UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer

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UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer
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Founded1984;41 years ago (1984)
University University of California, Irvine
Head coachYossi Raz (8th season)
Conference Big West
Location Irvine, California
Stadium Anteater Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameAnteaters, UCI
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2008, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023, 2025
Conference Regular Season championships
2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2025

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer program represents the University of California, Irvine in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1984, the Anteaters compete in the Big West Conference.

Contents

The Anteaters are coached by Yossi Raz, who has coached the team since 2017 after previously coaching the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos and serving as an assistant for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. UC Irvine plays their home matches at Anteater Stadium.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

UC Irvine has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–7–1. [2]

SeasonSeedRoundRivalScore
2008 14Second round
Third round		 Cal Poly
#3 St. John's 		W 3–0
L 2–3
2009 16Second round Stanford L 0–1
2011 8Second round St. Mary's (CA) L 1–2 ( a.e.t. )
2013 12Second round
Third round		 North Carolina
#5 Maryland 		W 1–0
L 0–1
2014 —First round
Second round
Third round		 UNLV
#6 Stanford
#11 Providence 		W 3–0
W 1–0 ( a.e.t. )
L 0–1
2018 —First round
Second round		 Grand Canyon
#9 Stanford		T 1–1 – W(6–5 p)
L 0–2
2023 —First round Loyola Marymount L 2–4
2025 —First round Denver L 0–2

Yearly records

Below is a table of the program's yearly records. [3] [4] [5]

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Independent (Division I) (1984–1984)
1984N/A 12–5–2
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Independent:12–5–2
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Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference (1985–1991)
1985N/A 5–13–2
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1986N/A 6–131–4
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1987N/A 6–142–8
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1988N/A 7–123–7
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1989N/A 3–15–11–9
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1990N/A 5–14–21–8–1
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1991N/A 9–104–6
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PCAA/Big West
(1st stint):		41–91-512–42–1
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)(1992–2000)
1992N/A 7–121–6
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1993George Kuntz 6–141–6
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1994George Kuntz 11–84–3
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1995George Kuntz 3–15–21–5–2
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1996George Kuntz 7–7–52–2–1
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1997George Kuntz 6–10–41–3–1
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1998George Kuntz 8–122–7
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1999George Kuntz 8–11–13–4
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2000George Kuntz 12–8–14–2–1
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MPSF:68–97–1319–38–5
Big West Conference (2001–present)
2001George Kuntz 10–4–66–1–3
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2002George Kuntz 8–8–43–4–3
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2003George Kuntz 6–11–33–4–3
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2004George Kuntz 7–133–7
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2005George Kuntz 11–6–37–2–1
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2006George Kuntz 13–4–36–3–1
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2007George Kuntz 6–9–51–1
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2008George Kuntz 15–2–65–0–3
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 NCAA Sweet Sixteen (#14 National Seed)
2009George Kuntz 15–76–2
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 NCAA Second Round (#16 National Seed)
2010George Kuntz 14–3–37–1–2
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2011 George Kuntz 16–6–16–3–1
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 NCAA Second Round (#8 National Seed)
2012 George Kuntz 5–14–12–8
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2013 George Kuntz 15–5–37–2–1
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 NCAA Sweet Sixteen (#12 National Seed)
2014 Chris Volk 16–6–34–5–1t-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2015 Chris Volk 5–11–43–5–26th
2016 Chris Volk 5–13–13–6–18th
2017 Yossi Raz 8–8–33–5–27th
2018 Yossi Raz 11–6–45–1–11st NCAA Second Round
2019 Yossi Raz 7–7–54–2–13rd
2020 Yossi Raz No season held due to Covid-19 No season held due to Covid-19
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2021 Yossi Raz 8–8–46–1–2t-1st
2022 Yossi Raz 6–12–25–3–1t-2nd
2023 Yossi Raz 9–7–45–3–12nd NCAA First Round
2024 Yossi Raz 8–8–34–3–2t-3rd
2025 Yossi Raz 11–3–64–0–5t-1st NCAA First Round
Big West
(2nd stint):		235–181–77108–72–37
PCAA/Big West Overall:276–272–82120–114–38
Total:356–374–97

      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

References

  1. ↑ UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Soccer Division I Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). ncaa.org.
  3. ↑ "2025 Men's Soccer Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 Men's Soccer Roster". UCI Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Men's Soccer Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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