Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer | |||
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![]() Charlottesville, Virginia | |||
Stadium | Klöckner Stadium (Capacity: 7,100) | ||
Nickname | Cavaliers, Wahoos | ||
Colors | Orange and blue[1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament championships | |||
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014 | |||
NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
1997, 2019 | |||
NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
1983, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019 | |||
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1969, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
1969, 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2019 |
The Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represent the
Virginia has an extensive reputation as one of the most elite collegiate soccer programs of the United States.
The Cavaliers made the College Cup tournament bracket for
History
The University of Virginia first fielded a varsity men's soccer team in 1941 as a member of the
The Cavaliers have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 1981; those 39 appearances are a record for men's soccer and one of the longest streaks in any NCAA sport. Their apex came in the late 1980s to early 1990s under Arena, when the team won five national collegiate championships in the span of six years. Future U.S. men's national team stars such as John Harkes and Claudio Reyna were members of these championship teams.
Virginia's first championship, in
The Cavaliers went on to win the
Arena departed for the new men's professional league
After a string of early-round exits in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the team returned to the College Cup in
Roster
Current roster
- As of 26 January 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
One of the earliest soccer-specific stadiums in college soccer, the Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team plays their home matches at the 8,000-seater Klöckner Stadium. Since its opening in 1997, the Cavaliers have enjoyed some of the highest reported attendance figures in American college soccer.
The stadium has 3,600 grandstand seats along with an additional 3,400 grass seats. It is shared with the women's soccer team, as well as the men's and women's lacrosse teams.[6]
Rivalries
Maryland
Both UVA and Maryland have NCAA Championship programs in men's soccer. The Virginia Cavaliers have won seven NCAA Championships to Maryland's four. When they were both in the Atlantic Coast Conference, some cited the rivalry between the Cavaliers and the Maryland Terrapins as one of the most bitter rivalries in college soccer.[7] In 2011, FirstPoint USA rated the rivalry as the third best rivalry in college soccer.[8]
The Terrapins' departure to the
Virginia Tech
As intra-conference members, and having a longstanding rivalry, another one of the top rivals of the Virginia Cavaliers is the
Team management
Coaching staff
Updated January 26, 2024[5]
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | George Gelnovatch |
Associate Head Coach | Matt Chulis |
Associate Head Coach | Adam Perron |
Assistant coach | Jermaine Birriel |
Head coaching history
Dates | Name | Notes |
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1941–1950 | ![]() |
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1951–1953 | ![]() |
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1954 | Wilson Fewster
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1955–1957 | ![]() |
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1958–1965 | ![]() |
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1966–1970 | ![]() |
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1971–1973 | ![]() |
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1974–1977 | ![]() |
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1978–1995 | ![]() |
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1996–present | ![]() |
Seasons
Source: [1]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Virginia ( Independent ) (1941–1953)
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1941 | Lawrence Ludwig | 0–9–0 | |||||||
1942 | Lawrence Ludwig | 4–2–1 | |||||||
1943–1945 | No team due to World War II | ||||||||
1946 | Lawrence Ludwig | 1–3–1 | |||||||
1947 | Lawrence Ludwig | 2–7–2 | |||||||
1948 | Lawrence Ludwig | 3–7–1 | |||||||
1949 | Lawrence Ludwig | 5–5–0 | |||||||
1950 | Lawrence Ludwig | 4–5–1 | |||||||
1951 | Hugh Moomaw | 1–5–2 | |||||||
1952 | Hugh Moomaw | 5–2–2 | |||||||
1953 | Hugh Moomaw | 4–4–1 | |||||||
Virginia (ACC) (1953–present) | |||||||||
1954 | Wilson Fewster | 2–4–2 | 1–1–2 | 4th | |||||
1955 | Robert Sandell | 3–5–2 | 1–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1956 | Robert Sandell | 6–3–0 | 3–1–0 | 2nd | |||||
1957 | Robert Sandell | 5–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1958 | Gene Corrigan | 5–4–0 | 1–3–0 | 4th | |||||
1959 | Gene Corrigan | 3–4–2 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
1960 | Gene Corrigan | 3–7–0 | 1–3–0 | 4th | |||||
1961 | Gene Corrigan | 9–3–0 | 1–3–0 | 4th | VISA Champions
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1962 | Gene Corrigan | 5–4–1 | 1–3–0 | 4th | VISA Champions
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1963 | Gene Corrigan | 7–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | VISA Champions
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1964 | Gene Corrigan | 4–5–2 | 0–4–0 | 5th | |||||
1965 | Gene Corrigan | 3–6–1 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
1966 | Gordon Burris | 0–10–0 | 0–4–0 | 6th | |||||
1967 | Gordon Burris | 3–9–0 | 0–4–0 | 6th | |||||
1968 | Gordon Burris | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 6th | |||||
1969 | Gordon Burris | 9–1–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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1970 | Gordon Burris | 8–2–1 | 3–1–0 | 1st | VISA Champions
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1971 | Jim Stephens | 7–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 6th | |||||
1972 | Jim Stephens | 8–3–3 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
1973 | Jim Stephens | 6–7–0 | 1–4–0 | 6th | |||||
1974 | Larry Gross | 5–4–3 | 3–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
1975 | Larry Gross | 5–8–0 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
1976 | Larry Gross | 8–6–2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1977 | Larry Gross | 12–6–1 | 2–3–0 | 4th | VISA Champions
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1978 | Bruce Arena | 9–2–2 | 3–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
1979 | Bruce Arena | 12–4–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round
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1980 | Bruce Arena | 8–9–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1981 | Bruce Arena | 10–6–2 | 2–4–0 | 6th | NCAA Second Round
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1982 | Bruce Arena | 16–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round
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1983 | Bruce Arena | 16–5–0 | 5–1–0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup
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1984 | Bruce Arena | 19–3–1 | 6–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals
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1985 | Bruce Arena | 15–4–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round
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1986 | Bruce Arena | 17–2–2 | 6–0–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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1987 | Bruce Arena | 17–3–2 | 5–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round
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1988 | Bruce Arena | 18–1–3 | 5–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals
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1989 | Bruce Arena | 21–2–2 | 5–0–1 | 1st | NCAA co-champions
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1990 | Bruce Arena | 12–6–6 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round
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1991 | Bruce Arena | 19–1–2 | 5–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions
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1992 | Bruce Arena | 21–2–1 | 5–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions
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1993 | Bruce Arena | 22–3–0 | 4–2–0 | 3rd | NCAA Champions
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1994 | Bruce Arena | 22–3–1 | 4–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Champions
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1995 | Bruce Arena | 21–1–2 | 4–0–2 | 1st | NCAA College Cup
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1996 | George Gelnovatch | 16–3–3 | 4–0–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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1997 | George Gelnovatch | 19–4–3 | 3–1–2 | 2nd | NCAA Runners-Up
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1998 | George Gelnovatch | 16–4–3 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals
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1999 | George Gelnovatch | 14–9–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | NCAA Quarterfinals
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2000 | George Gelnovatch | 17–6–1 | 5–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals
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2001 | George Gelnovatch | 17–2–1 | 6–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round
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2002 | George Gelnovatch | 15–7–0 | 3–3–0 | 4th | NCAA Second Round
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2003 | George Gelnovatch | 11–10–2 | 3–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round
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2004 | George Gelnovatch | 18–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | NCAA Quarterfinals
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2005 | George Gelnovatch | 12–5–3 | 6–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Third Round
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2006 | George Gelnovatch | 17–4–1 | 5–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA College Cup
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2007 | George Gelnovatch | 12–8–2 | 1–5–2 | 8th | NCAA Second Round
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2008 | George Gelnovatch | 11–9–1 | 4–4–0 | 4th | NCAA Second Round
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2009 | George Gelnovatch | 19–3–3 | 4–3–1 | 5th | NCAA Champions
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2010 | George Gelnovatch | 11–6–3 | 2–4–2 | 6th | NCAA First Round
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2011
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George Gelnovatch | 12–8–1 | 4–3–1 | 3rd | NCAA First Round
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2012
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George Gelnovatch | 10–7–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | NCAA Second Round
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2013
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George Gelnovatch | 13–6–5 | 4–3–4 | 6th | NCAA College Cup
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2014 | George Gelnovatch | 13–6–4 | 3–3–2 | 4th, Coastal | NCAA Champions
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2015 | George Gelnovatch | 10–5–3 | 4–2–2 | 3rd, Coastal | NCAA Second Round
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2016 | George Gelnovatch | 10–3–5 | 4–2–3 | 2nd, Coastal | NCAA Third Round
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2017 | George Gelnovatch | 13–4–5 | 3–2–3 | 3rd, Coastal | NCAA Second Round
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2018 | George Gelnovatch | 10–4–3 | 3–2–2 | 3rd, Coastal | NCAA Third Round
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2019 | George Gelnovatch | 21–1–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st, Coastal | NCAA Runners-Up
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2020
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George Gelnovatch | 7–8–1 | 4–7–1 | 4th, North, 4th Coastal | ACC Semifinals
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2021
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George Gelnovatch | 6–9–3 | 2–5–1 | 6th Coastal | ACC First Round
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2022 | George Gelnovatch | 10–4–5 | 5–1–2 | 2nd Coastal | ACC Semifinals NCAA Second Round | ||||
2023 | George Gelnovatch | 11–4–4 | 5–1–2 | 2nd Coastal | ACC Quarterfinals NCAA Third Round | ||||
Total: | TBD | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Honors
- ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
- Winners (11): 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2019
- Runners-up (8): 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2017
- ACC Regular Season
- First Place (19): 1969, 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2019
- Runners-up (8): 1956, 1957, 1963, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016
- College Cup
- Winners (7): 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014
- Runners-up (2): 1997, 2019
- Winners (7): 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
- Commonwealth Clash[12]
- Winners (31): 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Runners-up (2): 2004, 2005
- Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association Tournament
- Winners (9): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984
- Runners-up (3): 1964, 1967, 1971
Notable alumni
Current Professionals
- Updated January 26, 2024
George Gelnovatch (1983–1986) – Currently head coach of Virginia
- University of Milwaukee
Richie Williams (1988–1991) – Currently head coach of New England Revolution II
Brad Agoos (1989–1992) – Currently head coach of Black Rock FC
Clint Peay (1991–1995) – Currently assistant coach coach of New England Revolution
Ben Olsen* (1995–1997) – Currently head coach of Houston Dynamo
Matt Chulis (1995–1998) – Currently associate head coach of Virginia
Kyle Martino* (1999–2002) – Currently soccer analyst for NBC Sports
Kenny Arena (1999–2002) – Currently assistant coach of FC Cincinnati
Hunter Freeman (2002–2004) – Currently Director of Scout of FC Cincinnati
Chris Tierney (2004–2007) – Currently Assistant Sporting Director of New England Revolution
Brian Ownby (2008–2011) – Currently with Louisville City
Brian Span (2010–2011) – Currently with Haninge
Calle Brown (2010–2014) – Currently with Northern Virginia
Zach Carroll (2012–2013) – Currently with Las Vegas Lights
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Derrick Etienne* (2015) – Currently with Atlanta United and Haiti international
Victor Falck (2016) – Currently with Central Valley Fuego
Terrell Lowe (2016) – Currently with PDX
- South Georgia Tormenta
Colin Shutler (2016–2020) – Currently with Orange County
Justin Ingram (2017–2018) – Currently with Las Vegas Lights
- Joe Bell* (2017–2019) – Currently with Viking and New Zealandinternational
Henry Kessler * (2017–2019) – Currently with New England Revolution
Irakoze Donasiyano* (2017–2020) – Currently with Oakland Roots
Aboubacar Keita (2018) – Currently with Colorado Rapids 2
Daryl Dike* (2018–2019) – Currently with West Brom
- South Georgia Tormenta
Bret Halsey (2018–2020) – Currently with FC Cincinnati 2
Alex Rando (2020) – Currently with NYCFC
- Kitchee and Hong Konginternational
* – Player has represented their country at the senior national team level
Notes
- ACC Men's Soccer Tournament began in 1987.[11]
References
- General
- NCAA results and statistics sourced to: "NCAA Tournament Results & Awards". University of Virginia. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ACC tournament results and statistics sourced to: "UVa in the ACC Tournament". Atlantic Coast Conference. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- Citations
- ^ "Athletics Color Palette". University of Virginia Consumer Product Brand Standards (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Teel, David (December 15, 2014). "Virginia men's soccer joins elite ACC company with seventh NCAA title". Daily Press. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Virginia wins 7th NCAA Championship in shootout versus UCLA, accessed December 14, 2014
- ^ Goff, Steven (December 4, 1989). "Virginia, Santa Clara tie for title". Washington Post.
- ^ a b "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Klöckner Stadium and Team Locker Rooms". University of Virginia. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Virginia, Maryland Renew Men's Soccer Rivalry This Weekend". University of Virginia. CBSSports.com. September 12, 1998. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ CollegeSoccerNews.com (May 9, 2011). "The 5 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer". First Point USA. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012.
- ^ "#4 VIRGINIA vs. #16 VIRGINIA TECH" (PDF).
- ^ "Men's soccer: No. 10 UVA, No. 21 Virginia Tech play to 1–1 draw". Augusta Free Press. September 8, 2018.
- ^ "ACC Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. November 16, 2017. p. 92. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia Tech-Virginia Men's Soccer Series History". hokiesports.com. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
External links
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