, including back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, and has been runner-up twice, in 1986 and 1990. The team advanced to the State tournament in 2008, 2013, and 2017. The team had an amazing run through the 2017 playoffs - earning a spot in the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament. Although the team lost in the semi-finals, they succeeded where no other Madison West team (in any sport) had before when the Soccer Team was awarded the Fall State Tournament Sportsmanship Award.
CHRIS VASQUEZ LEADERSHIP AWARD
Chris Vasquez was the soccer coach at West for 21 years and also taught Spanish at the high school, before his death in 2014. During his coaching career he amassed a record of 352 wins, 112 losses and 56 ties. Chris's teams won 8 conference championships and qualified for the WIAA State Soccer Tournament 5 times, including an appearance in the 2013 State final. His record was an unsurpassed standard in West's 84 year history. The Chris Vasquez Leadership Award recognizes a male West Student Athlete who embodies leadership.
Four of the five boys soccer teams and three of the four girls soccer teams are supported financially by MMSD. The JV Gold team is fully supported through donations. Please visit the Friends of West Soccer page for additional details - and how you can make a donation to support these teams for West student athletes.