Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer

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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer
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Founded2007;18 years ago (2007) [1]
University Florida Gulf Coast University
Head coachJesse Cormier (7th season)
Conference Atlantic Sun
Location Fort Myers, Florida
Stadium FGCU Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameEagles
ColorsCobalt blue and emerald green [2]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference Regular Season championships
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer team represents Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida in all NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Eagles compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The soccer team is one of several varsity sports teams that represent the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

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The team made the NCAA tournament in the first year of eligibility in 2011, and returned in 2012, 2014, and 2016.

Players

Current roster

As of 1 Oct 2024 [3]

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
1GLFlag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Blay
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke Barforosh
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucas Windschauer
4 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Beltran Alvarez
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Soriano
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Linus Dahl
7 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shoki Yoshida
8 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cao Chaves
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Pablo Brimeux
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edson Murguia
11 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Victor Lopes
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Maraver
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leo Schorr
14 DF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Alon Drey
15 MF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Shachar Nissim
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Caylan Lawrence
17 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lucas Sperner
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Retzer
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Dana
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jahvanie Hammond
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jose Escobar
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Heron
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arber Shala
29 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Eduard Garcia

Notable players

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Bob Butehorn
Assistant CoachJoe Dincecco
Assistant CoachPhil Boerger
Volunteer Assistant CoachSheldon Ciprian
Athletic TrainerKaiti Jones

Last updated: July 8, 2015
Source: Florida Gulf Coast University

Bob Butehorn has served as head coach for Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer since the program's inception in 2007. [5] Butehorn has been successful at FGCU, [6] posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three NCAA Division I tournaments (2011, 2012, and 2014). [7] Since becoming NCAA eligible, the Eagles have won the regular season or conference tournament each year they have been eligible. [8]

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2007–present)
2007 Bob Butehorn 6–11–23–5–17thIneligible
2008Bob Butehorn 6–10–23–5–17thIneligible
2009Bob Butehorn 8–7–16–3–03rdIneligible
2010Bob Butehorn 13–3–29–0–01stIneligible
2011Bob Butehorn 12–6–27–1–01st A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round
2012Bob Butehorn 11–5–36–1–11st A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round
2013 Bob Butehorn 8–7–26–1–11st A-Sun Semifinal
2014 Bob Butehorn 8–7–54–1–1T-1st A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round
2015 Bob Butehorn 7–4–34–0–1T-1st A-Sun Semifinal
2016 Bob Butehorn 14–3–24–1–12nd A-Sun Champions
NCAA Second Round
2017 Jesse Cormier 8–6–34–1–12nd A-Sun Semifinals
Atlantic Sun Total:94–65–2452–19–7
Total:94–65–24

      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

Source: [9]

NCAA tournament results

NCAA Round 1
FGCU0–1Central Florida
NCAA Round 1
FGCU0–0
(3–5p)
South Florida
NCAA Round 1
FGCU0–1Coastal Carolina
CCU Soccer Field, Conway, South Carolina
Attendance: 238

Honors

References

  1. FGCU Men's Soccer Career Records Single-Season History
  2. 2017-18 Florida Gulf Coast University Visual Identity & Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. Men's soccer roster on FGCU
  4. "@FGCU_MSoccer’s Rodrigo Saravia Invited To MLS Player Combine In January". Accessed December 22, 2015.
  5. Caldwell, Dana. "College soccer: FGCU men find out NCAA fate while coach mourns death of father". Naples Daily News. NaplesNews.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  6. "Butehorn, Florida Gulf Coast taking fast track".
  7. "Behind Enemy Lines with Florida Gulf Coast coach Bob Butehorn". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  8. "FGCU'S Season Leads to Third A-Sun Championship". A-Sun Insider. AtlanticSun.org.
  9. "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. AtlanticSun.org. pp. 29–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-08.