NAIA Soccer Championship | |
Year: | 1969 |
Num Teams: | 8 |
Venue: | Earlham College Richmond, Indiana |
Winners: | Eastern Illinois |
Count: | 1 |
Second: | Davis & Elkins |
Third: | Drew |
Fourth: | Spring Arbor |
Matches: | 12 |
Goals: | 40 |
Award: | William Smyth, Davis & Elkins |
Prev Season: | 1968 |
Next Season: | 1970 |
The 1969 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
Eastern Illinois defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0 after two overtime periods, to claim the Panthers' first NAIA national title.
The final was played at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.[1]
The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.
Qualified Teams | ||||
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School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
Campbell | 1st | Never | ||
Davis & Elkins | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Drew | 1st | Never | ||
Eastern Connecticut | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Eastern Illinois | 1st | Never | ||
Ottawa (KS) | 1st | Never | ||
Spring Arbor | 1st | Never | ||
Westmont | 2nd | 1968 |