2023 UCF Knights men's soccer | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 4-1-2 (0-1-1 Sun Belt) |
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Home stadium | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
The 2023 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented University of Central Florida in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the Knights' first season playing in the Sun Belt Conference. [1]
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No. 8 Marshall ‡ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCF + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 West Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 James Madison + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt |
In 2022 UCF played their final season as an American Athletic Conference team and finished the season 6-7.
It was announced in 2021 that UCF would join the Big 12 Conference in 2023, however the Big 12 does not support men's soccer. [2] [3] On June 21, 2022 UCF announced they would join the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer starting with the 2023 season. [4] [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Scott Calabrese |
Associate Head Coach | Paul Souders |
Associate Head Coach | Jamie Davies |
Goalkeeper Coach | Devala Gorrick |
Director of Operations | Carter Sadin |
Athletic Trainer | Elisabeth Bird |
Assistant Director of Sports Performance | Joe Howard |
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 12* 7:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | W | UCF Soccer and Track Complex Orlando, FL | ||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida War on I-4 | L 0-2 | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL | ||||||||
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August 24* 7:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Clemson | W 2-1 | 1-0-0 | Riggs Field (4,090) Clemson, SC | |||||||
August 27* 8:00 p.m. | Stetson | W 2-1 | 2-0-0 | UCF Soccer and Track Complex (593) Orlando, FL | |||||||
September 1* 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | NC State | W 3-1 | 3-0-0 | UCF Soccer and Track Complex (397) Orlando, FL | ||||||
September 5* 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | No. 11 FIU | T 2-2 | 3-0-1 | UCF Soccer and Track Complex (618) Orlando, FL | ||||||
September 9* 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Brown | W 2-0 | 4-0-1 | UCF Soccer and Track Complex (581) Orlando, FL | ||||||
September 15 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | No. 4 West Virginia Big 12 Derby | T 2-2 | 4-0-2 (0–0–1) | UCF Soccer and Track Complex (1,061) Orlando, FL | ||||||
September 23 7:15 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 1 Marshall | L 0-1 | 4-1-2 (0–1–1) | Hoops Family Field (3,075) Huntington, WV | ||||||
September 29 5:00 p.m. | at Kentucky Big 12 / SEC Challenge | Vickie Bell Soccer Complex Lexington, KY | |||||||||
October 7 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
October 14 7:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
October 18 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
October 22 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina Big 12 / SEC Challenge | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Columbia, SC | |||||||||
October 27 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | GSU Soccer Field Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
October 31 7:00 p.m. | James Madison | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
United Soccer [9] | — | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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