1966 NCAA soccer tournament

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1966 NCAA soccer tournament
1966 College Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s) California Memorial Stadium
Flag of California.svg Berkeley, California
Teams16
Final positions
Champions San Francisco (1st title)
Runner-up Long Island
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored59 (3.93 per match)
Best player Sandor Hites, San Francisco (offensive)
  1965
1967  

The 1966 NCAA soccer tournament was the eighth annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

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The tournament final was played at the California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California on December 3.

San Francisco won their first title, defeating Long Island in the final, 5–2. [1]

The most outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Sandor Hites of San Francisco.

Qualifying

Qualified teams
SchoolRecordAppearanceLast Bid
Akron 10–21stNever
Army 8–2–24th 1965
Bridgeport 8–34th 1964
Colgate 8–12nd 1959
Colorado College 6–21stNever
Connecticut 8–42nd 1960
Cortland State 8–2–13rd 1964
Long Island 11–1–13rd 1965
Michigan State 7–15th 1965
Navy 10–0–14th 1965
St. Joseph's 9–21stNever
Saint Louis 10–08th 1965
San Francisco 9–0–15th 1965
San Jose State 9–13rd 1964
Temple 11–0–11stNever
West Virginia 13–11stNever

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
        
Bridgeport 3
Colgate 1
Bridgeport 0
Long Island1
Long Island 6
Cortland State 1
Long Island (4OT,CK)2
Michigan State 2
Michigan State 2
Akron 0
Michigan State3
Temple 1
Temple 4
West Virginia 0
Long Island 2
San Francisco5
Navy 4
St. Joseph's 1
Navy 1
Army3
Connecticut 1
Army 2
Army 0
San Francisco2
Saint Louis 5
Colorado College 1
Saint Louis 1
San Francisco(4OT)2
San Jose State 1
San Francisco 2

Final

Long Island 2–5 San Francisco

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