1981 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1981 NAIA Soccer Championship
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
Venue(s) Springfield, Illinois
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Quincy (IL) (11th title)
Runner-up Alderson Broaddus
Third place Keene State
Fourth place Alabama–Huntsville
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored67 (4.19 per match)
Best player Kyle Dietrich,
Keene State
  1980
1982  

The 1981 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 23rd 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

Four-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Alderson Broaddus in the final, 4–1, to claim the Hawks' record eleventh NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

The tournament field expanded for the second time in three years, increasing from ten to twelve teams.

There was a significant change in tournament format this season. The previous single-elimination tournament, with additional consolation bracket, was dropped in favor of a two-round system consisting of an initial round of pool play, with twelve teams sorted into three groups for round-robin play, followed by a four-team single-elimination tournament, with additional third-place final, of the four teams that won each of the initial groups. The total number of matches, however, increased only from fifteen to sixteen.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Alabama–Huntsville 5th 1980
Alderson Broaddus 3rd 1979
Berry (GA) 1stNever
Biola 1stNever
Indiana Tech 1stNever
Keene State 7th 1980
Midwestern State 2nd 1977
Quincy (IL) 15th 1980
Rockhurst 10th 1980
Rutgers–Camden 2nd 1977
Sangamon State 3rd 1980
Simon Fraser 7th 1980

First round

Knock out round

Bracket

SemifinalsNational championship
      
A1 Quincy (IL)2
B1 Alabama–Huntsville 0
A1 Quincy (IL)4
D1 Alderson Broaddus 1
C1 Keene State 1
D1 Alderson Broaddus2***Third place final
B1 Alabama–Huntsville 0
C1 Keene State3

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References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 13, 2022.