Columbia Lions men's soccer

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Columbia Lions men's soccer
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Founded1906;119 years ago (1906)
University Columbia University
Head coachMichael Casper
Conference Ivy
Location New York City, New York
Stadium Rocco Commisso Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
Nickname Lions
ColorsColumbia blue and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1909, 1910
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1983
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2016

The Columbia Lions men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Columbia University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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The Lions fielded their first varsity team in 1906, [2] and have since won 10 Ivy League Championships and have made 14 NCAA tournament appearances. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1–0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick. [3]

History

The University's soccer team was established in 1906, [2] and the squad started its run on the sport competing in championships organized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA), [4] the predecessor national soccer championship to the NCAA soccer tournament. [5] [6] [7] Columbia finished its first ISFA season with a 1–1–2 record. [2]

Columbia won two ISFA national championships, in 1909 (4–1–0 record) [8] and 1910, with five Columbia players were College All-Americans. [9] The squad achieved a 10–2–3 record. [10]

Columbia's best season was in 1983 when the team achieved a 18–1–0 record (crowned Ivy League champion and NCAA championship runner-up after losing v Indiana. It was the Columbia's season with most wins. [10]

Players

Current roster

As of 16 Sep 2024 [11]

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
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andreas Zamanian
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carmine Falco
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Cosman
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson ten Oever
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alessandro Franciosa
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack McDaid
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrien Wheaton-Schopp
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Newman
9 FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Christoph Kuttner
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Lima
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Kipness
12 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ryan Yang
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Zielinski
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe McDaid
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cy Sokolowski
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Case
18 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Lyon Atiencia
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andres Garcia
20 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Chad Baker
21 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Luka Peric
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rafa Romo
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Chang
26 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jesse Greissman
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Hilton II
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Hartzfeld
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Carnoy
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dean Kelliher
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jay Sonthalia
42 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alexander O'Brien

Team honors

Conference championships

Columbia has won 10 Ivy League championships, their last being in the 2016–17 season. [10]

#YearConferenceCoachOverall
record		Conference
record
11978 Ivy John Rennie 13–2–16–0–1
21979Ivy Dieter Ficken 14–4–16–1–0
31980Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–24–1–2
41981Ivy Dieter Ficken 10–2–46–1–0
51982Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–27–0–0
61983Ivy Dieter Ficken 18–1–07–0–0
71984Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–26–1–0
81985Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–26–0–1
91993Ivy Dieter Ficken 9-6-16–1-0
102016Ivy Kevin Anderson 13-3-15–1–1

References

  1. ↑ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Men's Soccer All Time Results at gocolumbialions.com
  3. ↑ "No. 1 Wake Forest Ends Columbia's Run, 1-0". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Haverford College Men's Soccer. All-time Game Results at haverfordathletics.com (archived)
  5. ↑ Westcott, Rich (2001). "Sports Play a Major Role in City Life - Haverford Pioneers Soccer". A Century of Philadelphia Sports . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp.  7–10. ISBN   9781566398619.
  6. ↑ Wangerin, David (2006). Soccer in a Football World: A Story of America's Forgotten Game (1st ed.). London: WSC Books via Temple University Press. pp.  23–24. ISBN   9781592138852.
  7. ↑ Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1909
  9. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1910
  10. 1 2 3 Columbia Lions men's soccer record book (2024)
  11. ↑ Men's soccer roster on Lions website


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