1979 NCAA Division II soccer tournament

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1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Alabama A&M
(2nd title)
Runners-up Eastern Illinois
(1st title game)
Third place Seattle Pacific
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored26 (2.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Gordon Prempeh, EIU (3)
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The 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the eighth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

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Alabama A&M defeated Eastern Illinois in the final, 2–0, to win their second national title. This was the Bulldogs' third consecutive appearance in the Division II championship match after winning in 1977 and losing in 1978.

The final was played at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on December 1, 1979. [1]

Bracket

First Round
*Campus sites		Quarterfinals
*Campus sites		SemifinalsFinal
December 1, 1979
Miami, Florida
            
* So. Conn. State 2
Mercy 1
So. Conn. State 0
Eastern Illinois1
* UM–Saint Louis 0
Eastern Illinois3
Western Illinois 1
* Eastern Illinois 3
Eastern Illinois 0
Alabama A&M2
* Seattle Pacific 3
Chapman 0
Seattle Pacific 0
Alabama A&M1(OT)
Third Place
* Alabama A&M 3So. Conn. State 0
Florida International 0 Seattle Pacific1
Rollins 1
* Florida International 4

Final

Eastern Illinois 0–2 Alabama A&M
Report Felix Onyekwelu Soccerball shade.svg30:41' (Sinclair)
Segun Adele Soccerball shade.svg59:49' (Merenini)
FIU Soccer Stadium , Miami, Florida
Attendance: 300

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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