UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer | |||
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Santa Barbara, California | |||
Stadium | Harder Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) | ||
Nickname | Gauchos | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament championships | |||
2021 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
2010, 2021 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 |
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team is an
The UCSB Gauchos won the
Eash season from 2007 to 2015, the Gauchos were recognized by the NCAA as the men's attendance champions by average attendance (men's and women's inclusive across Division I, II, and III) – the longest such recorded streak in the NCAA record books.[3] The program holds the top six all-time NCAA soccer records for largest regular season attendances at on-campus venues (men's and women's inclusive across Division I, II, and III).[4][5] This is highlighted by the top all-time mark of 15,896 fans packed into Harder Stadium on September 24, 2010, when UC Santa Barbara hosted UCLA for their regular season match, despite the Santa Barbara County Fire Marshal turning fans away at the gates for fear of filling the stadium over capacity.[6][7][8]
History
Humble beginnings
UC Santa Barbara fielded its first men's soccer team in 1966, but they didn't compete in the Big West Conference until 1983.[9] The Gauchos had mixed success, with good seasons (1983, 1988) alongside bad seasons (1991, 1992), but never found prolonged stretches of success or failure.[10]
The Big West Conference stopped sponsoring men's soccer after the 1991 season, but re-instituted it prior to the 2001 season.[9] During this period, UCSB competed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The return of soccer to the Big West Conference marked the rough beginning of the Gauchos' greatest success to date.[9]
Vom Steeg era
In January 1999, UC Santa Barbara's athletic director, Gary Cunningham, was successfully able to hire former UCSB and professional soccer player, Tim Vom Steeg, away from Santa Barbara City College to lead the Gauchos' program.[11][12] The Gauchos won the 2001 Big West Conference championship for the first time in their history, but missed out on a trip to the NCAA Tournament since the Big West Conference was ineligible for an automatic bid.[13] UC Santa Barbara have won eight Big West regular season championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) and have won the Big West tournament in 2010.[10]
2004 NCAA Championships
The Gauchos burst on to the national scene in 2004 during their run at the
2006 NCAA Championships
The crowning achievement of the men's soccer program took place in 2006, where UCSB won the
At one point during the season, UCSB's record stood at 7–6 with dim prospects for postseason glory. However, a 5–1 stretch to close out the regular season raised morale. The Gauchos made the NCAA Tournament as an unseeded team. During their championship run, the unseeded Gauchos defeated
UCSB needed extra time to defeat #2 seed Wake Forest 0–0 (4–3 on penalties) in their first match of the College Cup. The final was a matchup between Southern California teams as UCLA advanced on a 4–0 win over Virginia. The #8 ranked/#8 seeded Bruins served as the final team to fall to the Gauchos by a score of 2–1 to complete UCSB's magical season.
Players
Current squad
- As of August 16, 2023[14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
- Players noted below, with years at UCSB in parentheses, have represented their senior national team or played professionally.
- Geoffrey Acheampong (2015)
- Dion Acoff (2012)
- Fuad Adeniyi (2015)
- Jaime Ambriz (1999–2001)
- Matt Arya (1993–1994)
- Memo Arzate (2002–2003)
- Hunter Ashworth (2018–2019)
- Eric Avila (2005–2007)
- Fifi Baiden (2010–2013)
- Danny Barrera (2008–2010)
- Lamar Batista (2016)
- Will Baynham (2019)
- Iván Becerra(2004–2005)
- Noah Billingsley (2016–2019)
- Ema Boateng (2012)
- Michael Boxall (2007–2010)
- Nate Boyden (2001–2005)
- Bryan Byrne (2003–2006)
- Achille Campion (2012–2013)
- Joe Cannon (1993)
- Javier Castro (2012–2013)
- Nick DePuy (2013–2016)
- Bryan Dominguez (2008)
- Paul Ehmann (2013–2014)
- Josue España (2015–2016)
- Rob Friend (2001–2002)
- Ryo Fujii (2014)
- Kevin Garcia-Lopez (2010–2014)
- Sam Garza (2010–2011)
- William Gillingham (2017–2021)
- Andy Iro (2004–2007)
- Ismaila Jome (2013–2015)
- Neil Jones (2001–2004)
- Alan Keely (2002)
- Dan Kennedy (2001–2004)
- Ryan Kenny (2005)
- James Kiffe (2009–2011)
- Seo-In Kim (2015–2017)
- Tony Lochhead (2001–2004)
- Thiago Martins (1999–2000)
- Drew McAthy (2001–2004)
- David McGill (2002–2003)
- Peter McGlynn (2008–2012)
- Reed McKenna (2013–2014)
- Randy Mendoza (2015–2017)
- Rodney Michael (2017–2020)
- Bryan Monka (1999–2000)
- Alfonso Motagalvan (2005–2008)
- Michael Nonni (2009–2011)
- Tino Nuñez (2004–2007)
- Ciaran O'Brien (2007)
- David Opoku (2010–2011)
- Dalton Pando (2016)
- Nick Perera (2005–2008)
- Charley Pettys (2009)
- Chris Pontius (2005–2008)
- Christian Ramirez (2009–2010)
- Mateo Restrepo (2016–2019)
- Eric Reyes (2010)
- Kyle Reynish (2002–2006)
- Ralph Robertson (1993–1995)
- Tyler Rosenlund (2004–2006)
- Ahinga Selemani (2015–2016)
- Luis Silva(2008–2011)
- Sam Strong (2015–2016)
- Michael Tetteh (2008–2010)
- Carson Vom Steeg (2018–2021)
- Justin Vom Steeg (2015)
- Tim Vom Steeg (1985–1988)
Coaching staff
Current technical staff
- As of August 16, 2023[15]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Tim Vom Steeg |
Associate head coach | Greg Wilson |
Assistant coach & recruiting coordinator | Johnny Whallon |
Goalkeeper coach | Claine Plummer |
Head coaches
- As of August 2021
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | L | D | Win% | Honours |
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Zolton von Smogyi | - | 1966 | 1971 | 59 | 32 | 21 | 6 | .593 | |
Sandy Guess | - | 1972 | 1973 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | .420 | |
Sandy Guess/Ken Reeves | - | 1974 | 1974 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .467 | |
Alan Meeder | 1975 | 1978 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 5 | .610 | ||
John Purcell | - | 1979 | 1980 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | .473 | |
Andy Kuenzli | - | 1981 | 1989 | 180 | 95 | 64 | 21 | .586 | |
Cliff Draeger | - | 1990 | 1991 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 2 | .432 | |
Mark Arya | 1992 | 1998 | 130 | 40 | 84 | 6 | .331 | ||
Tim Vom Steeg | 1999 | Present | 449 | 273 | 124 | 52 | .666 |
The Blue-Green Rivalry
Chosen as the #1 "Greatest Rivalry In College Soccer" by CollegeSoccerNews.com, the main rival of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos soccer team is the
Postseason
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 19–11 through twelve appearances.[17]
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2002 |
First round Second round |
San Diego California |
W 2–0 L 1–2 |
2003 |
Second round Third round |
California St. John's |
W 2–0 L 2–3 |
2004 |
Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
Milwaukee UNC Greensboro VCU Duke Indiana |
W 2–1 W 1–0 W 4–1 W 5–0 L 1–2 |
2005 |
First round Second round |
San Diego State CSU Northridge |
W 2–0 L 2–3 |
2006 |
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship |
San Diego State |
W 2–1 W 3–1 W 2–1 W 3–2 W 1–0 W 2–1 |
2007 |
Second round Third round |
Washington Ohio State |
W 1–0 L 3–4 |
2008 |
Second round | California | L 2–3 |
2009 |
First round Second round Third round |
Wofford San Diego UCLA |
W 1–0 W 1–0 L 1–2 |
2010 |
First round Second round |
Denver California |
W 1–0 L 1–2 |
2011 |
Second round Third round |
Providence Creighton |
W 3–2 L 1–2 |
2013 |
Second round | Penn State | L 0–1 |
2015 |
Second round Third round |
South Carolina Clemson |
W 1–0 L 2–3 |
2019 |
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals |
California Saint Mary's Indiana Wake Forest |
W 3–1 W 4–0 W 1–0 L 0–1 |
References
- ^ "UCSB Color". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Nick DePuy Named All-American, Becomes Fourth Gaucho Ever to Earn First Team Status". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. December 11, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records: Annual Home Attendance Champions" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records: All-Time Largest Crowds" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Attendance Records: Game Attendance Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 6. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Keh, Andrew (November 2, 2010). "Surge in Attendance at Men's College Games". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Eskilson, J.R. (September 20, 2012). "Men's College Preview: The Great Cal Rivalry". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Punzal, Barry (September 20, 2012). "It's the main event: UCSB vs. UCLA at Harder Stadium". presidiosports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Big West Conference Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). bigwest.org. December 2014. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Big West Conference Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). bigwest.org. December 2014. pp. 2–3. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Tim Vom Steeg – Men's Soccer". DARE. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 2013. p. 39. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Friday's Sports Transactions". Associated Press. January 16, 1999. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Claims Big West Championship With 2-0 Shutout Of UC Irvine". ucsbgauchos.com. November 16, 2001. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries In College Soccer". collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Division I Men's Soccer Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 22, 2018.