2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team

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2019 UCF Knights men's soccer
UCF Knights logo.svg
AAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 10
Record15–3–2 (6–0–1 American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Souders (4th season)
  • Jamie Davies (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 UCF + 6 –0 –115 –3 –2
No. 7 SMU ‡ 5 –1 –118 –2 –1
South Florida + 4 –3 –010 –7 –1
Memphis 4 –3 –010 –7 –0
Temple 3 –2 –28 –8 –2
UConn 2 –5 –05 –12 –1
Cincinnati 1 –5 –15 –11 –1
Tulsa 0 –6 –14 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Scott Calabrese's third year as head coach for the program.

Contents

UCF finished the season with a 15–3–2 overall record and a 6–0–1 conference record, best in the AAC. The Knights advanced to the finals of the AAC Tournament where they fell to SMU for the third consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round where they were defeated by SMU.

Background

The Knights are coming off a 13–3–3 season where they finished 5–1–1 in AAC play, earning them their first American Athletic Conference regular season title. In the 2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, UCF lost to SMU in penalty kicks, 4–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time. UCF earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were one of the 16 seeded teams (out of 48 teams total) given the 14 seed. It was UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. With the seed, they earned a bye into the second round where they hosted the winner of Washington and Lipscomb. Lipscomb beat Washington in penalties, and also ended up beating the Knights in overtime, thus ending the season for UCF.

Junior striker, Cal Jennings, lead UCF in goals and assists for 2018 and was named a consensus All-American with Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer America , United Soccer Coaches, and CollegeSoccerNews.com all naming him as a first-team All-American.

Player movement

Departures

NameNat.NumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Andreas SteinegerFlag of Norway.svg  NOR 2 DF 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190Senior Oslo, NOR Graduated
Zachary WaitmanFlag of the United States.svg  USA 5 DF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165Senior Montverde, FL Graduated
Jonathan DeanFlag of the United States.svg  USA 6 MF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155Senior Macon, GA Graduated
Gorka AperribayFlag of the United States.svg  USA 9 FW 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185Senior Winter Springs, FL Graduated
Walker DawkinsFlag of the United States.svg  USA 11 MF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)135RS-Senior Royal Palm Beach, FL Graduated
François André DulysseFlag of Haiti.svg  HAI 16 DF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)173Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Transferred to Manhattan [1]
C. J. CampbellFlag of the United States.svg  USA 17 DF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)150Senior Plantation, FL Graduated
Max StiegwardtFlag of the United States.svg  USA 19 MF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165Senior Plymouth, MN Graduated
Ricardo OliverosFlag of Venezuela.svg  VEN 22 MF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165Senior Weston, FL Graduated
Noah MurphyFlag of the United States.svg  USA 23 FW 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195Senior Austin, TX Graduated
Matthew RosenbergFlag of the United States.svg  USA 26 GK 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185Junior Manalapan, NJ Transferred to Xavier

Incoming transfers

NameNat.NumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownFormer School
Itzik EfraimFlag of Israel.svg  ISR 18 DF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)189Sophomore Jerusalem, ISR Belmont [2]
Glademir Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX 31 DF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)150RS-Freshman Phoenix, AZ New Mexico [3]

High school recruits

NameNat.HometownHigh SchoolClubTDS Rating
José Aldaco, Jr.
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lake Alfred, FL Auburndale Weston FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Bernardo Brandão
GK
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rio de Janeiro, BRA IMG Academy —Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Jeremy Di Lallo
MF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Blainville, QC Montverde Academy Orlando City Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Andrew Lizyness
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Windermere, FL Olympia (FL) Acys Spirit UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Josiah Ramírez
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harrisburg, PA Lower Dauphin Penn FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Jonas Schmalbäch
FW
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Venice, ITA ESNR Lausanne NR
Gino Vivi
FW
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC San José, CRC CFIS Saprissa NR
Beto Ydrach
MF
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Orlando, FL Olympia (FL) Orlando City Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Roster

As of September 26, 2019 [10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Yannik Oettl
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cal Jennings
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack McCloskey
5 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Andres Hernandez Betancur
6 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yanis Leerman
7 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richard Amon
8 MF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Yoni Sorokin
9 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Jonas Schmalbach
10 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Louis Perez
11 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Hattabiou Barry
12 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gregorio Ibanez
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josiah Ramirez
14 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gianluca Arcangeli
15 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gideon Adu-Peprah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Beto Ydrach
17 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Gino Vivi
18 DF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Itzik Efraim
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Lizyness
20 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Mauricio Villalobos Vega
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Golding
22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jeremy Di Lallo
23 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Thomas Ness
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Dean
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Douglass
26 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bernardo Brandão
28 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Franco Loello
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jose Aldaco, Jr.
31 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Glademir Mendoza

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Danny White
Head Coach Scott Calabrese
Associate Head CoachPaul Souders
Assistant CoachJamie Davies
Volunteer Goalkeeper CoachPeter Davis

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 19*
7:00 p.m.		No. 15 Eastern Florida W 6–0 
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
August 24*
6:00 p.m.		No. 15 FIU W 3–1 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
August 30*
6:00 p.m.		No. 15at No. 4  Wake Forest
Carolina Nike Classic		L 1–2 0–1–0
 Spry Stadium (1,578)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 1*
6:00 p.m.,  ACCN 		No. 15at No. 6  North Carolina
Carolina Nike Classic		W 2–1 1–1–0
 Fetzer Field (814)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m.,  Twitch 		No. 15 Penn State T 2–2 2OT1–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (706)
Orlando, FL
September 8*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 15 UTRGV W 3–2 OT2–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (362)
Orlando, FL
September 13*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 16 VCU W 2–0 3–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (731)
Orlando, FL
September 18*
7:00 p.m.		No. 13at  Florida Gulf Coast W 4–1 4–1–1
 FGCU Soccer Complex (653)
Fort Myers, FL
September 22*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 13 South Carolina W 2–0 5–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (436)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic regular season
September 27
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 12 Temple W 2–0 6–1–1
(1–0–0)		UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (605)
Orlando, FL
October 1*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 11 Florida Atlantic W 3–2 OT7–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (367)
Orlando, FL
October 6
8:00 p.m.,  ADN 		No. 11at No. 4  SMU T 3–3 2OT7–1–2
(1–0–1)		 Westcott Field (2,719)
Dallas, TX
October 12
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 9 Tulsa W 3–2 2OT8–1–2
(2–0–1)		UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (514)
Orlando, FL
October 20
7:00 p.m., ADN		No. 11at  UConn
Civil Conflict 		W 2–1 OT9–1–2
(3–0–1)		 Dillon Stadium (1,625)
Hartford, CT
October 26
7:00 p.m., ADN		No. 8at  South Florida
War on I-4 		W 1–0 10–1–2
(4–0–1)		 Corbett Soccer Stadium (1,506)
Tampa, FL
October 29*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 8 Stetson W 3–2 2OT11–1–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (346)
Orlando, FL
November 1
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		No. 6 Memphis W 1–0 12–1–2
(5–0–1)		UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (826)
Orlando, FL
November 5
7:00 p.m., ADN		No. 6at  Cincinnati W 3–2 OT13–1–2
(6–0–1)		 Gettler Stadium (373)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
November 13
7:00 p.m.,  FBL 		(1) No. 5(5) Temple
Semifinals		W 5–0 14–1–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (711)
Orlando, FL
November 16
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN3 		(1) No. 5(2) No. 10 SMU
AAC Championship		L 0–1 14–2–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (1,237)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 24
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		(9) No. 8No. 12  Missouri State
Second round		W 2–1 OT15–2–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (857)
Orlando, FL
November 30
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		(9) No. 8at (8) No. 5 SMU
Third round		L 1–2 OT15–3–2
Westcott Field (979)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Cal JenningsAAC Offensive Player of the YearNovember 12, 2019 [11]
Yoni SorokinAAC Midfielder of the Year
Yannik Oettl AAC Goalkeeper of the Year
Gino ViviAAC Rookie of the Year
Scott Calabrese AAC Coaching Staff of the Year
Yannik Oettl All-AAC First Team
Cal Jennings
Yoni Sorokin
Yanis Leerman
Louis PerezAll-AAC Second Team
Glademir Mendoza All-AAC Rookie Team
Gino Vivi
Cal JenningsAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019 [12]
Yannik Oettl
Louis Perez
Gino Vivi
Cal JenningsSoccer America All-America First-TeamDecember 12, 2019 [13]
Cal JenningsUnited Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team [14]
Cal JenningsCollege Soccer News All-America First-TeamDecember 16, 2019 [15]
Cal JenningsTop Drawer Soccer All-America First-TeamDecember 23, 2019 [16]
Yoni SorokinTop Drawer Soccer All-America Second-Team
Yanis Leerman

2020 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Cal Jennings FC Dallas 117FW
Jonathan Dean Orlando City 239DF

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. NV=Not receiving votes.
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16		Final
United Soccer [17] 15None151613121191186658None Released10
Top Drawer Soccer [18] 171711191714933644388101010
College Soccer News [19] 18None17191812111112109988None Released10
Soccer America 13None9129767665548None Released

References

  1. ↑ "Manhattan Adds Two For 2019". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "UCF Adds Five for 2019". UCF Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "University of Central Florida adds defender Glademir Mendoza as late transfer". SoccerWire. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jose Aldaco". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bernardo Brandao". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jeremy DiLallo". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Lizyness". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Josiah Ramirez". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Roberto Ydrach". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". ucfknights.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  11. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Awards". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Awards: NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team" . Soccer America. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  14. ↑ "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. ↑ "College Soccer News 2019 All-America Teams". collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  16. ↑ "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". Top Drawer Soccer. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  17. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  18. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". Top Drawer Soccer . Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  19. ↑ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
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