| Denver Pioneers men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| University | University of Denver | ||
| Head coach | Jamie Franks (10th season) | ||
| Conference | Summit | ||
| Location | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Stadium | Denver Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,950) | ||
| Nickname | Pioneers | ||
| Colors | Crimson and gold [1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 2016, 2024 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1970, 2016, 2024 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1970, 2015, 2016, 2024 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1970, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1970, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |||
The Denver Pioneers men's soccer team represents the University of Denver in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Pioneers compete in The Summit League.
Over the program's history, there have been 11 different head coaches. [2]
| Name | Nat. | Tenure | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Laipenieks | 1961 | ||
| Willy Schaeffler | 1962–1969 | ||
| Peder Pytte | 1970–1973 | First NCAA Tournament berth | |
| John Byrden | 1974–1988 | First NAIA Tournament berth | |
| Albert Adetoye | 1989–1991 | ||
| Dave Clements | 1991–1994 | ||
| Chad Ashton | 1995 | ||
| Jeff Hooker | 1996–1997 | ||
| Chad Ashton | 1998–2006 | ||
| Bobby Muuss | 2007–2014 | 2013 Summit League Tournament 2014 Summit League Tournament | |
| Jamie Franks | 2015–present | 2015 Summit League Tournament 2016 Summit League Tournament 2016 NCAA College Cup 2018 Summit League Tournament 2019 Summit League Tournament 2021 Summit League Tournament | |
Sources: [3]
Conference champions Division champions
NCAA/NAIA tournament berth| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA / NAIA | ||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | |||||
| 1961 | Edgar Laipenieks | Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Willy Schaeffler | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970^ | Peder Pytte | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA Quarterfinal ^ | |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | John Byrden | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978^ | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | ||
| 1979^ | 11 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | ||
| 1980 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982^ | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | ||
| 1998 | Chad Ashton | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | MPSF | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd (Mountain) | — | — | |
| 2000 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2nd (Mountain) | Semifinals | — | ||
| 2001 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | First Round | — | ||
| 2002 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th | Semifinals | — | ||
| 2003 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7th | — | — | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | ||
| 2005 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th | — | — | ||
| 2006 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Bobby Muuss | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2nd | — | — | |
| 2008^ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1st* | — | NCAA First Round ^ | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7th | Semifinals | — | ||
| 2010^ | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1st* | Semifinals | NCAA First Round ^ | ||
| 2011 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6th | Quarterfinals | — | ||
| 2012 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | Semifinals | — | ||
| 2013^ | Summit | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st* | Champions* | NCAA First Round ^ | |
| 2014^ | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1st* | Champions* | NCAA First Round ^ | ||
| 2015^ | Jamie Franks | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1st* | Champions* | NCAA Second Round ^ | |
| 2016 ^ | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | T-1st* | Champions* | NCAA Semifinals ^ | ||
| 2017* | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st* | Runners-up | — | ||
| 2018^ | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1st* | Champions* | NCAA Second Round ^ | ||
| 2019 ^ | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | T-3rd | Champions* | NCAA First Round ^ | ||
| 2020* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1st* | — | — | ||
| 2021^ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | T-1st* | Champions* | NCAA Second Round ^ | ||
| 2022^ | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2nd | Champions* | NCAA Second Round ^ | ||
| 2023^ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1st* | Semifinals | NCAA Second Round ^ | ||
| 2024^ | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st* | Runners-up | NCAA Semifinals ^ | ||