West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer

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West Virginia Mountaineers
men's soccer
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Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
University West Virginia University
Head coach Dan Stratford (4th season)
Conference SBC
Location Morgantown, West Virginia
Stadium Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,600)
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsGold and blue [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2023
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1981, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1966, 1981, 2007, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1966, 1967, 1992, 2019, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
2006, 2018, 2024

The West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team is the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I soccer team of West Virginia University (WVU). [2] Beginning with the 2012 season, the team was an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference because WVU is the only school in its primary conference, the Big 12 Conference, that has a varsity men's soccer team. [3] For the 2022 season, West Virginia joined in-state rival Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference, and the Mountain State Derby will become an annual conference game. WVU had been scheduled to leave the MAC for Conference USA but this plan was changed when Marshall changed conferences from CUSA to the SBC. [4]

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Coaching staff

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Conference membership

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(NOTE: Prior to 1972, the NCAA sponsored only one championship in men's soccer. In 1972, the NCAA began sponsoring a championship in the College Division, which in turn was split into today's Divisions II and III in 1973. The 1972 College Division Tournament was retroactively considered to be the first D-II championship event. WVU remained in competition in the University Division, which was renamed Division I in 1973, and has remained in D-I to this day.)

Rivalries

Mountain State Derby

West Virginia's biggest rivals are Marshall, as the two sides are the only Division 1 men's soccer teams in the state. Both teams are members of the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer, and matches between the two teams typically draw large crowds.

Big 12 Derby and Big 12 / SEC Challenge

As West Virginia and Central Florida are the only two Big 12 schools that sponsor the sport, since 2023, the two teams have in the Sun Belt a rivalry similar to Kentucky and South Carolina, Southeastern Conference members in that their derby is for the honour of their regular conference. In addition, the four teams have a four-way rivalry, the "Big 12 / SEC Challenge," inside the Sun Belt.

All-Americans

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Record by year

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jim Markel (Single Division Independent [8] )(1961–1962)
1961Jim Markel 2–5–3
1962Jim Markel 8–2–0
Jim Markel:10–7–3 (.575)
Sam Maurice (Single Division Independent [8] )(1963–1964)
1963Sam Maurice 7–3–0
1964Sam Maurice 8–2–0
Sam Maurice:15–5–0 (.750)
Greg Meyers (Single Division Independent [8] )(1965–1966)
1965Greg Meyers 7–5–1
Greg Meyers (Southern Conference [9] )(1965–1966)
1966Greg Meyers 13–2–0Tournament only NCAA 1st round
Greg Meyers:20–7–1 (.732)
John Stewart (Southern Conference [9] )(1967–1967)
1967John Stewart 11–1–0Tournament only
John Stewart (Single Division Independent [8] )(1968–1968)
1968John Stewart 8–1–1 NCAA 1st round
John Stewart:19–2–1 (.886)
John McGrath (Single Division Independent [8] )(1969–1971)
1969John McGrath 4–5–1
1970John McGrath 3–8–0
1971John McGrath 9–3–0 NCAA 1st round
John McGrath (Division I Independent [8] )(1972–1986)
1972John McGrath 10–3–0 NCAA 1st round
1973John McGrath 10–2–3 NCAA 1st round
1974John McGrath 5–4–4
1975John McGrath 8–5–1
1976John McGrath 6–6–1
1977John McGrath 2–9–2
1978John McGrath 8–6–1
1979John McGrath 8–6–2
1980John McGrath 10–2–3
1981John McGrath 11–5–0 NCAA Quarterfinals
1982John McGrath 8–7–2
1983John McGrath 10–7–1
1984John McGrath 5–8–4
1985John McGrath 4–12–3
1986John McGrath 7–6–3
John McGrath (Atlantic 10 Conference [10] )(1987–1994)
1987John McGrath 8–8–21–1–13rd (West)
1988John McGrath 6–11–10–3–03rd (West)
1989John McGrath 9–8–11–2–03rd (West)
1990John McGrath 12–5–14–3–15th
1991John McGrath 9–8–03–4–06th
1992John McGrath 10–7–34–3–04th NCAA 1st round
1993John McGrath 5–12–13–4–0t-6th
1994John McGrath 10–9–13–4–0t-4th
John McGrath (Big East Conference [11] )(1995–1995)
1995John McGrath 5–9–43–5–3t-8th
John McGrath:203–181–44 (.526)22–29–5
Paul Marco (Big East Conference [11] )(1996–2000)
1996Paul Marco 7–12–13–7–311th
1997Paul Marco 7–13–03–8–011th
1998Paul Marco 11–8–14–6–1t-8th
1999Paul Marco 13–5–18–3–13rd
2000Paul Marco 4–13–11–9–112th
Paul Marco:42–51–4 (.454)19–33–6
Keith Fulk (Big East Conference [11] )(2001–2002)
2001Keith Fulk 5–11–01–9–012th
2002Keith Fulk 4–11–21–8–113th
Keith Fulk:9–22–1 (.303)2–17–1
Mike Seabolt (Big East Conference [11] )(2003–2005)
2003Mike Seabolt 5–10–31–6–313th
2004Mike Seabolt 12–7–15–4–1t-5th
2005Mike Seabolt 13–8–26–4–1t-3rd NCAA 2nd round
Mike Seabolt:30–25–6 (.541)12–14–5
Marlon LeBlanc (Big East Conference [11] )(2006–2011)
2006Marlon LeBlanc 15–3–39–0–11st (Blue) (+1st seed) NCAA 2nd round
2007Marlon LeBlanc 14–6–27–3–13rd (Blue) NCAA Round of 16
2008Marlon LeBlanc 5–9–53–4–45th (Blue)
2009Marlon LeBlanc 7–5–66–3–23rd (Blue)
2010Marlon LeBlanc 10–7–25–4–04th (Blue) NCAA 2nd round
2011Marlon LeBlanc 11–8–16–3–02nd (Blue) NCAA 2nd round
Marlon LeBlanc (Mid-American Conference [12] )(2012–2019)
2012Marlon LeBlanc 9–6–14–2–1t-2nd
2013Marlon LeBlanc 7–7–52–2–2t-4th
2014Marlon LeBlanc 11–7–13–1–12nd
2015Marlon LeBlanc 6–12–02–3–04th
2016Marlon LeBlanc 8–7–11–4–06th
2017Marlon LeBlanc 9–6–41–2–24th of 6
2018Marlon LeBlanc 14–7–05–0–01st NCAA 2nd round
2019Marlon LeBlanc 10–9–20–4–16th of 6 NCAA 2nd round
Marlon LeBlanc:127–93–29 (.568)48–29–12
Dan Stratford (Mid-American Conference)(2020–2021)
2020Dan Stratford 6–3–14–3–13rd
2021Dan Stratford 12–3–64–1–12nd NCAA quarterfinals
Dan Stratford (Sun Belt Conference)(2022–present)
2022Dan Stratford 7–7–43–1–44th Sun Belt Semifinals
Dan Stratford:25–13–11 (.622)11–5–6
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      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

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References

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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