| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Akron Zips |
| Sport: | soccer |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 15–7–2 |
| Conf Record: | 1–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jared Embick |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Leo Chappel |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Ger Coppinger |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach3: | T.J. Kolba |
| Ac3 Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field |
| Champion: | MAC Tournament Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Runners-Up |
| Nscaarank: | 2 |
| Tdsrank: | 2 |
The 2018 Akron Zips men's soccer team represented The University of Akron during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Zips, played in the Mid-American Conference.
See main article: 2017 Akron Zips men's soccer team.
A program record of 19 players departed the program following the 2017 season. Most players either graduated or declared for the MLS SuperDraft while others transferred to local NCAA Division II soccer programs.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | 6'1" | 170 | Freshman | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 1st overall by Los Angeles FC. Signed with club. | |||
| 3 | DF | 5'8" | 150 | Sophomore | Signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2 | |||
| Niko de Vera | 4 | DF | 5'5" | 140 | Senior | Camas, WA | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 28th overall by New York Red Bulls. Signed with New York Red Bulls II. | |
| Marc Alexander | 5 | DF | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Hartford. | |
| Sam Gainford | 7 | FW | 6'1" | 168 | RS Senior | Whitehaven, ENG | Graduated. | |
| Stuart Holthusen | 9 | FW | 6'1" | 151 | Senior | Auckland, NZL | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 64th overall by Portland Timbers. Did not sign with club. | |
| Manuel Cordeiro | 10 | MF | 5'9" | 153 | RS Senior | Porto, POR | Graduated | |
| Reggie Laryea | 12 | MF | 5'11" | 151 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Left the program. Signed with Sigma FC | |
| Pau Belana | 13 | MF | 5'11" | 162 | RS Senior | Barcelona, ESP | Graduated | |
| Shane Wiedt | 16 | DF | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | Akron, OH | Transferred to Pittsburgh. | |
| Nate Shultz | 18 | DF | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Mayfield, OH | Declared for MLS SuperDraft. Selected 48th overall by LA Galaxy. Signed with LA Galaxy II | |
| Dener Dos Santos | 19 | MF | 5'8" | 154 | RS Senior | Joinville, BRA | Graduated | |
| Alex Mapp | 20 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | RS Freshman | Medina, OH | Transferred to Ashland. | |
| Jackson Crawford | 22 | DF | 5'9" | 164 | RS Freshman | Massillon, OH | Transferred to Ashland. | |
| Barth-Luther Mouafo | 23 | MF | 6'0" | 197 | RS Senior | Douala, CMR | Graduated | |
| Nick Costa | 28 | GK | 6'0" | 215 | RS Sophomore | North Royalton, OH | Transferred to Ashland. | |
| Codie Lynd | 30 | GK | 5'9" | 175 | Freshman | Belleville, IL | Transferred to Maryville. | |
| Nate Brown | 31 | DF | 6'2" | 162 | Senior | Scarborough, ON | Graduated |
| Name | Nat. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Cole | 5'7" | 143 | Sophomore | Transferred from Sacramento State. | |||
| Abi Mohamed | 5'11" | 151 | Senior | Transferred from Ohio State. | |||
| Daniel Oliveira | 5'7" | 145 | RS Freshman | Transferred from Técnico. | |||
| Diogo Pacheco | 5'10" | 160 | RS Sophomore | Transferred from Lusófona. | |||
| Leonard Sohn | 5'10" | 151 | Junior | Transferred from Manhattan. | |||
| Peter Zecca | 5'10" | 162 | Sophomore | Transferred from St. John's. |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Allen |  United States | Stafford, VA | Bethesda SC | ||
| Dion Akhigbe |  Nigeria | Copley, OH | OYSA North Challnger | ||
| Colin Biros | United States | Canton, OH | Columbus Crew U-17 | ||
| Ricky Ceballos |  Mexico | Mexico City, MEX | UNAM U-20 | ||
| Pol Hernández |  Spain | Teià, ESP | Espanyol U-18 | ||
| Nick McCausland | United States | New Franklin, OH | Cleveland Internationals | ||
| Marco Milanese |  Italy | Isernia, ITA | Napoli U-17 | ||
| Ivan Nikolić | Toronto, ON | Sigma U-20 | |||
| Carlo Ritaccio | Italy | Westbury, NY | BW Gottschee | ||
| Nick Sibila | Munich, GER | Deisenhofen U-19 | |||
| Sam Tojaga | United States | Erie, PA | Real Salt Lake U-17 |