Central Arkansas Bears soccer

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Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer
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Founded1996;29 years ago (1996)
University University of Central Arkansas
Head coachFrank Kohlenstein (3rd season)
Conference ASUN
Location Conway, Arkansas
StadiumBill Stephens
Track/Soccer Complex
NicknameBears
ColorsPurple and gray [1]
   
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NCAA Tournament College Cup
D II: 2002
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
D II: 2002, 2004
NCAA Tournament appearances
D II: 2002, 2004, 2005
D I: 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
GSC:
MVC: 2017, 2018
Conference Regular Season championships
GSC: 2002, 2005
MVC: 2018
SBC: 2019

The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer. [2] Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference. [3] The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Frank Kohlenstein. [4]

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Roster

As of 30 Sep 2024 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
01 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Ramirez
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Wachtel
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Kiss
3 FW Flag of Barbados.svg  BRB Devonte Richards
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Bishop
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucas Shearer
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Baros
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Franco DiGiovanni
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sohma Ichikawa
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Oliveri
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aby Gomez
11 MF Flag of Barbados.svg  BRB Tajio James
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andres Robles
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Abusada
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Charles Brunet
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Ventura(Captain)
17 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Joan Sureda
18 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaisei Matsudo
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cristian Marcucci
15 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Matheo Francou
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Pharis Petrica
21 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Matthew Dovale
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baruc Delgado
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Chavez
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaxon Hinds
25 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Edgar Correia

Record by year

Reference [6]

A soccer match between Central Arkansas and Air Force in 2018 UCA vs. USAFA men's soccer (31020618987).jpg
A soccer match between Central Arkansas and Air Force in 2018
Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Central Arkansas (Gulf South Conference (Div. II) [7] )(1996–2005)
1996Ryan Strong 6-11-10-3-16th
1997Ryan Strong 11-8-03-2-03rd
1998Ryan Strong 9-7-12-3-03rd (tie)
1999Joel Harrison 12-3-22-2-13rd
2000Joel Harrison 7-9-13-3-15th (tie)
2001Joel Harrison 13-6-05-2-03rd (tie)
2002Joel Harrison 17-2-27-0-01stNCAA Div.II 3rd
2003Chad Flanders 11-5-24-2-12nd (tie)
2004Chad Flanders 11-6-25-1-12nd (tie)NCAA Div.II Elite 8
2005Chad Flanders 14-4-27-1-01stNCAA Div.II 1st round
Central Arkansas (Division I Independent [8] )(2006–2009)
2006Chad Flanders 6-8-2
2007Chad Flanders 6-10-0
2008Chad Flanders 3-14-1
2009Chad Flanders 7-7-1
Central Arkansas (Missouri Valley Conference [9] [10] )(2010–2018)
2010Chad Flanders 3-13-00-7-08th of 8
2011Chad Flanders 2-12-41-4-15th of 7
2012Ross Duncan 8-9-11-4-16th of 7
2013Ross Duncan 4-11-20-4-27th of 7
2014Ross Duncan 3-13-10-5-17th of 7
2015Ross Duncan 2-15-11-5-06th of 7
2016Ross Duncan 7–7–34–3–14th of 7
2017 Ross Duncan 9–10–15–3–-02nd of 7 NCAA Tournament
2018 Ross Duncan 8–6–44–1–11st of 7 NCAA Tournament
Central Arkansas (Sun Belt Conference)(2019–2020)
2019 Ross Duncan 10–7–14–1–01st of 6
2020 Ross Duncan 6-9-23-3-03rd of 4
Central Arkansas (ASUN Conference)(2021–present)
2021 Frank Kohlenstein 11–6–05–2–02nd
Total:195-212-3761-59-12

      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

References

  1. UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. "Home". ucasports.com.
  5. Men's soccer roster on ucasports.com
  6. "General".
  7. http://www.gulfsouthconference.org/documents/2012/9/13/MSC_Media_Guide__2012_.pdf [ dead link ]
  8. "UCA Men's Soccer Results" (PDF).
  9. "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF).
  10. "Home". mvc.org.