Syracuse Orange men's soccer

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Syracuse Orange
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team
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Founded1920;104 years ago (1920)
University Syracuse University
Head coach Ian McIntyre (14th season)
Conference ACC (2013–present)
Location Syracuse, New York
Stadium SU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Orange
ColorsOrange and Blue
   
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Home
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Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1936
NCAA Tournament championships
2022
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1985, 2015, 2022

Syracuse Orange is the NCAA college soccer team for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. They are a Division I team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Syracuse is currently coached by Ian McIntyre who has brought the team to the National Championship, two NCAA Tournament College Cup, and two ACC Conference Titles in 2015 and 2022. McIntyre was named the National College Coach of the Year in 2022, the ACC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2022, and the Big East Coach of the Year in 2012. [1] [2] [3]

The Orange won the National Championship in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, defeating eight time NCAA Champions Indiana 7-6 on Penalty Kicks. [4]

History

Syracuse Orangemen Soccer team in 1922. Syracuse University Orangemen Soccer 1922 team.jpg
Syracuse Orangemen Soccer team in 1922.

Syracuse fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1920. [5] The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association as national champions for 1936. Syracuse competed with the other northeastern soccer programs as an independent until 1979. The University was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979 [6] and the Orange broke new ground in 1982 when they finished with a record of 17-3-2 and won the inaugural BIG EAST Tournament [7] by beating Boston College in the final. On July 1, 2013, Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Roster

As of January 18, 2024 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Coss
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Smith
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andre Cutler-DeJesus
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Noah Singelmann
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabriel Mikina
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen Hasse
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mateo Leveque
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeorgio Kocevski
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julius Rauch
10 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lorenzo Boselli
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Felipe D'Agostini
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Wigg
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Biros
14 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Rodrigo Almeida
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Diaz Bonilla
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michal Gradus
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giona Leibold
18 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nate Edwards
19 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Buster Sjoberg
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trevor Carabin
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen Betz
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ole Oyegunle
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson Glenn
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrea DiBlasio
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Hut
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Shaw
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Arber
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Francesco Pagano
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antonio Pagano
30 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jahiem Wickham
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ezra Widman
33 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Josh Belluz
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Suski

Orange in the MLS

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Alex Bono with Toronto FC

MLS Draft History

*Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team or/and an MLS All-Star Game
YearPlayerTeamPick
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Puls Colorado Rapids 12th round (112th overall)
1996 Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Young Columbus Crew 13th round (121st overall)
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Britton Colorado Rapids3rd round (23rd overall)
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Aloisi LA Galaxy 6th round (57th overall)
2006 Flag of Jamaica.svg Ezra Prendergast Chicago Fire FC 3rd round (34th overall)
2007 Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Asante Toronto FC 3rd round (27th overall)
2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Hall Toronto FC3rd round (39th overall)
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bono Toronto FC 1st round (6th overall)
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Skylar Thomas Toronto FC1st round (11th overall)
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Murrell Real Salt Lake 3rd round (57th overall)
2016 Flag of Germany.svg Julian Büscher D.C. United 1st round (11th overall)
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Polk Portland Timbers 1st round (20th overall)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Miles Robinson Atlanta United FC 1st round (2nd overall)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Liam Callahan Colorado Rapids 2nd round (24th overall)
2018 Flag of England.svg Mo Adams Chicago Fire 1st round (10thoverall)
2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tajon Buchanan New England Revolution 1st round (9th overall)
2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kamal Miller Orlando City SC 2nd round (27th overall)
2020 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Raposo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1st round (4th overall)
2020 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyal Higgins Toronto FC 1st round (19th overall)
2021 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Luther Archimède New York Red Bulls 1st round (13th overall)
2021 Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Norheim Nashville SC 3rd round (73rd overall)
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Abdi Salim Orlando City 1st round (17th overall)
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Levonte Johnson Vancouver Whitecaps 1st round (29th overall)
2023 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Amferny Sinclair Real Salt Lake 2nd round (45th overall)
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Russell Shealy LA Galaxy 2nd round (52nd overall)
2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Buster Sjöberg Vancouver Whitecaps 2nd round (71st overall)
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Jeorgio Kocevski Orlando City 1st round (21st overall) [9]
2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olu Oyegunle Chicago Fire 2nd round (33rd overall) [10]

Generation Adidas Players

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Tajon Buchanan
Generation Adidas players
NameAgePos.Hometown
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bono 20 GK Syracuse, NY
Flag of Germany.svg Julian Büscher 22 M Dülmen, Germany
Flag of the United States.svg Miles Robinson 19 D Arlington, MA
Flag of England.svg Mo Adams 21 M Nottingham, England
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tajon Buchanan 19 F Brampton, ON
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Raposo 19 M Hamilton, ON

Championships

2022 College Cup

2022 NCAA soccer season was the most successful in the history of the Orange program. Syracuse achieved a Treble by winning ACC Conference regular season, ACC Conference tournament, and NCAA National Championships.

Semifinals
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
Pittsburgh 0
13 Indiana 2
3 Syracuse2 (7)
13 Indiana 2 (6)
3 Syracuse3
Creighton 2

2015 College Cup

Semifinals
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Championship
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
      
8 Stanford (pen.) 0(8)
4 Akron 0(7)
8 Stanford 4
2 Clemson 0
6 Syracuse0(1)
2 Clemson (pen.) 0(4)

2022 ACC Conference Champions

First Round
ACCN & ACCNX
Quarterfinals
ACCN
Semifinals
ACCN
Final
ESPNU
1 Duke 0
8 Clemson 38 Clemson 2
9 Notre Dame 1 8 Clemson 2
4 Wake Forest 0
4 Wake Forest 1
5 Louisville 1 12 Virginia Tech 0
12 Virginia Tech 28 Clemson 0
2 Syracuse2
3 Virginia 1
6 Pittsburgh (a.e.t.) 46 Pittsburgh 0
11 NC State 1 3 Virginia 2 (3)
2 Syracuse (pen.) 2 (5)
2 Syracuse1
7 North Carolina 17 North Carolina 0
10 Boston College 0

2015 ACC Conference Champions

Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Wake Forest (OT) 2
8 Duke 1 9 Louisville 1
9 Louisville 2 1 Wake Forest 0
4 Notre Dame 1
4 Notre Dame 1
5 Virginia 0
4 Notre Dame 0
7 Syracuse1
3 Clemson 3
7 Syracuse26 Boston College 0
10 NC State 0 3 Clemson 0
7 Syracuse2
2 North Carolina  1 (3) 
7 Syracuse (pen.)  1 (4) 

Big East Conference Champions

The Orange soccer program competed in the Big East Conference since its first season of existence until the Orange joined to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. [11]

Individual award winners

MAC Hermann Trophy

NamePos.YearPlace
Alex Bono GK2014Finalist
Levonte Johnson F2022Finalist

All-Americans

NameYearTeam
John McEwan 19321st
Vincent Black19321st
Vincent Black19331st
Bill Nelson19521st
Joe Papaleo 19823rd
Paul Young 19922nd
Alex Bono 20141st
Julian Buescher 20152nd
Miles Robinson 20161st
Nathan Opoku 20223rd
Levonte Johnson 20221st
Jeorgio Kocevski 20233rd

Source: [14]

The 30-Goal Club

PlayerGoalsYears
Marcello Vitale441979–1982
Steve Morris431986, 1988 – 1990
Mark DiMonte421984–1987
Greg Kolodziey351983–1986
Paul Young321990–1992
Kirk Johnson302000–2003

Notable alumni

Current professionals

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Patrice Bernier with CF Montréal

Footnotes

  1. ^
    A: Co-champions with Penn State, Princeton and West Chester. [15]
  1. ^ "Dean Foti has accumulated more wins than any other Orange soccer coach". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Chris Aloisi's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  3. ^ "Richard Asante's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "Syracuse's drafted players". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  5. ^ "Syracuse's 2007 roster". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "2007 Men's Soccer standings for the Big East Conference of the NCAA". bigeast.org/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  7. ^ "SU Soccer History". suathletics.com/. Retrieved September 14, 2007.[ dead link ]
  8. ^ "SU Pros". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
  9. ^ "History and Record Book". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

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