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Western Mass Pioneers

Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at Lusitano Stadium, where they have played since 1998. The team's colors are red, black and white.

History

In August 1997, the USISL announced it had awarded an expansion franchise to Gremio Lusitano, an amateur soccer club based in Ludlow, Massachusetts. The USISL had set a condition for new teams which prohibited ethnic team names which prevented the club from using the name Gremio or Lusitano. Therefore, the region's newspaper, the Springfield Union-News, held a week-long "name the team" contest which resulted in the selection of Pioneers. In October 1997, general manager Rick Andre named Leszek Wrona, who had both played for and coached Gremio Lusitano, as head coach of the Pioneers. In September 1999, the Pioneers expressed an interest in moving up to the A-League after winning the USL D-3 Pro League. However, the team elected to remain in the D-3 Pro League. In 2001, John Voight replaced Wrona has head coach. Wrona would return in 2005, leave in 2007 and return again in 2008. By 2003, the team was fielding ten Junior Pioneer youth teams which competed in the Super Y-League. Through all these years, the team has remained under the ownership of Gremio Lusitano.

On December 22, 2009, following the exodus of teams from the USL to the new North American Soccer League, the Pioneers announced that they would self-relegate, and play in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.

Western Mass Pioneers

USA. USL League Two Playoff. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Seacoast United Phantoms Seacoast United Phantoms 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 3 3 0 0 10 5 9 5 5 0 0 14 5 15 9 2.8
2 Peoria City Peoria City 5 4 0 1 19 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 19 11 12 8 3.8
3 Asheville City SC Asheville City SC 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 7 2 9 5 1.8
4 FC Tucson FC Tucson 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 2 1 0 1 3 6 3 4 3 0 1 7 8 9 -1 1.8
5 Flint City Bucks 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 1 1
6 Project 51o Project 51o 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 7 5 6 3 2 0 1 8 7 6 1 2.7
7 Lionsbridge Lionsbridge 3 2 0 1 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 7 7 6 0 2.3
8 Corpus Christi 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 1 6 6 3 3 1 1 1 9 9 4 0 3
9 Vermont Green Vermont Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 -1 1
10 Little Rock Rangers 2 1 0 1 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 8 3 2 5
11 Fort Wayne 1 1 0 0 5 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 6 6 3 0 3
12 The Villages SC The Villages SC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 1.5
13 Des Moines Menace Des Moines Menace 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 7 9 0 2 1 0 1 9 9 3 0 4.5
14 United PDX 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 0 2.5
15 Ventura Count.Fusion Ventura Count.Fusion 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1
16 Salem City FC 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 -2 1
17 Reading United AC Reading United AC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FC Motown II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 Virginia Beach United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1
20 SC United Bantams SC United Bantams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 3
22 Western Mass. Pioneers Western Mass. Pioneers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1 0.5
23 Midwest United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 -1 4
24 Sarasota Paradise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 1
25 Almaden FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0
26 Albion SC Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 1
27 Ocean City Noreasters 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0
28 Cleveland Force SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0
29 Flatirons Rush Flatirons Rush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 -1 2
30 Ballard Ballard 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 1
31 Bavarian SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 0
32 Long Island Rough Riders Long Island Rough Riders 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 -2 1
33 Thunder Bay Chill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 0
34 Ahfc Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 -3 2
35 Nona FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 -4 0

Western Mass Pioneers Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
19 Jul 23:30 23:30, 19 Jul fin
Lionsbridge
0-0 2-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-1
USL2/PO
0-0
2-1
16 Jul 23:30 23:30, 16 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 0-0
FC Motown II
0-0
USL2/PO
0-0
0-0
13 Jul 23:00 23:00, 13 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 1-3
Vermont Green
34-26
USL2
0-0
1-3
09 Jul 23:00 23:00, 09 Jul fin
A.C. Connecticut
0-0 0-3
Western Mass. Pioneers
15-31
USL2
0-0
0-3
06 Jul 23:00 23:00, 06 Jul fin
Boston City FC
0-0 0-5
Western Mass. Pioneers
5-28
USL2
0-0
0-5
03 Jul 20:00 20:00, 03 Jul fin
Black Rock FC
0-0 0-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
2-25
USL2
0-0
0-1
28 Jun 23:00 23:00, 28 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 4-1
Blackwatch Rush
22-11
USL2
0-0
4-1
21 Jun 23:00 23:00, 21 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 6-1
Boston City FC
19-5
USL2
0-0
6-1
18 Jun 23:00 23:00, 18 Jun fin
Pathfinder
0-0 0-2
Western Mass. Pioneers
8-16
USL2
0-0
0-2
15 Jun 23:00 23:00, 15 Jun fin
Vermont Green
0-0 0-0
Western Mass. Pioneers
16-15
USL2
0-0
0-0
11 Jun 23:00 23:00, 11 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 5-0
A.C. Connecticut
12-4
USL2
0-0
5-0
07 Jun 23:00 23:00, 07 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 2-3
Seacoast United Phantoms
12-12
USL2
0-0
2-3
31 May 23:00 23:00, 31 May fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 5-0
Black Rock FC
9-1
USL2
0-0
5-0
22 May 23:00 23:00, 22 May fin
Blackwatch Rush
0-0 0-4
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-6
USL2
0-0
0-4
18 May 23:00 23:00, 18 May fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 4-0
Pathfinder
3-0
USL2
0-0
4-0
14 May 23:00 23:00, 14 May fin
Boston Bolts
0-0 0-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0
USL2
0-0
0-1
21 Mar 23:30 23:30, 21 Mar fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-1 0-4
Union Omaha
1R
0-1
0-4
15 Jul 23:00 23:00, 15 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 5-1
A.C. Connecticut
30-15
USL2
0-0
5-1
11 Jul 23:00 23:00, 11 Jul fin
Blackwatch Rush
0-0 1-4
Western Mass. Pioneers
12-27
USL2
0-0
1-4
07 Jul 23:00 23:00, 07 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 1-0
Vermont Green
24-27
USL2
0-0
1-0
30 Jun 23:00 23:00, 30 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 3-1
Blackwatch Rush
21-9
USL2
0-0
3-1
27 Jun 23:00 23:00, 27 Jun fin
Pathfinder
0-0 0-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
15-18
USL2
0-0
0-1
23 Jun 23:00 23:00, 23 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 1-2
Seacoast United Phantoms
18-16
USL2
0-0
1-2
17 Jun 23:00 23:00, 17 Jun fin
Vermont Green
0-0 0-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
15-15
USL2
0-0
0-1
10 Jun 23:00 23:00, 10 Jun fin
A.C. Connecticut
0-0 1-2
Western Mass. Pioneers
7-12
USL2
0-0
1-2
07 Jun 23:00 23:00, 07 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 1-1
Boston Bolts
11-2
USL2
0-0
1-1
03 Jun 23:00 23:00, 03 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 0-0
Black Rock FC
10-4
USL2
0-0
0-0
31 May 00:30 00:30, 31 May fin
Boston City FC
0-0 1-10
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-7
USL2
0-0
1-10
25 May 23:45 23:45, 25 May fin
Seacoast United Phantoms
0-0 1-1
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-6
USL2
0-0
1-1
20 May 23:00 23:00, 20 May fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0 3-0
Pathfinder
3-0
USL2
0-0
3-0
16 May 23:00 23:00, 16 May fin
Boston Bolts
0-0 0-3
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0
USL2
0-0
0-3
22 Jul 23:30 23:30, 22 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
1-0 1-0
Manhattan SC
0-0
USL2/PO
1-0
1-0
17 Jul 22:00 22:00, 17 Jul fin
Vermont Green
1-0 1-0
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0
USL2
1-0
1-0
16 Jul 00:00 00:00, 16 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
2-0 4-0
A.C. Connecticut
0-0
USL2
2-0
4-0
09 Jul 16:00 16:00, 09 Jul fin
A.C. Connecticut
0-1 1-4
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0
USL2
0-1
1-4
05 Jul 23:00 23:00, 05 Jul fin
Pathfinder
0-2 0-3
Western Mass. Pioneers
0-0
USL2
0-2
0-3
01 Jul 23:30 23:30, 01 Jul fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
3-1 3-1
Seacoast United Phantoms
0-0
USL2
3-1
3-1
25 Jun 22:30 22:30, 25 Jun fin
Western Mass. Pioneers
1-1 3-2
Vermont Green
0-0
USL2
1-1
3-2

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 15 Jun 18 Jun 21 Jun 28 Jun 03 Jul 06 Jul 09 Jul 13 Jul 16 Jul 19 Jul All SeasonGoals/Assists
0/0 2/0 3/0 4/0 1/0 5/0 3/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 41/0

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