UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer

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UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer
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Founded1971;54 years ago (1971)
University University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coach Chris Rich
Conference SoCon
Location Greensboro, North Carolina
Stadium UNCG Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,540)
NicknameUNCG, Spartans
ColorsNavy, white, and gold [1]
     
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Away
NCAA Tournament championships
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA Tournament runner-up
Division II: 1989
NCAA Tournament College Cup
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Division I: (2022)
Division II: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division I: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Division I: (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Conference Tournament championships
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Men's Soccer Team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro. [2]

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Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time, [3] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

Seasons

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Terrell West(NCAA Division III Independent)(1971)
1971Terrell West 3–4–0
Terrell West:3–4–0
Bill Utter(NCAA Division III Independent)(1972–1973)
1972Bill Utter 2–7–1
1973Bill Utter 4–6–0
Bill Utter:6–13–1
Joe Lukaszewski(Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1974–1977)
1974Joe Lukaszewski 5–3–35–2–03rd
1975Joe Lukaszewski 4–10–11–5–16th
1976Joe Lukaszewski 2–13–12–4–16th
1977Joe Lukaszewski 5–11–22–4–17th
Joe Lukaszewski:12–34–610–15–3
Geoff Bird(Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1978–1979)
1978Geoff Bird 8–10–13–4–06th
1979Geoff Bird 9–5–53–1–34th
Geoff Bird:21–18–86–5–3
Mike Berticelli (Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1980–1983)
1980Mike Berticelli 12–3–35–1–12nd
1981Mike Berticelli 16–2–16–0–01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1982Mike Berticelli 19–3–05–1–0T–1st NCAA Division III Champions
1983Mike Berticelli 23–1–17–0–01st NCAA Division III Champions
Mike Berticelli:70–9–523–2–1
Michael Parker(Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1984–1987)
1984Michael Parker 17–2–27–0–01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1985Michael Parker 20–5–07–0–01st NCAA Division III Champions
1986Michael Parker 18–5–06–1–01st NCAA Division III Champions
1987Michael Parker 17–7–16–1–0T–1st NCAA Division III Champions
Michael Parker(NCAA Division II Independent)(1988–1991)
1988Michael Parker 13–7–0
1989Michael Parker 19–4–1 NCAA Division II runner-up
1990Michael Parker 14–6–0 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1991Michael Parker 13–6–1
Michael Parker(Big South Conference)(1992–1996)
1992Michael Parker 14–8–03–4–0T–6th
1993Michael Parker 14–6–26–2–1T–2nd NCAA First round
1994Michael Parker 17–5–07–1–01st NCAA First round
1995Michael Parker 12–5–35–0–21st NCAA First round
1996Michael Parker 21–2–07–0–01st NCAA First round
Michael Parker(SoCon)(1997–2009)
1997Michael Parker 14–7–06–1–01st
1998Michael Parker 14–7–06–1–0T–1st NCAA Second round
1999Michael Parker 13–8–07–1–02nd
2000Michael Parker 12–7–16–2–0T–2nd
2001Michael Parker 13–8–06–2–0T–2nd
2002Michael Parker 14–8–05–3–0T–4th
2003Michael Parker 10–8–24–1–23rd
2004Michael Parker 19–3–16–0–11st NCAA Third round
2005Michael Parker 16–6–15–1–0T–1st NCAA Third round
2006Michael Parker 16–8–15–1–11st NCAA Third round
2007 [a] Michael Parker 0–8–00–3–0T–2nd
2008 [a] Michael Parker 0–11–00–5–0T–6th NCAA Third round
2009 [a] Michael Parker 0–10–00–3–04th
Michael Parker:382–165–26 [a] 110–33–7 [a]
Justin Maullin(SoCon)(2010–2018)
2010 [a] Justin Maullin 0–6–00–1–0T–1st NCAA First round
2011 [a] Justin Maullin 0–8–00–1–01st
2012Justin Maullin 5–10–23–4–05th
2013Justin Maullin 8–9–23–2–13rd
2014Justin Maullin 6–12–25–4–14th
2015Justin Maullin 11–5–56–1–11st
2016Justin Maullin 11–7–26–4–0T–3rd
2017Justin Maullin 10–7–36–3–12nd
2018Justin Maullin 8–9–22–2–25th
Justin Maullin:59–73–18 [a] 31–22–6 [a]
Chris Rich(SoCon)(2019–present)
2019Chris Rich 9–9–15–1–0T–1st
2020Chris Rich 9–3–23–2–1T–2nd NCAA First round
2021Chris Rich 13–4–15–1–01st
2022Chris Rich 13–2–64–0–11st NCAA Quarterfinals
2023Chris Rich 2–10–51–2–2T–4th
2024Chris Rich 10–2–53–1–1T–1st
Chris Rich:46–28–1521–7–5
Total:603–330–77 [a] (.635)

      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: [4]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UNCG was ruled to vacate 61 victories and ties between the 2007–11 seasons due to a ruling by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Individual Honors

First team All-Americans [4]
Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mike Sweeney1983
Flag of the United States.svg USA Ed Radwanski 1983
Flag of the United States.svg USA Eddie Radwanski (2)1984
Flag of the United States.svg USA Brian Japp 1985
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jason Haupt 1989
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jason Haupt (2)1990
Flag of Iceland.svg ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1997
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRI Randi Patterson 2004
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PUR Scott Jones 2005
Flag of Cameroon.svg CMR J.C. Ngando 2022
Second team All-Americans [4]
Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg USA George Dyer1984
Flag of the United States.svg USA Carl Fleming1988
Flag of Iceland.svg ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1996
Flag of the United States.svg USA Chris Goos 2002
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PUR Scott Jones 2004
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg TRI Randi Patterson 2005
Flag of France.svg FRA Théo Collomb 2021

Third team All-Americans [4]

Nat.PlayerPositionYear
Flag of the United States.svg USA Lewis Johnstone1982
Flag of the United States.svg USA Steve Harrison1985
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andrew Mehalko1986
Flag of the United States.svg USA Willie Lopez1987
Flag of Iceland.svg ISL Sigurður Eyjólfsson 1998
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg PUR Scott Jones 2006

Team Honors

NCAA Division I Honors

NCAA Division II Honors

References

  1. "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro" . Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. "UNCG Mens Soccer/Coaching staff". UNCG Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. "Soccer-wire UNCG Men's Soccer". Soccer-Wire. 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "MSOC Record Book 2025-26 (PDF)" (PDF). UNC Greensboro. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. "Big South Conference Men's Soccer Record Book". Big South Conference . August 13, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. "SoCon Men's Soccer Record Book through the 2017 season" (PDF). Southern Conference . August 10, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  7. "Division II Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NCAA . April 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2019.