Campbell Fighting Camels | |||
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Founded | 1963 | ||
University | Campbell University | ||
Head coach | Dustin Fonder (8th season) | ||
Conference | CAA | ||
Location | Buies Creek, North Carolina | ||
Stadium | Eakes Athletics Complex (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
Nickname | Fighting Camels | ||
Colors | Black and orange [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
2019 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
2007, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
1988, 1993, 2009, 2021 |
The Campbell Fighting Camels men's soccer team represents Campbell University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Fighting Camels currently play in the Coastal Athletic Association, and are coached by Dustin Fonder. The program plays their home matches at the Eakes Athletics Complex.
Most the program's success came in the mid-1980s to early 1990s, and in the late 2010s to early 2020s. The Camels have won eight total Big South tournament championships, seven of which came during those listed eras. The Camels have won four Big South regular season titles.
The program's most successful season came in 2019, when they won their first NCAA Tournament game in program history, reaching the second round, where they lost to eventual national runners-up, Virginia. Campbell has produced several players that have gone out to play professional soccer including Thibaut Jacquel, Jake Morris, david doyle, and Josue Soto.
As of March 13, 2022. Number of seasons includes the upcoming fall 2022 season.
Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Georgia State in current position |
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Dustin Fonder | Head coach | 8th |
Wayne Hall | Assistant coach | 3rd |
Alistair Moore | Assistant coach | 4th |
Ryan Hanson | Goalkeeper coach | 5th |
Reference: [2] |
Year | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1993 | Derrick Leeson | 16–4 | 8–1 |
2009 | Doug Hess | 8–10–1 | 7–1–1 |
2021 | Dustin Fonder | 15–4–2 | 7–0–1 |
Conference regular season championships | 4 |
Year | Coach | Opponent | Score | Site | Overall Record | Conf. Record |
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1984 | Tim Morse | Winthrop | 2–0 | Radford, VA | 11–6–2 | 3–0 |
1985 | Tim Morse | Radford | 3–1 | Conway, SC | 12–6–2 | 5–1 |
1991 | Derrick Leeson | Winthrop | 4–0 | Conway, SC | 10–9–2 | 3–3 |
1992 | Derrick Leeson | UNC Greensboro | 2–0 | Rock Hill, SC | 12–8–1 | 4–3 |
2007 | Doug Hess | Jacksonville | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | DeLand, FL | 13–6–3 | 5–2–2 |
2018 | Dustin Fonder | Presbyterian | 1–0 (OT) | Clinton, SC | 9–8–3 | 4–3–1 |
2019 | Dustin Fonder | High Point | 4–1 | Buies Creek, NC | 17–3–2 | 8–0 |
2021 | Dustin Fonder | High Point | 3–2 | Buies Creek, NC | 15–4–2 | 7–0–1 |
Conference tournament championships | 8 |
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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NAIA (1963–1976) | |||||||||
1963 | Jim Cole | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1964 | Jim Cole | 7–5–0 | |||||||
1965 | Jim Cole | 5–7–0 | |||||||
1966 | Jim Cole | 8–4–1 | |||||||
1967 | Jim Cole | 7–4–1 | |||||||
1968 | Jim Cole | 9–3–1 | |||||||
1969 | Jim Cole | 16–2–1 | NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Tournament 5th place | ||||||
1970 | Jim Cole | 16–2–1 | NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Tournament 3rd place | ||||||
1971 | Jim Cole | 14–1–1 | NAIA District 29 Champions | ||||||
1972 | Jim Cole | 11–5–0 | |||||||
1973 | Jim Cole | 15–3–0 | |||||||
1974 | Jim Cole | 14–2–0 | NAIA District 29 Champions | ||||||
1975 | Jim Cole | 14–6–0 | NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Area V Champions NAIA Tournament 6th place | ||||||
1976 | Darrell Saunders | 9–8–1 | NAIA District 29 Champions | ||||||
NAIA Subtotal: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
NCAA Division I independent (1977–1983) | |||||||||
Independent Subtotal: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
Big South Conference (1984–1993) | |||||||||
Big South Subtotal: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
ASUN Conference (1994–2010) | |||||||||
ASUN Subtotal: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
Big South Conference(2011–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Dustin Fonder | 17–3–2 | 8–0–0 | 1st | Big South Champions NCAA Second Round | ||||
2020 | Dustin Fonder | 8–2–2 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | Big South Semifinals | ||||
2021 | Dustin Fonder | 15–4–2 | 7–0–1 | 1st | Big South Champions NCAA First Round | ||||
2022 | Dustin Fonder | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | ||||||
Big South Subtotal: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
NCAA Division I Subtotal: | 402–357–62 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 549–412–69 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Georgia State has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1997 | Play-in round | Howard | L 0–2 |
2000 | Play-in round | Rhode Island | L 3–4 OT |
2011 | First round | Duke | L 0–1 |
2018 | First round | Charlotte | T 2–2 (L 3–4 p) |
2021 | First round Second round | Charlotte Georgetown | W 1–0 L 0–2 |
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