South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer explained

South Carolina Gamecocks
University:University of South Carolina
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Conference Short:Sun Belt
Founded:1978
City:Columbia
Stateabb:SC
State:South Carolina
Coach:Tony Annan
Tenure:2nd
Stadium:Stone Stadium
Capacity:5,700
Nickname:Gamecocks
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Ncaarunnerup:1993
Ncaacollegecup:1988, 1993
Ncaaeliteeight:1985, 1988, 1989, 1993
Ncaasweetsixteen:1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2010
Ncaaroundof32:1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2016
Ncaatourneys:1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
Conference Tournament:C-USA: 2005, 2010
Conference Season:Metro: 1993
C-USA: 2011

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team represents the University of South Carolina and, as of the 2022 college soccer season, competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The team is coached by Tony Annan, who succeeded Mark Berson as head coach after the 2020 season. Berson had been the Gamecocks' only head coach since the program's inception in 1978 and had participated in 20 NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Quarterfinals on four occasions. Since 1981, South Carolina has played its home games at Stone Stadium, which is affectionately called "The Graveyard" by South Carolina fans due to an adjoining cemetery.[1] [2]

Program history

South Carolina first fielded a men's soccer team in 1978 under the direction of current coach Mark Berson. The program wasted little time making a name for itself on the national stage, as it reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1985. The 14-year period from 1985 to 1998 was a dominant era for South Carolina, as it posted a 213–61–22 overall record with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Of the 12 NCAA Tournament trips during this run, the Gamecocks advanced to the second round or beyond on nine occasions.

Throughout its history, South Carolina has made 22 NCAA Tournaments, with four Quarterfinal appearances, two Semi-final appearances, and a 1993 National Runner-up finish. The 1993 squad won 16 contests before falling to Virginia 2–0 in the National Title game. The Gamecocks' most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2016. Since the SEC does not sponsor NCAA Men's Soccer, South Carolina has participated as an Independent (even in its original years in the Metro Conference), finally joining the Metro for men's soccer in 1993 and 1994, but was forced back to independent status following the 1995 reunification with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA (C-USA) until 2005, when Kentucky left the Mid-American Conference in order to allow the two SEC schools to play in C-USA together. South Carolina and Kentucky continued to play in C-USA through the 2021 season, after which both left to join the revived men's soccer league of the Sun Belt Conference.

In terms of conference championships, South Carolina won the Metro Conference season title in 1993 and the Conference USA tournament in 2005 and 2010, along with its regular season title in 2011.

Head coaches

! Name! Years! Seasons! Won! Lost! Tie! Pct.
Mark Berson1978–20204351126176.654
Tony Annan2021–present1592.375
All-Time4451627078.642

Year-by-year results

SeasonCoachRecordNotes
Overall Conference
1978Mark Berson13–3–1—
1979Mark Berson14–5–0—NCAA First Round
1980Mark Berson12–5–2—
1981Mark Berson16–4–1—
1982Mark Berson12–5–2—
1983Mark Berson8–11–2—
1984Mark Berson14–4–2—
1985Mark Berson20–3–1—NCAA Quarterfinals
1986Mark Berson17–5–0—NCAA First Round
1987Mark Berson16–2–3—NCAA Second Round
1988Mark Berson14–4–4—NCAA Semi-finals
1989Mark Berson17–3–2—NCAA Quarterfinals
1990Mark Berson14–5–2—NCAA Second Round
1991Mark Berson14–5–0—
1992Mark Berson13–5–3—NCAA First Round
Metro Conference
1993Mark Berson16–4–44–0–1Metro Champions; NCAA Runners-up
1994Mark Berson16–44–1–0NCAA First Round
1995Mark Berson16–4–0—NCAA Second Round
1996Mark Berson8–9–2—
1997Mark Berson16–3–1—NCAA Second Round
1998Mark Berson16–5–0—NCAA Second Round
1999Mark Berson10–7–2—
2000Mark Berson12–4–3—NCAA First Round
2001Mark Berson12–5–2—NCAA Second Round
2002Mark Berson11–8–1—NCAA First Round
2003Mark Berson9–7–2—
2004Mark Berson12–7–1—NCAA First Round
Conference USA
2005Mark Berson12–7–27–1–1Conference USA Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round
2006Mark Berson11–5–14–3–1
2007Mark Berson11–6–24–2–2
2008Mark Berson8–6–52–2–4
2009Mark Berson7–8–32–4–2
2010Mark Berson13–7–24–2–2Conference USA Tournament Champions; NCAA Third Round
2011Mark Berson9–7–36–1–1Conference USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA First Round
2012Mark Berson5–11–22–5–1
2013Mark Berson7–7–54–2–3
2014Mark Berson10–10–03–5–0
2015Mark Berson11–8–26–2–0NCAA Second Round
2016Mark Berson11–8–15–2–1NCAA Second Round
2017Mark Berson6–9–22–4–2
2018Mark Berson7–10–02–6–0
2019Mark Berson7–9–22–5–0
2020Mark Berson8–7–12–4–1
2021Tony Annan5–9–21–5–2
Sun Belt Conference
2022Tony Annan5-8-41-4-3
2023Tony Annan6-9-33-4-2

Championships

1993

2005, 2010, 2011

Records

All-Time career leaders

Scoring

Career Points
RankPlayerGoalsAssistsPointsYears
1Doug Allison63321581984–87
2Chris Faklaris55141241991–94
3Clint Mathis53151211994–97
4Clark Brisson3626981987–90
5Dan Ratcliff3720941983–86
6Jordan Quinn3713871999-02
7Andrew Coggins3315811988–91
8Brian Winstead3314801978–79
9Billy Baumhoff2234781991–94
Rob Smith1940781991–94
Career Goals
RankPlayerGoalsYears
1Doug Allison631984–87
2Chris Faklaris551991–94
3Clint Mathis531994–97
4Dan Ratcliff371983–86
Jordan Quinn371999-02
6Clark Brisson361987–90
7Andrew Coggins331988–91
Brian Winstead331978–79
9Dave Goodchild281992–2004
John Harr281997–99
Career Assists
RankPlayerAssistsYears
1Rob Smith401991–94
2Billy Baumhoff341991–94
3Doug Allison321984–87
4Rubén Tufiño301989–92
5Clark Brisson261987–90
6Arni Arnthorsson251984–87
7Grenville Pope231985–88
8Mike Sambursky222003–2006
9Dan Ratcliff201983–86
John Harr201997–99
Scott Cook201985–87
Matt Haiduk201989–93

Goalkeeping

Career Goals-Against Average
RankPlayerGAAYears
1Charles Arndt0.701985–88
2Chris Foley0.721986–89
3Paul Turin0.861978–79
4Henry Ring1.031997-00
John Mills1.031987–90
Career Shutouts
RankPlayerShutoutsYears
1Charles Arndt29.51985–88
2Jimmy Maurer282007–10
3Henry Ring25.51997-00
4David Turner21.51990–93
5Glen Thompson211980, 82–84

Single season records

Points: 53, Clint Mathis-1995
Goals: 25, Clint Mathis-1995
Assists: 16, Rubén Tufiño-1989
GAA: 0.49, Charles Arndt-1987
Shutouts: 13, Warren Lipka – 1985

Notable former players

Current professionals

Retired professionals

In other fields

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site . Gamecocksonline.com . 2015-04-26.
  2. Web site: Stone Stadium Review . stadiumjourney.com . 2015-04-26.

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