1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams23
Champions UCLA (1st title)
Runners-up American (1st title game)
Matches played22
Goals scored64 (2.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Dale Ervine, UCLA (4)
1984
1986

The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 26th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States.

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The UCLA Bruins won their first national title by defeating the American Eagles in the championship game, 1–0, after eight overtime periods. The final match was played on December 14, 1985, in Seattle, Washington, at the Kingdome for the second straight year. [1] [2]

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The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The stadium also served as both the home outdoor and indoor venue for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and hosted numerous amateur sporting events, concerts, and other events. The Kingdome measured 660 feet wide from its inside walls.

Early rounds

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsChampionship
Kingdome
Seattle, Washington
                        
    
   Hartwick College 2 
   Columbia0 
  LIU Brooklyn 1
  Columbia (OT)3 
  Hartwick College1 
  Boston U.0 
    
    
   Connecticut 1
    Boston U. (OT/PK)2 
   
    
  Hartwick College0 
  American1 
  Clemson 5 
  NC State 2 
  Clemson0
   South Carolina (OT/PK)1 
  Duke 0
  South Carolina 3 
  South Carolina0
  American2 
    
    
   American 3
   George Mason1 
  George Mason 1
  Virginia 0 
  American0
  UCLA (8OT)1
    
   Evansville 3 
   Indiana0 
  Akron 0
  Indiana 2 
  Evansville1 
  Penn State0 
    
    
   Temple 5
    Penn State (OT/PK)6 
   
    
  Evansville1
  UCLA3 
  UCLA 3 
  California 1 
  UCLA (OT)1
   UNLV0 
  Fresno State 1
  UNLV 2 
  UCLA2
  SMU0 
    
    
   SMU 2
    Air Force 1 
   

Final

American 0–1 (8OT) UCLA
Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 5,986

See also

NCAA Division II Mens Soccer Championship

The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to then, all teams competed in a single class.

The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III collegiate men's soccer in the United States.

NAIA Mens Soccer Championship

The NAIA Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1959.

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References

  1. "1985 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 25. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf