Wisconsin Soccer Central

The club soccer landscape in southeastern Wisconsin continues to change quickly.

A month after FC Milwaukee announced it was in the final stages of a merger with Sockers FC Wisconsin – a club formed just last year in a merger of three clubs – two more clubs from the Milwaukee area are combining their competitive teams.

Mequon SC and Grafton SC recently unveiled plans to create Fusion SC for their Under-11 through Under-18 teams starting in the 2013-14 season. The Ozaukee County clubs will continue to run separate recreational and academy programs.

Fusion SC will be jointly overseen by the coaching directors: Carlos "Cacho" Cordoba from Mequon SC and Don Arnold of Grafton SC. The new teams will be eligible for the USL Super-Y League, which Mequon SC previously has played in, and teams will split practices and home games between the two communities.

With these moves, there will be two clubs – Sockers FC Wisconsin and Fusion SC – where there were six clubs as recently as the 2011-12 season. Oconomowoc SC, Wales' Kettle Moraine United and Hartland's Lake Country United merged together last year and partnered with Sockers FC Chicago to form Sockers FC Wisconsin.

FAQ on Fusion SC alliance (pdf)
FAQ on FC Milwaukee-Sockers FC Wisconsin merger (pdf)

• FC Milwaukee Under-13 boys players Evan Donini and Cameron Eccleston were among 27 players selected to participate in the National Premier League/Midwest Development League Player Development Program last Saturday in Rockford, Ill.