Princeton Tigers men's soccer

Princeton Tigers men's soccer
Founded	1906;119 years ago (1906) [n 1]
University	Princeton University
Head coach	Jim Barlow
Conference	Ivy
Location	Princeton, New Jersey
Stadium	Roberts Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and orange [8]
Home Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1939
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1993
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1993
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1977, 1979, 1993
NCAA Tournament appearances
1977, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2024
Conference Regular Season championships
1957, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2021

The Princeton Tigers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Princeton University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Tigers are coached by Jim Barlow.

The team is one of the oldest active soccer clubs in the United States, playing their first official match in November 1906. ^[1] The team was once coached by former U.S. national team coach and former Swansea City manager, Bob Bradley.

History

"The Foot-Ball Match", Chronicle of the first game at The Targum, Nov 1869

Princeton squad of 1906, the first year the University fielded a team

The origins of Princeton soccer trace back to 1869, where the first ever collegiate football game was played in the United States. The then-College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) played an exhibition match ^{[9] [10]} that was won by Rutgers 6–4. ^[11]

In addition to being considered one of the earliest soccer games reported in the United States, these two games are considered to be the first organized American college football games to ever be played. ^{[12] [13]}

Princeton's first varsity team was fielded in 1906, nevertheless there are no supporting documents of the team's results from the 1906–1937 period. Jimmy Reed was the coach of team from 1938 (or before) to 1966. ^[1]

Players

Current roster

As of 7 Sep 2024 ^[14]

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. Nation Player 0 GK   USA William Watson 0 GK   USA Khamari Hadaway 3 MF   USA Cyrus Klinenberg 4 MF   USA Jack Hunt 5 MF   USA Liam Beckwith 6 FW   USA Harry Roberts 7 FW   USA Kevin Kelley 8 DF   USA James Wangsness 9 FW   USA Ian Nunez 10 FW   USA Nico Nee 11 FW   ENG Daniel Ittycheria 12 MF   USA Heyward Bryan 13 FW   USA Will Francis 14 MF   USA Jack Jasinski 15 FW   USA Roka Tsunehara

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   USA Bardia Hormozi 18 MF   USA Sam Vigilante 19 MF   USA Will Travis 20 MF   USA Gabriel Duchovny 21 MF   USA Kristian Kelley 22 DF   USA Ian MacIver 23 DF   USA Dash Papez 24 DF   USA Sebastian Swary 25 DF   USA Stephen Duncan 27 GK   USA Andrew Samuels 28 GK   USA Sully Atkin 29 FW   USA Nico Nee 30 MF   USA Garry Zhang 33 DF   USA Issa Mudashiru 34 DF   USA Giuliano Fravolini

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Princeton Tigers men's soccer players

• Matt Behncke
• Bob Bradley
• Antoine Hoppenot
• Jesse Marsch
• Kevin O'Toole

Coaching history

Period	Coach
1906–1938	(no records)
1938–1966	Jimmy Reed
1967–1972	Jack Volz
1973–1983	Bill Muse
1984–1995	Bob Bradley
1996–present	Jim Barlow

Honours

• Ivy League tournament (11): 1957, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2024
• Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (8): 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1939

Notes

1. Although Princeton states to have fielded its first soccer team in 1906, ^[1] the first de facto college football game held in 1869 between Ruters and Princeton Universities (with rules based on The Football Association) ^{[2] [3] [4]} is considered the first "not official" collegiate soccer match and the birth of the sport in the United States. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

References

1. Men's soccer year-by-year on Princeton men's soccer
2. Best of the 1870s: The defining players and teams of college football’s first decade by Matt Brown on The Athletic, 28 Jan 2019
3. First ever college soccer football game on Pro Football Hall of Fame
4. First college football game played at Rutgers in 1869 by Shaunna Stuck, The Pitt News, 20 Sep 2002
5. "U.S. Soccer Timeline". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
6. Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer in a football world : the story of America's forgotten game. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
7. 1st college football game ever was New Jersey vs. Rutgers in 1869 at Ncaa.com
8. "Logo & Brand Assets | Princeton University Office of Communications" . Retrieved September 25, 2018.
9. Saperecom. "The History of Football". www.historyoffootball.net. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
10. "1800s". Rutgers Through The Years. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on January 20, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
11. DeLassus, David. "Princeton Yearly Results (1869)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
12. Carzo, Rocco J. "Jumbo Footprints: A History of Tufts Athletics", Medford, MA: Tufts University Gallery, 2005; summarized in Another 'Pass' At History by Tufts University eNews on 27 September 2004. Accessed 2 January 2012.
13. Citing Research, Tufts Claims Football History is on its Side Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Boston Globe Article, 23 September 2004, Accessed 1 January 2012.
14. Men's soccer Roster on goprincetontigers.com

External links

• Official website