UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer

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UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer
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Founded1971
University University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coach Chris Rich
Conference SoCon
Location Greensboro, North Carolina
Stadium UNCG Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,540)
NicknameUNCG, Spartans
ColorsNavy, white, and gold [1]
     
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NCAA Tournament championships
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA Tournament runner-up
Division II: 1989
NCAA Tournament College Cup
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Division I: (2022)
Division II: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division I: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Division I: (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Conference Tournament championships
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015

The UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro. The UNCG Spartans have a three pronged coaching system run by head coach Chris Rich (2019) [2] and assistant coaches Garrett McLaughlin (2018) [2] and Jaime Ibarra (2019). [2]

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Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time, [3] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

Individual honors

First team All-Americans [4]
Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Sweeney1983
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ed Radwanski 1983
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Radwanski (2)1984
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Japp 1985
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Haupt 1989
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Haupt (2)1990
Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1997
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Randi Patterson 2004
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Scott Jones 2005
Second team All-Americans [4]
Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg  USA George Dyer1984
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carl Fleming1988
Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1996
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Goos 2004
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Scott Jones 2004

Third team All-Americans [4]

Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lewis Johnstone1982
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steve Harrison1985
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Mehalko1986
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Willie Lopez1987
Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1998
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Scott Jones 2006

Team honors

NCAA Division I honors

NCAA Division II honors

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