Charlotte 49ers men's soccer

Charlotte 49ers
men's soccer
2018 Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team
Founded 1976
University University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Head coach Kevin Langan (3rd season)
Conference C-USA
Location Charlotte, NC
Stadium Transamerica Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname 49ers
Colors Green and White[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2011
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1992, 1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament championships
1983, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

The Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays their home games at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2011, the team reached the championship of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, for the first time in their program's history.[2]

History

In 1996, the Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team became the first Conference USA team in any sport to reach the National semi-finals. The Niners won a school record 19 games. They went 7–1 in Conference USA to capture the regular season title. The Niners defeated College of Charleston, Notre Dame and Hartford to reach the national semi-finals before falling to Florida International in front of 20,269 fans in Richmond, Virginia. Goalkeeper Jon Busch becomes the Niners' second first team All-American after recording 12 shutouts and a 0.89 goals against average. Busch also earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors. John Tart was named Conference USA Coach of the Year.

The most notable season in Charlotte soccer history came in 2011 when the 49ers became the first team of any sport in school history to reach a NCAA national championship. The team was ranked in the top 25 throughout the entire season thanks to a challenging yet successful non-conference campaign. The Niners finished the regular season with an Atlantic 10 record of 6–1–2 and 13–3–2 record overall. After an early disappointing loss to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 tournament, Charlotte then went on a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. The unseeded Niners defeated Furman, No. 11 UAB, No. 10 Akron, and No. 5 Connecticut to advance to the program's second ever College Cup in Hoover, Alabama. The Niners went on to defeat No. 3 Creighton before falling to No. 1 North Carolina in the national championship game with a score of 1–0.

Roster

As of December 11, 2011[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Klay Davis
2 United Kingdom DF Aaron Weldon
3 United States DF Isaac Cowles
4 United States DF Charles Rodriguez
5 United States DF Allen Thomas
6 United States MF Will Mayhew
7 United States MF Owen Darby
8 United Kingdom MF Aidan Kirkbride
9 United States FW T.J. Beaulieu
10 Canada FW Evan James
11 United States FW Giuseppe Gentile
12 United States MF Matt Wallace
13 United States GK Gavin Dawson
14 United States DF Nick Barnhorst
No. Position Player
15 United States FW Cory Dennis
16 United Kingdom MF Jason Hawes
17 United States MF Jennings Rex
18 United States DF Tyler Duncan
19 United States DF Jake Keating
20 United States FW Donnie Smith
21 Canada DF Anthony Perez
22 United States MF Tyler Gibson
23 United States MF Isaac Caughran
24 United States MF Jeremy Dennis
25 United States GK Nick Hensley
26 United States DF Grant Morrison
27 United States MF Paul Willoughby
29 United States MF Robby Thomas

Individual career records

Career goals

No.NameSeasonsYearsGoals
1.Fernando Sosa1978–81466
2.David Cooper1985–88440
3.Gabe Garcia1988–91439
4.Mac Cozier1992–95434
5.Jimmy Koutsokalis1977–80429
John Griffith1983–86429
Matthys Barker1994–97429
8.Doug Pratt1991–93328
Mira Mupier2001–04428
10.Tureh Doh1979–82427

[4]

Career assists

No.NameSeasonsYearsAssists
1.Mac Cozier1992–95431
2.Randy Sheen1990–94428
Matthys Barker1994–97428
4.Jimmy Koutsokalis1977–80426
5.Ian Dennis1989–93425
6.Fernando Sosa1978–81424
7.A. Richardson1987–90422
Jamath Shoffner1996–99322
9.John Griffith1983–86421
Jon Mabee1995–98421
Matt Bradner1995–99421

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Coaches

Head coach history

CoachTenureRecordConferenceGFGANCAA Apps
Ike Gardner1976–8047–47–56–9–1238266
Steve Parker19816–12–00–2–03937
Bob Warming1982–8867–52–1716–9–4306217
Frank Kohlenstein1989–9477–32–1220–6–62771453
John Tart1995–2006117–92–2853–40–114033182
Jeremy Gunn2006–1166–26–1235–13–61941052
Kevin Langan2012–1–0–0
Totals1976–2012383–261–74130–76–28145710887

[4]

Professional players

Major League Soccer

Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire)

USL Pro

North American Soccer League

S.League

References

  1. ↑ The Official Stake Your Claim Brand Platform (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Men's Soccer Advances to National Championship". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2011 Men's Soccer Roster". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  4. 1 2 3 Charlotte 49ers Men's Soccer 2011 Media Guide
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