1979 NAIA Soccer Championship
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
| Best player | Craig Stahl, Rockhurst |
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The 1979 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 21st annual
college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada
.
Two-time defending champions
Rockhurst
in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' ninth NAIA national title.
The final was played at
Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]
Qualification
The tournament field expended for the first time since 1968, increasing from eight to ten teams. Third- and fifth- placed finals remained in place, while the seventh-placed final was removed.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
Alabama–Huntsville
|
3rd | 1978 | ||
Alderson Broaddus
|
2nd | 1967 | ||
Indiana (PA)
|
1st | Never | ||
Quincy (IL)
|
13th | 1978 | ||
Roberts Wesleyan
|
2nd | 1967 | ||
Rockhurst
|
8th | 1978 | ||
Sangamon State
|
1st | Never | ||
Simon Fraser
|
5th | 1978 | ||
Southern Maine
|
2nd | 1976 | ||
Spring Arbor
|
3rd | 1976 | ||
Brackets
Championship
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roberts Wesleyan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third Place Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 3 | Southern Maine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | Simon Fraser | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolation
| Consolation first round | Consolation semifinals | Consolation final | ||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Roberts Wesleyan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 2 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1979 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 7, 2022.