1980 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1980 NAIA Soccer Championship
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Venue(s) Springfield, Illinois
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Quincy (IL) (10th title)
Runner-up Simon Fraser
Third place Davis & Elkins
Fourth place Alabama–Huntsville
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored56 (4.31 per match)
Best player Mike Gallo,
Quincy (IL)
  1979
1981  

The 1980 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 22nd annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.

Contents

Three-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' tenth NAIA national title.

The final was again played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois. [1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at ten teams. Two consolation games were eliminated, however, reducing the number of games from fifteen to thirteen.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Alabama–Huntsville 4th 1979
Davis & Elkins 11th 1978
Dowling 1stNever
Keene State 6th 1978
Quincy (IL) 14th 1979
Rockhurst 9th 1979
Sangamon State 2nd 1979
Simon Fraser 6th 1979
Southern Maine 3rd 1979
Wilmington (OH) 1stNever

Brackets

Championship

Preliminary roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
            
Davis & Elkins4****
Sangamon State 3
Sangamon State2
Dowling 0
Davis & Elkins 0
Simon Fraser5
Simon Fraser2
Keene State 0
Simon Fraser 0
Quincy (IL)1
Alabama–Huntsville8
Wilmington (OH) 1
Wilmington (OH)5
Southern Maine 2
Alabama–Huntsville 0
Quincy (IL)4
Third Place Final
Quincy (IL)1Davis & Elkins3
Rockhurst 0 Alabama–Huntsville 2

Consolation

Consolation semifinlsConsolation final
      
Dowling 3
Keene State4
Keene State 1
Rockhurst4
Southern Maine 0
Rockhurst1*

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 9, 2022.