1969 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1969 NAIA Soccer Championship
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s) Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Eastern Illinois (1st title)
Runner-up Davis & Elkins
Third place Drew
Fourth place Spring Arbor
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored40 (3.33 per match)
Best player William Smyth,
Davis & Elkins
  1968
1970  

The 1969 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

Contents

Eastern Illinois defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0 after two overtime periods, to claim the Panthers' first NAIA national title.

The final was played at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. [1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Campbell 1stNever
Davis & Elkins 2nd 1968
Drew 1stNever
Eastern Connecticut 2nd 1968
Eastern Illinois 1stNever
Ottawa (KS) 1stNever
Spring Arbor 1stNever
Westmont 2nd 1968

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Eastern Illinois4
Campbell0
Campbell2Eastern Illinois6
Westmont1Drew0
Drew2
Westmont1
Campbell2Eastern Illinois1**
Ottawa (KS)1Davis & Elkins0
Davis & Elkins1
Ottawa (KS)0
Seventh placeOttawa (KS)3Davis & Elkins4Third place
Eastern Connecticut0Spring Arbor0
Westmont0Spring Arbor1******Drew4
Eastern Connecticut4Eastern Connecticut0Spring Arbor3

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References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2021.