Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer

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Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer
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Founded1980;45 years ago (1980)
University Florida Atlantic University
Head coach Joey Worthen (1st season)
Conference The American
Location Boca Raton, Florida
Stadium FAU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameOwls
ColorsBlue and red [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2025
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2025
Conference Regular Season championships
2004
For information on all Florida Atlantic University sports, see Florida Atlantic Owls

The Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the team is a member of the NCAA Division I American Conference (The American). FAU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton. The Owls are coached by Joey Worthen. [2]

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The Owls' most successful achievement in their history came in 2004, where they finished as co-regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2007, the Owls won the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament, although it does not have a binding NCAA birth. Their strongest performance in the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament came in 1997, 1999 and 2003, where the Owls reached the finals, but lost on all three occasions. In 2021, the Owls reached the finals of the 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament bust lost to Kentucky in extra time. Florida Atlantic has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

FAU's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it left Conference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four. [3] Of these four schools, three, including FAU, were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future, most likely in July 2023. [4] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league. [5]

Roster

As of 21 Sep 2024 [6] <

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 Argentina.svg  ARG Francisco Ranieri
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Malique Spooner
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caleb Chapman
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Frogson
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samir Spaulding
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nick Kinina
7 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Oliver Moller
8 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Mark Andros
9 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Andreas Raisanen
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thiago Pires
11 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Noah Kvifte
12 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jeremy Montero
13 GK Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Nacho Alfaro
14 MF Flag of Monaco.svg  MCO Arthur Widiez
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Gordon
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Ajay Stewart
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Alfred
18 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Aboubacar Traore
19 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Kasper Heerfordt
20 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Enzo Rabot
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Hassell
22 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Joep Wouters
23 MF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Sebastian Zettl
24 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Noel Williamson
25 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Tyrese Small
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zac Clary
30 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Jozo Cancar
33 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kerfalla Toure
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Schumaker
35 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mamadou Diarra

Coaches

Current staff

As of 21 Sep 2024 [6]
PositionName
Head coach Joey Worthen
Assistant coachTom Harman
Assistant coachBrad Shore

Coaching history

There have been five head coaches in FAU history. [7]

YearsCoachPld.W.L.D.%
1980–1982Regis Patter4317233.430
1983Steve Pete16952.625
1984–1986Chris Holloway4618253.424
1987–2016Kos Donev34115916814.487
2017–present Joey Worthen 7826466.333

Titles

References

  1. "Florida Atlantic University Visual Standards". May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. "Joey Worthen Named FAU Men's Soccer Head Coach". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. "American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. "American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "FAU Men's Soccer Roster". Florida Atlantic Owls.
  7. "Head Coaching History - 2006 FAU Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. CBS Sports Interactive. August 1, 2006. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.