2025 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

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2025 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
Sun Belt Conference 2020 logo and name.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 21, 2025 - November 16, 2025 [1]
Teams10
Regular Season
ChampionsKentucky
  Runners-upWest Virginia
Tournament
ChampionsUCF
  Runners-upMarshall
Sun Belt Conference men's soccer seasons
2025 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Kentucky †+ 7 1 110 3 5
No. 17 West Virginia + 7 2 012 4 3
No. 12т Marshall + 6 2 111 3 5
Georgia Southern 6 3 013 4 1
UCF4 3 210 6 3
Georgia State 2 4 34 8 6
Old Dominion 1 3 55 5 8
Coastal Carolina 2 6 13 9 2
South Carolina 1 6 27 9 2
James Madison 0 6 31 10 5
As of November 12, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

The 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season is the 23rd season of men's varsity soccer in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), as part of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

Contents

Previous season

Marshall won both the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championship. Marshall would make it to the College College Cup, losing in the National Championship to Vermont. [2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina CCU Soccer Complex 1,000
Georgia Southern Eagles Statesboro, Georgia Eagle Field 3,500
Georgia State Panthers Decatur, Georgia GSU Soccer Complex 1,892
James Madison Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia Sentara Park 1,500
Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex 3,368
Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex 1,006
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex 4,000
South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina Stone Stadium 5,700
UCF Knights Orlando, Florida UCF Soccer and Track Stadium 2,000
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 1,600

Preseason

Preseason poll

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. [3] The results of the poll were released on August 13, prior to the season starting. The full results of the poll are shown below:

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
1 Marshall 97 (8)
2 West Virginia 92 (2)
3 UCF 74
4 Kentucky 67
5 South Carolina 65
6 James Madison 48
7 Old Dominion 36
8 Georgia Southern 30
9 Georgia State 24
10 Coastal Carolina 17

Preseason awards

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team [3]
PositionPlayerClassSchool
GoalkeeperSebastian ConlonSenior Kentucky
DefenderJosh GordonSenior
Carlos HernandoGraduate Student West Virginia
Takahiro FujitaJunior Marshall
MidfielderAlejandro Velazquez-LopezSophomore South Carolina
Alexander StjernegaardSenior
Isaac ScheerSophomore West Virginia
Agustin Lopez Kentucky
ForwardRyan HolmesJunior Georgia Southern
Marcus CaldeiraSenior West Virginia
Ethan Ballek South Carolina

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were released in August 2025. [4]

United
Soccer
Top Drawer
Soccer
College
Soccer News
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
James Madison
Kentucky
Marshall261
Old Dominion
South Carolina
UCF
West Virginia161611

Regular season

National rankings

  Improvement in ranking
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 Not ranked previous week
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Final
Coastal CarolinaUSCNone released
TDS
Georgia SouthernUSCRV25196112420RVRVNone released
TDS510181725
Georgia StateUSCNone released
TDS
James MadisonUSCNone released
TDS
KentuckyUSC181718221824192525т181819None released
TDS222225242122
MarshallUSC22210642217129111712тNone released
TDS65465211119712181717
Old DominionUSCNone released
TDS
South CarolinaUSCNone released
TDS
UCFUSCNone released
TDS20
West VirginiaUSC1610615131084310191617None released
TDS1691420161315881319151318

Awards

Source: [5]

2025 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Coach of the Year Johan CedergrenKentucky
Player of the Year Marcus CaldeiraWest Virginia
Offensive Player of the Year Marcus CaldeiraWest Virginia
Defensive Player of the YearNoah Holmstrom – Georgia Southern
Goalkeeper of the YearSebastian Conlon – Kentucky
Newcomer of the YearLilian Ricol – UCF
Freshman of the YearEmil Seedorff – Georgia Southern
2025 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamFreshman Team

F – Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia
F – Ricky Louis, Georgia Southern
F – Lilian Ricol, UCF
F – Pablo Pozos, West Virginia
MF – Clarence Awoudor, UCF
MF – Loed Klaasen, Coastal Carolina
MF – Agustin Lopez, Kentucky
DF – Takahiro Fujita, Marshall
DF – Noah Holmstrom, Georgia Southern
DF – Marqes Muir, Kentucky
GK – Sebastian Conlon, Kentucky

F – Ethan Ballek, South Carolina
F – Isaiah Chisolm, Kentucky
F – Lewis Rouke, Old Dominion
F – Alex Ruiz, Kentucky
MF – Kevin Larsson, Kentucky
MF – Nacho Martinez, West Virginia
MF – Rai Pinto, Marshall
DF – Felix Ewald, West Virginia
DF – Carlos Hernando, West Virginia
DF – David de la Vibora, Marshall
GK – Nate Martinez, Georgia Southern

F – Angel Lopez, Coastal Carolina
F – Seiryu Ono, UCF
F – Sammie Walker, West Virginia
MF – Juan Alvarez, West Virginia
MF – Marcus Andersen, Kentucky
MF – Matthew DeJianne, South Carolina
MF – Emil Seedorff, Georgia Southern
DF – Joao Alves, Marshall
DF – Loir Holtz, Georgia Southern
DF – Jem Hewlett, UCF
DF – David de la Vibora, Marshall


References

  1. "Men's Soccer - Composite Schedule".
  2. "Vermont wins first ever Men's College Cup final with OT golden goal | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Sun Belt Announces 2025 Men's Soccer Preseason Awards & Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. August 13, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  4. "Marshall, West Virginia Ranked in United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll". August 4, 2025.
  5. "Sun Belt Conference Reveals 2025 Men's Soccer Awards, All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.