1963 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saint Louis (4th title) |
Runner-up | Navy |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
Best player | None designated |
The 1963 NCAA soccer tournament was the fifth 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. For the first time, the tournament expanded in size, increasing from 8 to 16 teams.
The tournament final was played at the old Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey on December 7.
Saint Louis won their fourth title, defeating Navy in the final, 3–0. [1]
Qualified teams | ||||
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School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
Adelphi | 13–1 | 1st | Never | |
Army | 10–0 | 1st | Never | |
Bridgeport | 10–2–1 | 3rd | 1961 | |
Brown | 10–1–1 | 1st | Never | |
Drexel | 9–2 | 1st | Never | |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 5–1–3 | 1st | Never | |
Howard | 7–1 | 2nd | 1962 | |
Long Island | 10–2–1 | 1st | Never | |
Maryland | 8–2 | 5th | 1962 | |
Michigan State | 9–0 | 2nd | 1962 | |
Navy | 9–0 | 1st | Never | |
Saint Louis | 9–1 | 5th | 1962 | |
San Francisco | 5–2–1 | 3rd | 1961 | |
San Jose State | 9–3 | 1st | Never | |
Springfield College | 6–2–3 | 2nd | 1962 | |
West Chester State | 10–3–1 | 4th | 1961 |
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Springfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Adelphi | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | ||||||||||||||
West Chester State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
West Chester State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Drexel | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Long Island | 1 |
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