Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer

Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
Founded 1941 (1941)
University University of Virginia
Head coach George Gelnovatch (23rd season)
Conference ACC
Location Charlottesville, VA
Stadium Klöckner Stadium
(Capacity: 8,000)
Nickname Cavs, Hoos
Colors Orange and Blue[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1997
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1983, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014
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
Conference Tournament championships
1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009
Conference Regular Season championships
1969, 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010

The Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represent the University of Virginia in all NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Virginia Cavaliers are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The team has grown an extensive reputation as having one of the most elite collegiate soccer programs in the United States.[2] It has produced several future U.S. national team players, including Claudio Reyna and John Harkes. Former United States Men's National Team coach Bruce Arena coached the team and led them to four College Cup titles in a five-year period during the 1990s. George Gelnovatch has since taken the Cavaliers to five College Cup Final Fours (1997, 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2014) and two National Championship seasons in 2009 and 2014.[3]

Virginia has currently made the College Cup tournament bracket for a record consecutive 37 years, the most of any team in the history of the sport.

History

The University of Virginia first fielded a varsity men's soccer team in 1941 as an independent team. In their first season, the team posted a winless record, losing all nine of their matches.

The team made their first appearance in the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship in 1969, where they played their out-of-state rivals, the Maryland Terrapins. The team was eliminated in the first round of the tournament following a 5–0 defeat. Ten years would pass before the Cavaliers would make their second tournament appearance, this time losing to the American Eagles, 1–0 in the opening round. The team would make two more NCAA tournament appearances, in 1981 and 1982, before eventually progressing past the first round of the tournament. In the 1983 tournament, the Cavaliers defeated stateside opponents William & Mary Tribe by a 2–1 scoreline to advance into the quarterfinals. The tournament would culimnate with a quarterfinal victory over the San Francisco Dons before bowing out in the semifinals to the eventual champions, the Indiana Hoosiers.

During this period though, led under head coach Bruce Arena, the Cavaliers developed a well-renowned reputation as being one of the most elite soccer programs in the country. Following their 1981 tournament appearance, the Cavaliers would qualify for the NCAA Men's Division I tournament every consecutive season to date, one of the longest streaks in NCAA history for any sport. Their apex came in the late 1980s to early 1990s, 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 the championship team. The Cavaliers would win the 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 editions of the tournament.

Subsequent to their dynasty run, the United States Soccer Federation, in the promise of hosting the 1994 FIFA World Cup instituted the creation of a new top tier professional soccer league, later to be named Major League Soccer. Upon the creation of the league, one of the league's clubs, D.C. United hired Arena as their full-time head coach, where he led them to three MLS Cup titles, two Supporters' Shields and a CONCACAF title.

The departure of Arena saw a new replacement fill managerial duties in 1996. Arena would be replaced by longtime assistant, George Gelnovatch, whom still today coaches the team.

Initially under the helm of Gelnovatch, the Cavaliers were still a fairly successful team in the Atlantic Coast Conference and in the NCAA tournaments, although their success in the latter half of the 1990s and early 2000s (decade) could not replicate the same success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During Gelnovatch's early years, the team's best finish was making the finals of the 1997 NCAA Men's Soccer championship, but to only lose 2–0 to the UCLA Bruins.

After a period of decline in the early 2000s (decade), the team had a successful campaign in 2009, reaching the final for the first time since 1997. Playing against the recently upstart Akron Zips, the Cavaliers were able to defeat the Zips in a penalty kick shootout to claim their sixth NCAA title, and their first national championship since the Arena years.

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.[4]

Fans

The student group of fans for Virginia's athletics teams, including their soccer team is the Hoo Crew.

Rivalries

Maryland

Best known for their college football rivalry many cite the rivalry between the Cavaliers and the Maryland Terrapins as one of the most bitter rivalries in college soccer.[5] In 2011, FirstPoint USA rated the rivalry as the third best rivalry in college soccer.[6]

The two sides have long been heavyweights in the ACC and are among the colleges with the most NCAA Division I championships in the sport.[7] Throughout the 1970s, the rivalry was heavily dominated by Maryland only for the fortunes to be reversed in the 1990s. Additionally, the two sides have clashed six times against one another in the ACC championship.[6] The Terrapins' departure to the Big Ten has put the rivalry on hiatus.

Virginia Tech

As intra-conference members, and having a longstanding rivalry, another one of the top rivals of the Virginia Cavaliers is the Virginia Tech Hokies. The series between the two has been heavily dominated by the Cavaliers, who boast a 27–2–3 record against the Hokies.[8] However, in ACC play, the Cavaliers "only" better the Hokies by 5–2–3 mark, being undefeated against the Hokies in the past 6 ACC matchups between the two.

Roster

2017–18 squad

Updated July 28, 2017[9]

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

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Connor Jones
1 United States GK Jeff Caldwell
2 Spain DF Sergi Nus
3 United States DF Fabrice Shema
4 United States DF Nate Odusote
5 Nigeria DF Prosper Figbe
5 United States DF Henry Kessler
7 United States DF Bay Kurtz
8 Guatemala MF Pablo Aguilar
9 United States FW Kennedy Nwabia
10 United States FW Cameron Harr
11 United States FW Edward Opoku
12 New Zealand MF Joe Bell
15 Denmark MF Daniel Barir
16 United States MF Liam Jenkins
17 United States FW Simeon Okoro
18 United States GK Colin Shutler
No. Position Player
19 England FW Nathaniel Crofts
20 Australia MF Ryan Peterson
21 United States MF Aaron James
22 United States MF Jean-Cristophe Koffi
23 United States MF Justin Ingram
24 United States FW Jerren Nixon
25 United States DF Max Diamond
26 United States FW Raheem Taylor-Parkes
27 United States FW Leon Maric
28 United States MF Hayes Fountain
30 Germany DF Robin Afamefuna
31 United States DF Sheldon Sullivan
32 United States MF Julian Cummings
33 United States FW Ahdan Tait
34 United States FW Irakoze Donasivano
35 United States MF Brad Kurtz
36 United States DF Spencer Patton
37 United States MF Beau Bradley

Team management

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorCraig Littlepage
Head CoachGeorge Gelnovatch
Associate Head CoachMatt Chulis
Associate Head CoachTerry Boss
Operations AssistantA.J. Barnold

Source:[9]

Head coaching history

Dates Name Notes
1941–1950 United States Lawrence Ludwig
1951–1953 United States Hugh Moomaw
1954 United States Wilson Fewster
1955–1957 United States Robert Sandell
1958–1965 United States Gene Corrigan
1966–1970 United States Gordon Burris
1971–1973 United States Jim Stephens
1974–1977 United States Larry Gross
1978–1995 United States Bruce Arena
1996–present United States George Gelnovatch

Seasons

Source: [1]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Virginia (Independent) (1941–1953)
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 2–4–21–1–24th
1955 Robert Sandell 3–5–21–2–13rd
1956 Robert Sandell 6–3–03–1–02nd
1957 Robert Sandell 5–2–12–1–12nd
1958 Gene Corrigan 5–4–01–3–04th
1959 Gene Corrigan 3–4–22–2–03rd
1960 Gene Corrigan 3–7–01–3–04th
1961 Gene Corrigan 9–3–01–3–04thVISA Champions
1962 Gene Corrigan 5–4–11–3–04thVISA Champions
1963 Gene Corrigan 7–2–12–1–12ndVISA Champions
1964 Gene Corrigan 4–5–20–4–05th
1965 Gene Corrigan 3–6–12–2–03rd
1966 Gordon Burris 0–10–00–4–06th
1967 Gordon Burris 3–9–00–4–06th
1968 Gordon Burris 4–5–11–3–16th
1969 Gordon Burris 9–1–24–0–11stVISA Co-Champions
NCAA First Round
1970 Gordon Burris 8–2–13–1–01stVISA Champions
1971 Jim Stephens 7–5–11–3–16th
1972 Jim Stephens 8–3–31–2–24th
1973 Jim Stephens 6–7–01–4–06th
1974 Larry Gross 5–4–33–2–03rd
1975 Larry Gross 5–8–00–5–06th
1976 Larry Gross 8–6–22–2–13rd
1977 Larry Gross 12–6–12–3–04thVISA Champions
1978 Bruce Arena 9–2–23–2–03rd
1979 Bruce Arena 12–4–13–1–13rdNCAA Second Round
1980 Bruce Arena 8–9–12–3–15th
1981 Bruce Arena 10–6–22–4–06thVISA Champions
NCAA Second Round
1982 Bruce Arena 16–2–23–1–23rdVISA Champions
NCAA Second Round
1983 Bruce Arena 16–5–05–1–01stNCAA College Cup
1984 Bruce Arena 19–3–16–0–01stVISA Champions
NCAA Quarterfinals
1985 Bruce Arena 15–4–14–1–12ndNCAA First Round
1986 Bruce Arena 17–2–26–0–01stNCAA First Round
1987 Bruce Arena 17–3–25–0–11stACC Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
NCAA Second Round
1988 Bruce Arena 18–1–35–0–11stACC Champions
NCAA Quarterfinals
1989 Bruce Arena 21–2–25–0–11stNCAA Co-Champions
1990 Bruce Arena 12–6–63–2–13rdNCAA Second Round
1991 Bruce Arena 19–1–25–1–01stACC Champions
NCAA Champions
1992 Bruce Arena 21–2–15–1–01stACC Champions
NCAA Champions
1993 Bruce Arena 22–3–04–2–03rdACC Champions
NCAA Champions
1994 Bruce Arena 22–3–14–2–02ndACC Champions
NCAA Champions
1995 Bruce Arena 21–1–24–0–21stACC Champions
NCAA College Cup
1996 George Gelnovatch 16–3–34–0–21stNCAA First Round
1997 George Gelnovatch 19–4–33–1–22ndACC Champions
NCAA Runners-Up
1998 George Gelnovatch 16–4–34–1–12ndNCAA Quarterfinals
1999 George Gelnovatch 14–9–11–4–16thNCAA Quarterfinals
2000 George Gelnovatch 17–6–15–1–01stNCAA Quarterfinals
2001 George Gelnovatch 17–2–16–0–01stNCAA Second Round
2002 George Gelnovatch 15–7–03–3–04thNCAA Second Round
2003 George Gelnovatch 11–10–23–3–03rdNCAA Third Round
2004 George Gelnovatch 18–5–14–3–14thNCAA Quarterfinals
2005 George Gelnovatch 12–5–36–2–02ndNCAA Third Round
2006 George Gelnovatch 17–4–15–3–03rdNCAA College Cup
2007 George Gelnovatch 12–8–21–5–28thNCAA Second Round
2008 George Gelnovatch 11–9–14–4–04thNCAA Second Round
2009 George Gelnovatch 19–3–34–3–15thNCAA Champions
2010 George Gelnovatch 11–6–32–4–26thNCAA First Round
2011 George Gelnovatch 12–8–14–3–13rdACC Semifinals
NCAA First Round
2012 George Gelnovatch 10–7–13–4–16thACC Semifinals
NCAA Second Round
2013 George Gelnovatch 13–6–54–3–46thACC Runners-up
NCAA College Cup
2014 George Gelnovatch 13–6–43–3–24th, CoastalACC Quarterfinals
NCAA Champions
2015 George Gelnovatch 10–5–34–2–23rd, CoastalACC Quarterfinals
NCAA Second Round
2016 George Gelnovatch 10–3–54–2–32nd, CoastalACC Quarterfinals
NCAA Third Round
2017 George Gelnovatch 13–4–53–2–33rd, CoastalACC Runners-up
NCAA Second Round
Total:TBD

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:

Honors

  • ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
    • Winners (10): 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009
    • Runners-up (8): 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2017
  • ACC Regular Season
    • Winners (18): 1969, 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010
    • Runners-up (8): 1956, 1957, 1963, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016
  • Commonwealth Clash[11]
    • Winners (30): 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
    • Runners-up (2): 2004, 2005

Notable alumni

* - Player has represented their country at the senior national team level

Notes

  1. ↑ The ACC Men's Soccer Tournament began in 1987.[10]

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
  1. ↑ University of Virginia Athletics Current Logo Sheet (PDF). June 28, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Teel, David (15 December 2014). "Virginia men's soccer joins elite ACC company with seventh NCAA title". Daily Press. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Virginia wins 7th NCAA Championship in shootout versus UCLA, accessed December 14, 2014
  4. ↑ "Klöckner Stadium and Team Locker Rooms". University of Virginia. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Virginia, Maryland Renew Men's Soccer Rivalry This Weekend". University of Virginia. CBSSports.com. September 12, 1998. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  6. 1 2 CollegeSoccerNews.com (May 9, 2011). "The 5 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer". First Point USA. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ Goff, Steven (December 4, 2009). "Maryland, Virginia men's soccer meet again, this time in NCAA tournament". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ "#4 VIRGINIA vs. #16 VIRGINIA TECH" (PDF).
  9. 1 2 "2017 Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "ACC Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. November 16, 2017. p. 92. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Virginia Tech-Virginia Men's Soccer Series History". hokiesports.com. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
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