1989 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

1989 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

1989 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Virginia (1st title) Santa Clara (1st title)
Semifinalists	Indiana Rutgers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	77 (2.85 per match)
Attendance	67,338 (2,494 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Steve Snow, Indiana (4)
Awards
Best player	Jeff Baicher, Santa Clara (offensive) Tony Meola, Virginia (defensive)
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The 1989 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 31st annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

The final match was played on December 3 at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. ^{[1] [2]}

Virginia and Santa Clara were declared co-national champions after the championship game ended in a 1–1 tie, the first national titles for each program. This tournament marks the third and final time the NCAA recognized men's soccer co-champions; the 1967 final was called due to weather, while the 1968 final was also a draw by rule.

Qualifying

One team made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Old Dominion.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
					Rutgers	3
	Fairleigh Dickinson	1			Columbia	1
	Columbia	4							Rutgers(OT)	2
	Connecticut	0							Vermont	1
	Vermont	2			Vermont	1
	Yale	1			Yale	0
	Hartwick College	0											Rutgers	0
													Virginia	3
					Virginia	4
	Princeton	1			Philadelphia Textile	1
	Philadelphia Textile	2							Virginia(OT)	1
	Wake Forest	2							South Carolina	0
	Old Dominion	1			Wake Forest	1
	South Carolina	2			South Carolina	5
	Duke	1															Virginia (4OT)	1
																	Santa Clara	1
					Indiana	4
	George Washington	3			George Washington	0
	George Mason	1							Indiana	1
	Howard (pen.)	2							Howard	0
	Penn State	1			Howard(OT)	2
	Evansville	0			SMU	1
	SMU	1											Indiana	2
													Santa Clara	4
					Santa Clara	2
	Fresno State	2			Fresno State	1
	Saint Louis	1							Santa Clara	2
	Portland (OT)	1							UCLA	0
	Washington	0			Portland	0
	UCLA (pen.)	2			UCLA(pen.)	1
	San Diego State	1

Final

The final was played in frigid conditions; the wind chill was ten degrees below zero at kickoff and dropped throughout the game, with the stiff breeze taking control of almost any ball kicked in the air. After the marathon 1985 final, which was played with unlimited 10-minute overtimes and required eight of them, the NCAA changed their rules to limit games to one 30-minute overtime and one 30-minute sudden-death period, each with two halves. Although all other tournament games could be decided by penalty kicks, this did not extend to the final. After the 150 minutes were played out, Virginia and Santa Clara were declared co-champions. ^[3]

December 3, 1989

Virginia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Santa Clara
Fallon 27'	Report	Baicher 84'

Rutgers Stadium , Piscataway, NJ

Attendance: 3,889

See also

• NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
• NAIA Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "1989 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 29. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
2. "Men's soccer – Division I: History" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
3. Goff, Steven (December 4, 1989). "Virginia, Santa Clara tie for title". Washington Post.