UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer explained

UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer
University:University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Conference:Southern Conference
Conference Short:SoCon
Founded:1971
City:Greensboro
Stateabb:NC
State:North Carolina
Coach:Chris Rich
Stadium:UNCG Soccer Stadium
Capacity:3,540
Nickname:UNCG, Spartans
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Ncaachampion:Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
Ncaarunnerup:Division II: 1989
Ncaacollegecup:Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
Ncaaeliteeight:Division I: (2022)
Division II: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Ncaasweetsixteen:Division I: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Ncaaroundof32:Division I: (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Ncaatourneys:Division I: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Conference Tournament:1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020
Conference Season:1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015
Current:2021 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer team

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Men's Soccer Team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro.[1]

Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time,[2] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

Individual Honors

First team All-Americans[3]
PlayerPositionYear
Mike Sweeney 1983
1983
Eddie Radwanski (2) 1984
1985
1989
Jason Haupt (2) 1990
1997
2004
2005
Second team All-Americans
PlayerPositionYear
George Dyer 1984
Carl Fleming 1988
1996
2004
2004

Third team All-Americans

PlayerPositionYear
Lewis Johnstone 1982
Steve Harrison 1985
Andrew Mehalko 1986
Willie Lopez 1987
IcelandSigurður Eyjólfsson1998
2006

Team Honors

NCAA Division I Honors

NCAA Division II Honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNCG Mens Soccer/Coaching staff. December 1, 2021. UNCG Athletics.
  2. Web site: 2017. Soccer-wire UNCG Men's Soccer. December 1, 2021. Soccer-Wire.
  3. Web site: 2020 UNCG Men's Soccer Record Book. December 1, 2021. uncgspartans.com.
  4. Web site: Big South Conference Men's Soccer Record Book . . February 24, 2019 . August 13, 2014.
  5. Web site: SoCon Men's Soccer Record Book through the 2017 season . . February 24, 2019 . August 10, 2018.
  6. Web site: Division II Men's Soccer Championship History . . February 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041319/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D2/champs.pdf . March 4, 2016 . April 21, 2013.