Merrimack Warriors men's soccer | |||
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Founded | 1970 | ||
University | Merrimack College | ||
Head coach | Tony Martone (39th season) | ||
Conference | MAAC | ||
Location | North Andover, Massachusetts | ||
Stadium | Martone-Mejail Field (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
Nickname | Warriors | ||
Colors | Blue and gold [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
Division II: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
Northeast10: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2017 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
NEC: 2019 Northeast10: 1994, 1996, 1997, 2012 |
The Merrimack Warriors men's soccer program represents the Merrimack College in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1970, the Warriors compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Warriors are coached by Tony Martone, who has coached the program for 39 years, the longest of any NCAA men's program. Merrimack play their home matches at Martone-Mejail Field.
In 2019, the Warriors began play in Division I, reclassified from Division II. In their inaugural Division I season, the Warriors earned their first Northeast Conference regular season championship and fifth overall. [2] Due to their reclassification, they could not compete in the NEC Tournament. In 2024 the Warriors joined the MAAC conference
Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
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1970–71 | J. Thom Lawlor | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .059 |
1972–75 | Mickey Quellette | 47 | 14 | 27 | 5 | .359 |
1976–77 | Chuck Hayes | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .042 |
1978 | Mike Reynolds | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 |
1979–80 | Brian Fisher | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1 | .389 |
1981–present | Tony Martone | 703 | 379 | 271 | 53 | .577 |
Source: [3]
NE10 Player of the year
Former Merrimack Defender Steve McAuliffe number 2 was retired by the Warriors soccer team. He is the only student athlete in Merrimack history to have his number retired.He was later inducted into the NE10 hall of fame in 2012. [5]