1959 NCAA soccer tournament

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1959 NCAA soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s) Memorial Stadium
Flag of Connecticut.svg Storrs, Connecticut
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Saint Louis (1st title)
Runner-up Bridgeport
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored22 (3.14 per match)
1960  

The 1959 NCAA soccer tournament was the inaugural 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 inaugural championship was played on November 28 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title. [1]

Qualifying

Qualified teams
SchoolRecordAppearanceLast Bid
Bridgeport 9–01stNever
CCNY 8–1–11stNever
Colgate 7–11stNever
Maryland 8–01stNever
Saint Louis 8–11stNever
San Francisco 8–11stNever
West Chester State 8–0–11stNever
Williams 6–0–21stNever

Bracket

First roundSemifinalsFinal
Memorial Stadium
Storrs, CT
      
Saint Louis 4
San Francisco 0
Saint Louis6
CCNY 2
CCNY 1
Williams 0
Saint Louis5
Bridgeport 2
Bridgeport (2OT)3
Colgate 2
Bridgeport(10OT)2
West Chester State 1
West Chester State 1
Maryland 0

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References

  1. "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.