UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer explained

UC Irvine Anteaters
University:	University of California, Irvine
Conference:	Big West Conference
Conference Short:	Big West
Founded:	1984
City:	Irvine
Stateabb:	CA
State:	California
Coach:	Yossi Raz
Tenure:	6th
Stadium:	Anteater Stadium
Capacity:	2,500
Nickname:	Anteaters, UCI
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Ncaasweetsixteen:	2008, 2013, 2014
Ncaaroundof32:	2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018
Ncaatourneys:	2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023
Conference Tournament:	2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023
Conference Season:	2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer program represents the University of California, Irvine in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1984, the Anteaters compete in the Big West Conference. The Anteaters are coached by Yossi Raz, who has coached the team since 2017 after previously coaching the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos and serving as an assistant for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. UC Irvine plays their home matches at Anteater Stadium.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

UC Irvine has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–7–1.^[1]

Season	Seed	Round	Opponent	Score
2008	14	Second round Third round	Cal Poly 3 St. John's	W 3–0 L 2–3
2009	16	Second round	Stanford	L 0–1
2011	8	Second round	St. Mary's (CA)	L 1–2^OT
2013	12	Second round Third round	North Carolina Maryland	W 1–0 L 0–1
2014		First round Second round Third round	UNLV 6 Stanford #11 Providence	W 3–0 W 1–0 ^OT L 0–1
2018		First round Second round	Grand Canyon 9 Stanford	T 1–1 L 0–2
2023		First round	Loyola Marymount	L 2-4

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA Soccer Division I Men's Championship Brackets. ncaa.org.