1986 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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1986 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams22
Champions Duke (1st title)
Runners-up Akron (1st title game)
Matches played21
Goals scored55 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Tom Stone, Duke (4)
1985
1987

The 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 27th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Duke Blue Devils won their first national title by defeating the Akron Zips in the championship game, 1–0. The final match was played on December 13, 1986, in Tacoma, Washington, at the Tacoma Dome. [1] [2]

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Duke Blue Devils mens soccer

The Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represents Duke University in the ACC and in all other men's NCAA Division I Soccer competitions. They won their first and only NCAA tournament in 1986, co-captained by their current head coach, John Kerr Jr. and Mike Linenberger. They boast state-of-the-art facilities, including both turf and grass fields, a newly constructed weight room and training room, and a student-athlete academic advising facility. John Kerr Jr. is assisted by Michael Brady and Chris Rich.

Contents

Early rounds

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsChampionship
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, Washington
                        
    
   LIU Brooklyn 2 
    Hartwick College 3 
   
    
  Hartwick College0 
  Harvard2 
    
    
   Boston U. 1
   Harvard2 
  Harvard (OT,PK)2
  Yale 1 
  Harvard1 
  Duke3 
    
    
   NC State 0
   Duke2 
  South Carolina 2
  Duke 3 
  Duke2
  Loyola (MD)1 
  Virginia 0 
  Loyola (MD) 1 
  Loyola (MD)2
   George Mason0 
  Maryland 1
  George Mason (2OT)2 
  Duke1
  Akron0
    
   Evansville 1 
    Akron (OT)2 
   
    
  Akron (OT,PK)2 
  Penn State1 
    
    
   Seton Hall 0
    Penn State (OT)2 
   
    
  Akron1
  Fresno State0 
  UCLA 3 
  Cal State Fullerton 0 
  UCLA0
   Fresno State (OT)1 
  Fresno State 1
  San Francisco 0 
  Fresno State1
  SMU0 
    
    
   SMU 3
   Saint Louis1 
  California 0
  Saint Louis 2 

Final

Duke 1–0 Akron
Tom Stone
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington
Attendance: 4,196

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. "1986 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf