1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

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1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 1988 – November 1988
Regular Season
Season championsEast: Charlotte
West: South Alabama
Tournament
Champions South Florida
  Runners-up Old Dominion
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer seasons
1989 
1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East
Charlotte 3 0 010 4 3
Old Dominion 2 1 011 5 3
VCU 1 2 06 9 2
Jacksonville 0 3 07 10 1
West
South Alabama 3 0 017 4 1
South Florida 2 1 09 7 2
UAB 1 2 07 8 1
WKU 0 3 07 11 1
Rankings from NSCAA

The 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 12th season of men's soccer in the conference.

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Teams

TeamLocation
East
Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, Florida
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia
VCU Rams Richmond, Virginia
West
South Alabama Jaguars Mobile, Alabama
South Florida Bulls Tampa, Florida
UAB Blazers Birmingham, Alabama
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Bowling Green, Kentucky

Regular season

Postseason

Sun Belt Tournament

The tournament was held in Norfolk, Virginia.

Semifinals Championship
      
South Florida2
Charlotte 1
South Florida1 [lower-alpha 1]
Old Dominion 1
Old Dominion4
South Alabama 1 Third place
South Alabama3
Charlotte 0
  1. South Florida won on penalty kicks

All-Sun Belt awards and teams

1988 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards [1]
AwardRecipient(s)
Coach of the YearBob Warming, Charlotte
1988 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [1]
First TeamSecond Team
  • Andri Marteinsson (South Alabama)
  • Chris Haywood (Old Dominion)
  • Sean Crowley (Old Dominion)
  • Michael Bates (South Florida)
  • John Dugan (VCU)
  • Sigfus Karason (South Alabama)
  • Thor Geirsson (South Alabama)
  • Chris Pfau (Old Dominion)
  • Ricky Riera-Gomez (Charlotte)
  • Ian Gruno (Charlotte)
  • Eduardo Carvacho (South Alabama)
  • John King (South Florida)
  • Orlin Weise (VCU)
  • Paul Cann (Old Dominion)
  • Jeff Paciolla (Charlotte)
  • Rich Biondi (South Florida)
  • Chris Grecco (WKU)
  • Giles Hooper (South Florida)
  • Craig Fossett (South Florida)
  • Pat Moriarty (VCU)
  • Richard Butler (UAB)
  • Mike Coons (South Florida)
  • Aidan Heaney (Charlotte)
  • Robert RoJhan (Jacksonville)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sun Belt Conference All-Sport Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference . 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.