Dayton Flyers men's soccer

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Dayton Flyers men's soccer
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Founded1956;69 years ago (1956)
University University of Dayton
Head coach Dennis Currier (19th season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Dayton, Ohio
StadiumBaujan Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameFlyers
ColorsRed and blue [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2015, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1998, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1998, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
1998, 2000, 2009, 2020

The Dayton Flyers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Dayton's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1956. The team plays its home games at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers are coached by Dennis Currier.

Contents

Current squad

As of 2024

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
GK Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Dario Caetano
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marc Kouadio
DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Elias Hauptmann Harryson
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Milan Miric
DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Hjalti Sigurdsson
MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Adrián Biaggi
MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Adam Zenzén
MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Martin Bakken
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Lijewski

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Independent [3] (1956–1987)
1956Pat Smith 2–3–0
1957Pat Smith 6–1–0
1958Paul Scheurmann 6–2–0
1959Paul Scheurmann 1–8–0
1960John Wiesler 1–5–2
1961John Wiesler 4–5–0
1962John Wiesler 1–7–0
1963John Wiesler 2–5–1
1964John Schleppi 4–4–0
1965John Schleppi 3–5–1
1966Bernie Harawa 6–1–1
1967John Schleppi 8–2–1
1968John Schleppi 9–1–1
1969Pat O'Hanlon 6–4–1
1970Pat O'Hanlon 6–4–1
1971Bob McNamee 8–2–0
1972Bob McNamee 10–1–1
1973Bob Richardson 6–2–2
1974Bob Richardson 7–3–3
1975Bob Richardson 11–3–0
1976Bob Richardson 11–3–0
1977Bob Richardson 6–9–1
1978Bob Richardson 5–11–2
1979Bob Richardson 6–12–0
1980Jerry Butcher 8–7–3
1981Jerry Butcher 7–11–1
1982Jerry Butcher 10–6–0
1983Jerry Butcher 8–6–3
1984Pete Hayes 4–9–1
1985Pete Hayes 3–14–1
1986Pete Hayes 7–10–0
1987Roger Creed 12–10–0
Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1988–1992)
1988Roy Craig 7–15–02–4–06th
1989Roy Craig 8–13–11–5–0T-5th
1990Roy Craig 11–7–44–2–15th
1991Roy Craig 9–11–12–4–0T-4th
1992Roy Craig 7–9–24–2–1T-3rd
Great Midwest Conference (1993–1994)
1993Roy Craig 10–9–12–3–1
1994Roy Craig 8–12–02–7–0
Atlantic 10 Conference [4] (1995–present)
1995Roy Craig 5–12–12–8–112th
1996Dwayne Shaffer 7–10–16–5–07th
1997 Jim Launder 12–8–17–4–0T–3rd A-10 Champions
NCAA Play-in
1998Jim Launder 13–8–09–2–01st A-10 Champions
NCAA Play-in
1999Jim Launder 9–7–25–5–16th
2000Dave Schureck 14–4–28–1–1T–1st A-10 Runners-up
2001Dave Schureck 11–7–28–2–12nd A-10 Semifinal
2002Dave Schureck 9–10–14–7–08th
2003Dave Schureck 12–5–27–3–1T–3rd A-10 First Round
2004Dave Schureck 11–7–18–3–02nd A-10 Semifinal
2005Dennis Currier 11–5–45–2–24th A-10 Semifinal
2006Dennis Currier 6–9–22–5–210th
2007Dennis Currier 10–4–54–3–26th A-10 First Round
2008Dennis Currier 15–4–36–2–13rd A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2009Dennis Currier 14–5–18–1–01st A-10 Runners-up
2010Dennis Currier 7–8–33–4–211th
2011Dennis Currier 5–13–14–4–1T–7th
2012Dennis Currier 11–5–25–3–16th A-10 Quarterfinal
2013Dennis Currier 14–2–34–2–25th A-10 Quarterfinal
2014Dennis Currier 7–7–53–3–26th A-10 Quarterfinal
2015Dennis Currier 13–5–55–1–22nd A-10 Champions
NCAA Second Round
2016Dennis Currier 7–9–33–3–28th A-10 Semifinal
2017Dennis Currier 9–8–26–2–04th A-10 Quarterinal
2018Dennis Currier 9–6–44–3–17th A-10 Semiinal
2019Dennis Currier 13–8–06–2–03rd A-10 Final
2020Dennis Currier 4–4–14–1–11st A-10 Semifinal
2021Dennis Currier 6–9–33–4–18th A-10 Quarterfinal
2022Dennis Currier 10–2–53–2–36th A-10 Semifinal
2023Dennis Currier 8–7–63–1–46th A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2024Dennis Currier 14–3–35–1–22nd A-10 Champions
NCAA Third Round
Total:534-444-97

      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

NCAA tournament results

Dayton has appeared in six NCAA tournaments.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
1997 12–8–1N/AN/APlay-in round Rider L 1–3
1998 13–8–0N/AN/APlay-in round Lafayette L 0–1
2008 15–4–2N/A2First round UIC T 0–0 (L 2–3 pen.)
2015 13–5–5N/A1First round
Second round
Oakland
#9 Ohio State
T 2–2 (W 4–3 pen.)
T 1–1 (L 3–4 pen.)
2023 8–7–6N/A2First round Louisville L 3–4
2024 14–3–352Second round
Third round
Michigan
#12 SMU
W 2–0
L 3–1

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Color Palette". UDayton.edu/Brand. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. "Men's Soccer". UD Athletics. Dayton Flyers.com.
  3. "University of Dayton Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Dayton Flyers . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  4. "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference . Atlantic10.com. pp. 1–22. Retrieved October 27, 2022.