2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:2019
Team:UCF Knights
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:American
Record:15–3–2
Conf Record:6–0–1
Nscaarank:10
Tdsrank:10
Head Coach:Scott Calabrese
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Paul Souders
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Jamie Davies
Ac2 Year:2nd
Captain:Cal Jennings
Captain2:Richard Amon
Captain3:Yannik Oettl
Stadium:UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Champion:AAC regular season champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Third Round

The 2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Scott Calabrese's third year as head coach for the program.

UCF finished the season with a 15–3–2 overall record and a 6–0–1 conference record, best in the AAC. The Knights advanced to the finals of the AAC Tournament where they fell to SMU for the third consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round where they were defeated by SMU.

Background

See main article: 2018 UCF Knights men's soccer team. The Knights are coming off a 13–3–3 season where they finished 5–1–1 in AAC play, earning them their first American Athletic Conference regular season title. In the 2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, UCF lost to SMU in penalty kicks, 4–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time. UCF earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were one of the 16 seeded teams (out of 48 teams total) given the 14 seed. It was UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. With the seed, they earned a bye into the second round where they hosted the winner of Washington and Lipscomb. Lipscomb beat Washington in penalties, and also ended up beating the Knights in overtime, thus ending the season for UCF.

Junior striker, Cal Jennings, lead UCF in goals and assists for 2018 and was named a consensus All-American with Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer America, United Soccer Coaches, and CollegeSoccerNews.com all naming him as a first-team All-American.

Player movement

Departures

NameNat.NumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
2 190 Graduated
5 165 Graduated
6 155 Graduated
9 185 Graduated
11 135 Graduated
16 173 Transferred to Manhattan[1]
17 150 Graduated
19 165 Graduated
22 165 Graduated
23 195 Graduated
26 185 Transferred to Xavier

Incoming transfers

NameNat.NumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownFormer School
18 189 Belmont[2]
31 150 New Mexico[3]

High school recruits

NameNat.HometownHigh SchoolClubTDS Rating
United StatesLake Alfred, FLAuburndaleWeston FC[4]
BrazilRio de Janeiro, BRAIMG Academy[5]
CanadaBlainville, QCMontverde AcademyOrlando City[6]
United StatesWindermere, FLOlympia (FL)Acys Spirit United[7]
United StatesHarrisburg, PALower DauphinPenn FC[8]
ItalyVenice, ITAESNRLausanneNR
San José, CRCCFISSaprissaNR
Orlando, FLOlympia (FL)Orlando City[9]

Roster

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Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Danny White
Head Coach Scott Calabrese
Associate Head Coach Paul Souders
Assistant Coach Jamie Davies
Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach Peter Davis

Schedule

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Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Cal JenningsAAC Offensive Player of the YearNovember 12, 2019[11]
Yoni SorokinAAC Midfielder of the Year
Yannik OettlAAC Goalkeeper of the Year
Gino ViviAAC Rookie of the Year
Scott CalabreseAAC Coaching Staff of the Year
Yannik OettlAll-AAC First Team
Cal Jennings
Yoni Sorokin
Yanis Leerman
Louis PerezAll-AAC Second Team
Glademir MendozaAll-AAC Rookie Team
Gino Vivi
Cal JenningsAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019[12]
Yannik Oettl
Louis Perez
Gino Vivi
Cal JenningsSoccer America All-America First-TeamDecember 12, 2019[13]
Cal JenningsUnited Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team[14]
Cal JenningsCollege Soccer News All-America First-TeamDecember 16, 2019[15]
Cal JenningsTop Drawer Soccer All-America First-TeamDecember 23, 2019[16]
Yoni SorokinTop Drawer Soccer All-America Second-Team
Yanis Leerman

2020 MLS Super Draft

See main article: article and 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Cal Jennings 1 17 FW
Jonathan Dean 2 39 DF

Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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Soccer America13None9129767665548None Released

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manhattan Adds Two For 2019. Manhattan College Athletics. en. 2019-09-28.
  2. Web site: UCF Adds Five for 2019. UCF Athletics. en. 2019-09-28.
  3. Web site: University of Central Florida adds defender Glademir Mendoza as late transfer. SoccerWire. en. 2019-09-28.
  4. Web site: Jose Aldaco. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  5. Web site: Bernardo Brandao. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  6. Web site: Jeremy DiLallo. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  7. Web site: Andrew Lizyness. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  8. Web site: Josiah Ramirez. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  9. Web site: Roberto Ydrach. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  10. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Roster . ucfknights.com . September 26, 2019.
  11. Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Awards. theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. April 12, 2020.
  12. Web site: SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown. theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 16, 2019. April 12, 2020.
  13. Web site: Awards: NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team. December 12, 2019. Soccer America. limited. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229185900/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/84504/awards-ncaa-division-i-mens-all-america-team.html . 2019-12-29 . April 16, 2020.
  14. Web site: NCAA Division I Men’s All-America Team Announced. December 12, 2019. unitedsoccercoaches.org. April 12, 2020.
  15. Web site: College Soccer News 2019 All-America Teams. collegesoccernews.com. April 16, 2020.
  16. Web site: 2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards. December 23, 2019. Top Drawer Soccer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229022148/https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2019-mens-division-i-postseason-awards_aid47473 . 2019-12-29 . April 16, 2020.
  17. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. Top Drawer Soccer. April 15, 2020.
  19. Web site: CSN Top 30 Polls . CollegeSoccerNews.com . 2019-09-27 . 2019-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826222727/https://collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-top-30-poll . dead .