Campbell Fighting Camels men's soccer

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Campbell Fighting Camels
men's soccer
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Founded1963;61 years ago (1963)
University Campbell University
Head coachDustin Fonder (8th season)
Conference CAA
Location Buies Creek, North Carolina
Stadium Eakes Athletics Complex
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Fighting Camels
ColorsBlack and orange [1]
   
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Home
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Away
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.

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Most of 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.

Coaching staff

As of March 13, 2022. Number of seasons includes the upcoming fall 2022 season.

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Campbell in current position
Dustin Fonder Head coach 8th
Wayne HallAssistant coach3rd
Alistair MooreAssistant coach4th
Ryan HansonGoalkeeper coach5th
Reference: [2]

Championships

Conference regular season championships

YearCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1993Derrick Leeson16–48–1
2009Doug Hess8–10–17–1–1
2021Dustin Fonder15–4–27–0–1
Conference regular season championships4

Conference tournament championships

YearCoachOpponentScoreSiteOverall RecordConf. Record
1984Tim Morse Winthrop 2–0 Radford, VA 11–6–23–0
1985Tim Morse Radford 3–1 Conway, SC 12–6–25–1
1991Derrick Leeson Winthrop 4–0Conway, SC10–9–23–3
1992Derrick Leeson UNC Greensboro 2–0 Rock Hill, SC 12–8–14–3
2007Doug Hess Jacksonville 1–1 (5–4 pen.) DeLand, FL 13–6–35–2–2
2018 Dustin Fonder Presbyterian 1–0 (OT) Clinton, SC 9–8–34–3–1
2019 Dustin Fonder High Point 4–1 Buies Creek, NC 17–3–28–0
2021 Dustin Fonder High Point 3–2Buies Creek, NC15–4–27–0–1
Conference tournament championships8

Seasons

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
1963Jim Cole 2–5–1
1964Jim Cole 7–5–0
1965Jim Cole 5–7–0
1966Jim Cole 8–4–1
1967Jim Cole 7–4–1
1968Jim Cole 9–3–1
1969Jim Cole 16–2–1NAIA District 29 Champions
NAIA Tournament 5th place
1970Jim Cole 16–2–1NAIA District 29 Champions
NAIA Tournament 3rd place
1971Jim Cole 14–1–1NAIA District 29 Champions
1972Jim Cole 11–5–0
1973Jim Cole 15–3–0
1974Jim Cole 14–2–0NAIA District 29 Champions
1975Jim Cole 14–6–0NAIA District 29 Champions
NAIA Area V Champions
NAIA Tournament 6th place
1976Darrell Saunders 9–8–1NAIA District 29 Champions
NAIA Subtotal:0–0–00–0–0
NCAA Division I independent (1977–1983)
Independent Subtotal:0–0–00–0–0
Big South Conference (1984–1993)
Big South Subtotal:0–0–00–0–0
ASUN Conference (1994–2010)
ASUN Subtotal:0–0–00–0–0
Big South Conference(2011–present)
2019 Dustin Fonder 17–3–28–0–01st Big South Champions
NCAA Second Round
2020 Dustin Fonder 8–2–25–1–13rd Big South Semifinals
2021 Dustin Fonder 15–4–27–0–11st Big South Champions
NCAA First Round
2022 Dustin Fonder 0–0–00–0–0
Big South Subtotal:0–0–00–0–0
NCAA Division I Subtotal:402–357–620–0–0
Total:549–412–69

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Georgia State has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
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

Stadiums

The Camels play most of their games at the 1,000-capacity Eakes Athletics Complex.

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References

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  2. "Campbell Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocamels.com. Georgia State Panthers. Retrieved March 13, 2022.