St. John's Red Storm men's soccer explained

St. John's Red Storm F.C.
University:St. John's University (New York)
Conference:Big East Conference
Conference Short:Big East
City:New York City
Stateabb:NY
State:New York (state)
Coach:Dave Masur
Tenure:27th
Stadium:Belson Stadium
Capacity:2,168
Nickname:Red Storm
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Ncaachampion:1996
Ncaarunnerup:2003
Ncaacollegecup:1996, 2001, 2003, 2008
Ncaaeliteeight:1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2008
Ncaatourneys:1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament:Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011
Conference Season:Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008

The St. John's Red Storm men's soccer team represents St. John's University in New York City, New York in NCAA Division I soccer competitions. They compete in the Big East Conference and have experienced consistent success in both conference and national competitions.

The St. John's men's soccer program has appeared in 15 consecutive NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Sweet 16 in each of the last ten seasons, and the Final Four on 3 occasions. They have captured 11 Big East Championships, including the 2006 season title as well as the 2009 season title, and in 1996, St. John's won the NCAA National Championship. Their home games are hosted at Belson Stadium, a state-of-the-art 2,300-seat stadium on the university campus..[1] In 2006, the men's soccer team became the first American soccer team to be invited to play in Vietnam. The team played against several Vietnam Football Federation squads as well as participating in community service.[2]

History

St. John's won the 1996 NCAA Division Championship, made four appearances in the NCAA College Cup (1996, 2001, 2003 and 2008) and reached sixteen NCAA post-season tournaments, including fifteen straight from 1992 to 2006. The Red Storm also reached ten consecutive NCAA Tournament rounds of sixteen from 1996 to 2005. Under Coach Masur, the Red Storm have also won seven Big East tournament titles, six regular season crowns and has qualified for eighteen consecutive Big East tournaments. Their home games are hosted at Belson Stadium, a state-of-the-art 2,168-seat stadium on the university campus, which sells out often.[1] In 2006, the men's soccer team became the first American soccer team to be invited to play in Vietnam. The team played against several Vietnam Football Federation squads as well as participating in community service.[2]

From 1992 to 2013, the Red Storm went to the NCAA National Championship in 20 of 22 seasons, with four appearances in the College Cup semifinals and two appearances in the final, winning the national championship in 1996. The team posted 27 consecutive seasons with a win percentage of .500 or better from 1987 to 2013 before suffering three consecutive losing seasons from 2014 to 2016.

In conference play, the St. John's men's soccer team has won six conference regular season championships and nine conference tournament championships; the most recent being in 2011. They are currently coached by Dave Masur who will be in his 24th season leading the Red Storm in 2014.

Technically, the team was founded prior to 1979. They were a club team playing local colleges and universities. 1979 is the year the team transitioned to D1.[3]

Record by year

References:[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. John's RedStorm Sports -- We are St. John's -- Traditions -- Traditions. December 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416201240/http://www.redstormsports.com/about/traditions . April 16, 2009 .
  2. Web site: St. John's Signs Historic Agreement with Vietnam . St. John's University . 2008-11-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080503224133/http://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/items/monthly/january06/vietnam/pr_uni_060119.sju . 2008-05-03 .
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_record_book.pdf
  4. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014_record_book.pdf
  5. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bige/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014MSOCRecords.pdf