1996 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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1996 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Grand Canyon
(1st title, 1st final)
Runner-up Oakland
(3rd final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored31 (2.82 per match)
Attendance8,679 (789 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Nabyl Bekraoui,
Grand Canyon (2)
Dylan Kendrick,
Lynn (2)
Milos Tomic,
Grand Canyon (3)
All statistics correct as of 11/3/2019.
  1995
1997  

The 1996 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 25th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

Contents

Grand Canyon (12-4-5) defeated Oakland, 3–1, in the tournament final.

This was the first national title for the Antelopes, who were co-coached by Peter Duah and Petar Draksin. [1]

Bracket

First Round
*Campus sites
Quarterfinals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
*Campus sites
Final
December 8
Phoenix, AZ
            
* Lynn 5
Tampa 3
Lander 0
* Tampa 1
Lynn 0
* Grand Canyon1
* Grand Canyon 2(OT)
Seattle Pacific 1
Seattle Pacific 2
* Cal-St. Bakersfield 0
Grand Canyon3
Oakland 1
* So. Connecticut 3
Dowling 0
Franklin Pierce 2
Dowling 3(OT)
So. Connecticut 0
Oakland1
* Mercyhurst 0
Oakland1(OT)
Oakland 2
* W.V. Wesleyan 0

Final

Grand Canyon 3–1 Oakland
Miloš Tomić Soccerball shade.svg22', 83:45'
Nabyl Bekraoui Soccerball shade.svg88:33'
Report 1
Report 2
Paul Snape Soccerball shade.svg57'
GCU Field , Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 1,649

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References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 3, 2019.