| Sun Belt Men's Soccer Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | the best head coach in the Sun Belt Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Currently held by | Scott Calabrese, UCF |
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year is an annual award given to the best head coach in the Sun Belt Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The award was first given in 1976.
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| Season | Coach | School | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Norman | UAB | |
| 1977 | Bill Coulthard | Jacksonville | |
| 1978 | Scottie O'Neil | Georgia State | |
| 1979 | Ike Gardner | Charlotte | |
| 1980 | Dan Holcomb | South Florida | |
| 1981 | Roy Patton | South Alabama | |
| 1982 | Bob Warming | Charlotte | |
| 1983 | Bob Warming (2) | Charlotte | |
| 1984 | Mike Berticelli | Old Dominion | |
| 1985 | David Holmes | WKU | |
| 1986 | Bob Norman (2) | UAB | |
| 1987 | Roy Patton (2) | South Alabama | |
| 1988 | Bob Warming (3) | Charlotte | |
| 1989 | Mike Berticelli (2) | Old Dominion | |
| 1990 | Lincoln Phillips | VCU | |
| 1991 | Roy Patton (3) | South Alabama | |
| 1992 | Roy Patton (4) | South Alabama | |
| 1993 | Roy Patton (5) | South Alabama | |
| 1994 | Roy Patton (6) | South Alabama | |
| 1995 | Dennis Viollet | Jacksonville | |
| 1996 | Aleks Mihailovic, Randy Johnson | Jacksonville Vanderbilt | |
| 2014 | John Scott | Hartwick | |
| 2015 | John Scott (2) | Hartwick | |
| 2016 | John Murphy | Georgia Southern | |
| 2017 | Shaun Docking | Coastal Carolina | [2] |
| 2018 | Brett Surrency | Georgia State | |
| 2019 | Ross Duncan | UCA | |
| 2020 | Shaun Docking (2) | Coastal Carolina | |
| 2022 | Johan Cedergren | Kentucky | [3] |
| 2023 | Scott Calabrese | UCF | [4] |
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