Columbia Lions men's soccer

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Columbia Lions
Men's Soccer
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Founded1906;118 years ago (1906)
University Columbia University
Head coach Kevin Anderson (9th season)
Conference Ivy
Location New York City, New York
Stadium Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameLions
ColorsColumbia blue and white [1]
   
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Home
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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, 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. [2]

Since 2009, the Lions have been coached by Kevin Anderson, a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles men's soccer program. Anderson played soccer professionally for ten years with the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. [3]

Roster

As of 16 Sep 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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, [5] their last being in the 2016–2017 season.

YearConferenceCoachOverall
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Conference
record
1978 Ivy John Rennie 13–2–16–0–1
1979Ivy Dieter Ficken 14–4–16–1–0
1980Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–24–1–2
1981Ivy Dieter Ficken 10–2–46–1–0
1982Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–27–0–0
1983Ivy Dieter Ficken 18–1–07–0–0
1984Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–26–1–0
1985Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–26–0–1
1993Ivy Dieter Ficken 9-6-16–1-0
2016Ivy Kevin Anderson 13-3-15–1–1

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References

  1. "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. "No. 1 Wake Forest Ends Columbia's Run, 1-0". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. Men's soccer roster on Lions website
  5. "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles" (PDF). gocolumbialions.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.