Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer explained

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
men's soccer
Current:2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team
University:Coastal Carolina University
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Conference Short:Sun Belt
Founded:1978
City:Conway
Stateabb:SC
State:South Carolina
Coach:Shaun Docking
Tenure:22nd
Stadium:CCU Soccer Complex
Capacity:1,000
Nickname:Chants
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Ncaasweetsixteen:1992, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2017
Ncaatourneys:1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament:1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Season:1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represents Coastal Carolina University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team competes in the Sun Belt Conference, following previous tenures in Conference USA and Big South Conference, both of which had been prior conference homes for that ream. During their Big South tenure, the Chanticleers were one of that league's more successful teams, both within the conference and in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Chanticleers became the first Big South team to reach the final sixteen in the tournament.[1]

Despite not having been a Big South member since the 2015 season, the Chanticleers still have the most regular season and tournament championships of any Big South team. The program has won 11 regular season and 12 tournament championships.[1]

The Chanticleers won 4 out of 5 tournament championships during their tenure in Sun Belt men's soccer, with all 4 wins coming against Georgia State.

After the Sun Belt men's soccer league disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 school year, Coastal joined Conference USA (C-USA) for that sport. C-USA was already the men's soccer home of another in-state school, South Carolina, although the latter school's natural in-conference rival is Kentucky, given that Kentucky and South Carolina are full members of the Southeastern Conference.[2] However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the Sun Belt, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023.[3] The SBC later announced it would reinstate soccer in 2022, following the arrival of three new full members with men's soccer teams (James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion).[4]

Stadium

Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field is home to CCU's men's and women's soccer programs. In 2003 the facility was the home of the first-ever NCAA Championship event hosted by Coastal Carolina University, as CCU's men's soccer team defeated Davidson, 3–0, in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.

Roster

As of 2019[5]

No. NameClassHt & WtPositionHometown/Last school
1 Alberto Ciroi SR6-3 185Goalkeeper Udine, Italy
3 Morten TimmSR5-9 165 Defender Thuringen, Germany/USC Upstate
4 Nicholas Itopoulos JR6-3 190Defender Durban, South Africa
5 Oliver Gerbig SO6-2 210 Defender Taipei, Taiwan/Taipei American School
6Kasper Skraep FR 6-3 185Defender Nyborg, Denmark/Tornbjerg Gymnasium
7 SR 5-7 160 Forward Johannesburg, South Africa
8 Michael Boakye JR5-5 158Midfielder East Hartford, Conn.
9 Claudio RepettoJR 6-3 185Forward Genova, Italy
10 Tyrone MondiR-JR5-9 170Midfielder Bloemfontein, South Africa/Northwestern Ohio
11 Sam Snaith FR 6-4 210Forward Cardiff, United Kingdom/Bridgend College
12 Jeranimo Power SR 5-10 170Midfielder De Aar, South Africa/Orion High School
13 Antonio La Gamba FR5-10 165Midfielder Rochester, N.Y.
14 Archie Filliter JR 5-10 170DefenderCary, N.C.
15 Luke Williams SO5-10 160MidfielderMurrells Inlet, SC/St. James
16 Paavo RiihijarviSO 6-5 210 Defender Oulu, Finland/Darllington School (Ga.)
17 Emile RzepeckiFR5-11 150 Midfielder Belfort, France
18 Danny CabreraR-FR5-7 155 Midfielder Windermere,FLA.
19 Steven Riad SR5-6 155MidfielderBethlehem, Pa./Lycoming College
20 DZ Harmon JR6-1 180 Midfielder Loganville, Ga./Clayton State
21 Austin D'AnnaJR6-2 175 Forward Hernando,FLA.
22 Naty EndaleJR6-0 155Defender Suwanee, Ga./Mercer University
23 Paul OdendahlSR 5-10 170 DefenderMeerbusch, Germany/Tyler Junior College
24 Martin RydningenFR5-9 175 Midfielder Tromso, Norway
25 Marcelo LageSO 6-5 185 DefenderMiddleton,Maine
26 Luke MuhlbauerFR5-9 150Defender Rheinland-PFalz, Germany
27 Jason KembleFR5-9 150Midfielder Conway, S.C./Conway
28Chris DatalloGS 5-11 180Goalkeeper Lindenhurst, NY/Quinnipiac
29Lance DasilvaJR6-0 185GoalkeeperSpotsylvania, Va./Longwood University
30Thomas ZinngrebeFR6-4 175Goalkeeper Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson

Team management

Coaching Staff

Head coaching history

DatesNameNotes
1978–1981 Dr. John Farrelly
1984–1997 Paul BantaFirst NCAA Tournament berth
1997 Dermot McGrane
1998–present Shaun Docking

List of seasons

SeasonCoachRecordNotes
Overall Conference
1978Dr. John Farrelly4–11–0
1979Dr. John Farrelly10–4–1
1980Dr. John Farrelly12–4–2
1981Dr. John Farrelly4–12–1
1982No records
1983No records
Big South Conference
1984Paul Banta15–8–04–3–0
1985Paul Banta14–8–15–1–0
1986Paul Banta18–2–09–1–0Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1987Paul Banta14–6–15–1–0Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1988Paul Banta4–14–42–4–0
1989Paul Banta17–4–06–0–0Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1990Paul Banta16–3–24–2–0Big South Tournament Champions
1991Paul Banta7–8–31–4–1
1992Paul Banta16–2–10–0–0NCAA Second Round
1993Paul Banta6–12–04–4–1
1994Paul Banta10–10–05–3–0
1995Paul Banta16–4–05–2–0Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
1996Paul Banta7–9–23–4–0
1997Paul Banta and Dermot McGrane6–10–11–5–1
1998Shaun Docking7–9–23–3–0
1999Shaun Docking12–4–16–1–0Big South Regular Season Champions
2000Shaun Docking11–5–15–2–0Big South Regular Season Champions
2001Shaun Docking11–8–23–2–2Big South Tournament ChampionsNCAA First Round
2002Shaun Docking19–3–26–1–0NCAA Second Round
2003Shaun Docking20–2–06–1–0Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2004Shaun Docking14–8–14–3–0Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2005Shaun Docking11–9–15–2–0Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2006Shaun Docking11–7–25–2–0
2007Shaun Docking10–8–16–0–0Big South Regular Season Champions
2008Shaun Docking10–10–15–2–1
2009Shaun Docking9–2–75–0–3Big South Regular Season Champions
2010Shaun Docking12–8–25–2–1Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2011Shaun Docking18–4–09–0–0Big South Regular Season ChampionsNCAA Second Round
2012Shaun Docking20–2–210–0–0Big South Regular Season ChampionsNCAA Sweet 16
2013Shaun Docking19–5–09–1–0Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2014Shaun Docking16–6–17–1–1Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round
2015Shaun Docking13–3–46–1–2NCAA Second Round
Sun Belt Conference
2016Shaun Docking9–6–33–1–1Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament ChampionsNCAA Second Round
2017Shaun Docking14–7–14–1–0Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament ChampionsNCAA Sweet 16
2018Shaun Docking10–6–02–2–0
2019Shaun Docking10–7–33–2–0Sun Belt Tournament ChampionsNCAA Second Round
2020Shaun Docking6–1–15–1–0Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament ChampionsNCAA

Records and statistics

NCAA tournament results

YearOpponentResult
1992South CarolinaW, 2–0 (2 OT)
DavidsonT, 0–0 (lost 5–6 in PK's)
1995South CarolinaL, 3–1
2001Seton HallL, 2–1
2002South CarolinaW, 2–1 (2 OT)
ClemsonT, 1–1 (lost, 4–5 in PK's)
2003DavidsonW, 3–0
North CarolinaW, 3–0
Santa ClaraL, 3–2 (OT)
2004DukeL, 3–0
2005ClemsonL, 2–0
2010DukeL, 2–1
2011ElonW, 4–3
North CarolinaL, 3–2
2012ElonW, 3–0
Wake ForestW, 2–1 (OT)
L, 5–1
2013East Tennessee StateW, 2–0
CharlotteW, 1–0
CaliforniaL, 0–1
2014FGCUW, 1–0
ClemsonL, 2–1
2015North FloridaW, 1–0
North CarolinaL, 2–1
2016RadfordW, 2–1
Wake ForestL, 2–0
2017MercerW, 1–0
ClemsonW, 3–1
StanfordL, 2–0
2019NC StateW, 3–2 (2OT)
SMUL, 0–1 (2OT)
2020TBD

Honors

Big South Conference Coach of the Year

Big South Conference Player of the Year

Big South Conference Attacking Player of the Year

Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Men's Soccer Record Book. BigSouthSports.com. December 6, 2014.
  2. Coastal Carolina Added as Men's Soccer Member . Conference USA . February 25, 2021 . March 1, 2021.
  3. News: Sun Belt confirms men's soccer being reinstated . Grant . Traylor . The Herald-Dispatch . Huntington, WV . November 1, 2021 . November 2, 2021.
  4. Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall . Sun Belt Conference . April 6, 2022 . April 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2011 Men's Soccer Roster . Coastal Carolina University . December 6, 2011.