Denver Pioneers men's soccer | |||
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University | University of Denver | ||
Head coach | Jamie Franks (2nd season) | ||
Conference | Summit | ||
Location | Denver, Colorado | ||
Stadium | CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,950) | ||
Nickname | Pioneers | ||
Colors | Crimson and gold [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
2016 | |||
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
1970, 2016 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
1970, 2015, 2016 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
1970, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1970, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
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.
National Champions† | Conference Champions * | Division Champions‡ | NCAA/NAIA Tournament berth ^ |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results [2] | Tournament results | |||||||
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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^ | ||
Over the program's history, there have been 11 different head coaches. [3]
Name | Nat | Tenure | Honors |
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Edgar Laipenieks | USA | 1961 | |
Willy Schaeffler | GER | 1962–1969 | |
Peder Pytte | NOR | 1970–1973 | First NCAA Tournament berth |
John Byrden | USA | 1974–1988 | First NAIA Tournament berth |
Albert Adetoye | USA | 1989–1991 | |
Dave Clements | IRE | 1991–1994 | |
Chad Ashton | USA | 1995 | |
Jeff Hooker | USA | 1996–1997 | |
Chad Ashton | USA | 1998–2006 | |
Bobby Muuss | USA | 2007–2014 | 2013 Summit League Tournament 2014 Summit League Tournament |
Jamie Franks | USA | 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 |
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