Sport | Association football |
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Founded | 2000 |
Ceased | 2011 |
Commissioner | Alexis Schug |
Organising body | NCAA |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
No. of teams | 9 at establishment; 5 in final season |
Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Region | Atlantic Coast and Texas |
Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) was a college athletic conference which only sponsored men's soccer. The conference participated in the NCAA's Division I and its champion did not receive an automatic bid to the annual NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Tournament. It was founded in 2000 with nine colleges and universities as its members but disbanded following the 2011 season when its membership dwindled to three members.
Season | Regular Season Champion (W-L-T) | Tournament Champion |
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2000 | FIU (7-1-0) | No tournament |
2001 | Philadelphia (5-1-0) | No tournament |
2002 | FIU (4-0-1) | No tournament |
2003 | FIU (4-0-1) | No tournament |
2004 | FIU (5-0-0) | No tournament |
2005 | Hartwick (5-1-0) | Hartwick |
2006 | Adelphi (5-0-1) | Adelphi |
2007 | Florida Atlantic (4-0-1) | Florida Atlantic |
2008 | Adelphi (4-0-0) | Longwood |
2009 | Adelphi (2-1-1) | Adelphi |
2010 | Houston Baptist (3-0-1) | Adelphi |
2011 | Longwood (4-0-0) | Longwood |
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