Atlantic Soccer Conference

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Atlantic Soccer Conference
Atlantic Soccer Conference logo.jpg
Sport Association football
Founded2000
Ceased2011;13 years ago (2011)
CommissionerAlexis Schug
Organising body NCAA
Sports fielded
  • 1
    • men's: 1
    • women's: 0
Division Division I
No. of teams9 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.

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Membership

SchoolNicknameTenure in ASCCurrent Soccer Conference
(as of 2022 season)
Adelphi University Panthers 20002011 Northeast-10 Conference (Division II)
University at Albany Great Danes 20002000 America East Conference
Binghamton University Bearcats 20002001 America East Conference
Florida Atlantic University Owls 20072007 American Athletic Conference
Florida International University (FIU) Golden Panthers [lower-alpha 1] 20002004 American Athletic Conference
Hartwick College Hawks 20002006 Empire 8 (Division III) [lower-alpha 2]
Houston Baptist University Huskies 20082011 Western Athletic Conference
Howard University Bison 20002011 Northeast Conference
Longwood University Lancers 20052011 Big South Conference
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders 20042011 America East Conference
State University of New York at Oneonta (Oneonta) Red Dragons 20002005 State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)
Philadelphia University [lower-alpha 3] Rams 20002007 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (Division II)
Stony Brook University Seawolves 20002000 Colonial Athletic Association
  1. FIU dropped "Golden" from its nickname in 2010.
  2. Hartwick continued playing men's soccer in Division I, most recently in the Sun Belt Conference, before moving that team to its full-time Division III home of the Empire 8 in 2018.
  3. In 2017, Philadelphia University merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a nearby school that only awarded postgraduate degrees and had no athletic program. The two institutions brand themselves collectively as "Jefferson". The PhilaU athletic program continued as the Jefferson athletic program, retaining the Rams nickname.

Conference champions

SeasonRegular Season Champion (W-L-T) Tournament Champion
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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