| Denver Pioneers men's soccer | |
| University: | University of Denver |
| Conference: | The Summit League |
| Conference Short: | Summit |
| City: | Denver |
| Stateabb: | CO |
| State: | Colorado |
| Coach: | Jamie Franks |
| Tenure: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium |
| Capacity: | 1,950 |
| Nickname: | Pioneers |
| Ncaacollegecup: | 2016 |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1970, 2016 |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1970, 2015, 2016 |
| Ncaaroundof32: | 1970, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1970, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Conference Tournament: | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Conference Season: | 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
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The Denver Pioneers men's soccer team represents the University of Denver in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Pioneers compete in The Summit League.
| National Champions | Conference Champions * | Division Champions | NCAA/NAIA Tournament berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results[1] | Tournament results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA / NAIA | |||||||||
| width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | T | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | T | Finish |
| 1961 | Edgar Laipenieks | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1964 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1965 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970^ | Peder Pytte | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA Quarterfinal^ | ||
| 1971 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | John Byrden | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978^ | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | |||
| 1979^ | 11 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | |||
| 1980 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982^ | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA Regionals^ | |||
Over the program's history, there have been 11 different head coaches.[2]
| Name | Nat | Tenure | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Laipenieks |  United States | 1961 | |
| Willy Schaeffler | 1962–1969 | ||
| Peder Pytte |  Norway | 1970–1973 | First NCAA Tournament berth |
| John Byrden | United States | 1974–1988 | First NAIA Tournament berth |
| Albert Adetoye | United States | 1989–1991 | |
| Dave Clements | 1991–1994 | ||
| Chad Ashton | United States | 1995 | |
| Jeff Hooker | United States | 1996–1997 | |
| Chad Ashton | United States | 1998–2006 | |
| Bobby Muuss | United States | 2007–2014 | 2013 Summit League Tournament 2014 Summit League Tournament |
| Jamie Franks | United States | 2015–present | 2015 Summit League Tournament 2016 Summit League Tournament 2016 NCAA College Cup 2018 Summit League Tournament 2019 Summit League Tournament 2021 Summit League Tournament |