| Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer | |
| University: | Saint Louis University |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Conference Short: | Atlantic 10 |
| City: | St. Louis |
| Stateabb: | MO |
| State: | Missouri |
| Coach: | Kevin Kalish |
| Tenure: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Hermann Stadium |
| Capacity: | 6,050 |
| Nickname: | Billikens |
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| Ncaachampion: | 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 |
| Ncaarunnerup: | 1961, 1971, 1974 |
| Ncaacollegecup: | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1997 |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2021 |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2021 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2022 |
| Conference Season: | 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Saint Louis Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Soccer is the main fall sport at SLU, which has not sponsored football since 1949.
Noted for their dominance in men's collegiate soccer during the late 1950s through the mid-1970s, the Billikens have won 10 NCAA Men's Soccer Championships, the most of any men's college soccer program in Division 1.[1] Despite this, the Billikens have not appeared in an NCAA national championship final since 1974, and have appeared in the college cup twice since then: 1991 and 1997. Of their ten titles, nine were outright earned by the Billikens and their 1967 title was shared with the Michigan State Spartans.
During their dynasty run from the 1960s through 1970s, the team was coached by Bob Guelker during their first five championships, while Harry Keough coached the last five championship teams at SLU. Dan Donigan was the most recent head coach, serving from February 2001 until he resigned in January 2010 to accept a position at Rutgers. Presently, the Billikens are coached by Kevin Kalish.
| Dates | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–1966 |  Bob Guelker | Won 5 NCAA championships in 8 seasons. | |
| 1967–1982 | Harry Keough | Won 5 NCAA championships in his first 7 seasons. | |
| 1983–1996 | Joe Clarke | ||
| 1997–2000 | Bob Warming | ||
| 2001–2009 | Dan Donigan | ||
| 2010–2017 | Mike McGinty | ||
| 2018–present | Kevin Kalish |
See main article: List of Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer seasons.
| Season | Overall record | Conf. Record | Coach | Conf. | Conf Rank | Conf. Tournament | NCAA tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8–7–2 | 4–2–2 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 3rd | |||
| 2014 | 14–4–2 | 5–1–2 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 2nd | Semifinals | NCAA 2nd round | |
| 2013 | 14–5–2 | 6–0–2 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 1st | Runner-Up | ||
| 2012 | 16–5–0 | 7–2–0 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 1st | Champions | NCAA second round, eighth overall seed | |
| 2011 | 6–10–1 | 4–5–0 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 10th | |||
| 2010 | 9–7–3 | 5–3–0 | Mike McGinty | A10 | 5th | Semifinals | ||
| 2009 | 12–6–0 | 7–2–0 | Donigan | A10 | 2nd | Champions | NCAA 2nd Round | |
| 2008 | 12–5–5 | 6–3 | Donigan | A10 | 4th | Semifinals | NCAA 2nd round |
See main article: NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The following table shows the sixteen-year span from 1959 to 1974 in which SLU won 10 NCAA titles. In the six seasons in which SLU did not win, they finished second three times, reached the semifinals once, reached the quarterfinals once, and reached the round-of-16 once. In all 16 seasons, the NCAA tournament was either won by SLU or by the team that had beaten SLU.
1950s–1980s
1990s–present
Note: The number in parentheses indicates the year the player graduated from SLU; for those who didn't graduate from SLU, the number indicates the last year they played for SLU.
1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967(co-champion) 1969, 1970, 1972, & 1973
2009, 2012, 2021, 2022