Brave SC

Brave SC
Full name	Brave SC
Nickname(s)	The Buffalo
Short name	BSC
Founded	2008; 16 years ago
Stadium	HG Morse Range, The Villages Charter - Buffalo Ridge Campus, The Villages, FL
Capacity	1,000
Coach	Anderson DaSilva
League	USL League Two
2023	1st, National; Playoffs: Semifinals
Website	Club website
colors	colors

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	BRA	Mathias Tieppo
2	FW	USA	Chris Dilan
3	DF	GER	Niclas Wittur
5	MF	BRA	Pedro Santos
6	MF	BRA	Gustavo Veiga
7	FW	GBR	Nick Butler
8	MF	CAN	Marco Chang
9	FW	MEX	Oscar Resano
10	FW	BRA	Lucas Mauro
11	MF	BRA	Frederico Ferreira
12	GK	USA	Andrew Muller
13	MF	BRA	Leonardo Andrade
14	MF	ECU	Alvaro Carrera
15	FW	USA	Michael Florian


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	USA	Adrian Chan
18	MF	BRA	Matheus Ferreira
19	DF	GER	Nicolai Muench
20	MF	USA	Nazar Deputat
21	DF	BRA	Henrique Mendes
23	MF	USA	Austin Lukasik
26	MF	USA	Aiden Kaczmarski
27	FW	BRA	Felipe Arruda
28	MF	BRA	Joao Ribeiro
29	DF	USA	Jaceson Globig
30	DF	BRA	Yago Lopes
32	DF	COL	Jonathan Avila Martinez

Honors

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

References

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

[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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