NAIA Men's Soccer Championship

The NAIA Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1959.[1]

NAIA Men's Soccer Championship
SportSoccer
Founded1959
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Central Methodist (MO) (2)
Official websiteNAIA.com

The most successful program is Quincy (IL), with 11 NAIA national titles.

The current champions are Central Methodist (MO), who won their second men's national title in 2019.

Results

NAIA Men's Soccer Championship
Year Finals Site Final Match
Champion Score Runner-up
1959
Details
Slippery Rock, PA Pratt Institute (NY) (2OT) Elizabethtown
1960
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Elizabethtown
Newark Engineering
(4OT)
1961
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Lock Haven, PA Howard 3−2 Newark Engineering
1962
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Richmond, IN East Stroudsburg State 4−0 Pratt Institute
1963
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Frostburg, MD Earlham
Castleton State
Cancelled
1964
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Upper Montclair, NJ Trenton State 3−0 Lincoln (PA)
1965
Details
Kansas City, MO Trenton State (2) 6−2 Earlham
1966
Details
Belmont, NC Quincy 6−1 Trenton State
1967
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Quincy, IL Quincy (2) 3−1 Rockhurst
1968
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Davis & Elkins (5OT) Quincy
1969
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Richmond, IN Eastern Illinois (2OT) Davis & Elkins
1970
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Dunn, NC Davis & Elkins (2) 2−0 Quincy
1971
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Quincy (3) 1−0 Davis & Elkins
1972
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Westmont (OT) Vacant
1973
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Florissant, MO Quincy (4) 3−0 Rockhurst
1974
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Quincy (5) 6−0 Davis & Elkins
1975
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Raleigh, NC Quincy (6) 1−0 Simon Fraser
1976
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Pasadena, CA Simon Fraser 1−0 Rockhurst
1977
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Huntsville, AL Quincy (7) 3−0 Keene State
1978
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Quincy (8) 2−0 Alabama−Huntsville
1979
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Springfield, IL Quincy (9) 1−0 Rockhurst
1980
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Quincy (10) (OT) Simon Fraser
1981
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Quincy (11) 4−1 Alderson−Broaddus
1982
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Wichita Falls, TX Simon Fraser 4−0 Midwestern State
1983
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Simon Fraser 1−0 Midwestern State
1984
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Fresno, CA West Virginia Wesleyan (2OT) Fresno Pacific
1985
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Spartanburg, SC West Virginia Wesleyan (4OT) Fresno Pacific
1986
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Wichita Falls, TX Sangamon State 1−0 Simon Fraser
1987
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Boca Raton (OT) Simon Fraser
1988
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Fort Lauderdale, FL Sangamon State 3−1 Alderson−Broaddus
1989
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Las Cruces, NM West Virginia Wesleyan 1−0 Boca Raton
1990
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Boca Raton, FL West Virginia Wesleyan 3−1 Boca Raton
1991
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Lynn (2OT−SD) Midwestern State
1992
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San Antonio, TX Belhaven 2−1 Lynn
1993
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Sangamon State (OT−SD) Lynn
1994
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Mobile, AL West Virginia Wesleyan 4−2 Mobile
1995
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Lindsey Wilson 2−1 Midwestern State
1996
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Birmingham, AL Lindsey Wilson 5−0 Birmingham−Southern
1997
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Seattle (OT) Rockhurst
1998
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Lindsey Wilson 2−1 Illinois−Springfield
1999
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Albuquerque, NM 2−1 Mobile
2000
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(OT) Auburn−Montgomery
2001
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Bowling Green, KY 4−0 Auburn−Montgomery
2002
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Mobile 2−1 Vacant
2003
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Olathe, KS Rio Grande (OH) 1−0 Fresno Pacific
2004
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Lindenwoood 1−0 Auburn−Montgomery
2005
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Daytona Beach, FL Lindsey Wilson 4−1 Azusa Pacific
2006
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Graceland 0−0
(2OT, 7–6 pen)
Azusa Pacific
2007
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Olathe, KS Azusa Pacific 2−0 Concordia (CA)
2008
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Fresno, CA Bethel (TN) 2−1
(OT)
Rio Grande (OH)
2009
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Lindsey Wilson 1−0 The Master's (CA)
2010
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Orange Beach, AL Hastings 5−3 Notre Dame (OH)
2011
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Lindsey Wilson 3−2 Hastings
2012
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Montgomery, AL Belhaven 2−0 Mobile
2013
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Martin Methodist 2−1
(OT)
Auburn−Montgomery
2014
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Delray Beach, FL Davenport (MI) 2−1
(OT)
Texas−Brownsville
2015
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Rio Grande (OH) 1−0
(OT)
MidAmerica Nazarene
2016
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Hastings 1−0 Rio Grande (OH)
2017
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Wayland Baptist 1–0
(2OT)
Missouri Valley
2018
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Irvine, CA Central Methodist (MO) 1–1
(2OT, 4–3 pen)
Missouri Valley
2019
Details
3–1 Hastings
  • Co-champions are shown in italics
    • 1963 championship game cancelled due to snow; teams declared co-champions
  • Davis & Elkins vacated second place in 1972 due to an ineligible player
  • Park vacated second place in 2002 due to an ineligible player

Cumulative results

Team Championships Runners-up
Quincy 11 (1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) 2 (1968, 1970)
Lindsey Wilson 9 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011) 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 5 (1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994) 0
Simon Fraser 3 (1976, 1982, 1983) 4 (1975, 1980, 1986, 1987)
Illinois−Springfield (Sangamon State) 3 (1986, 1988, 1993) 1 (1998)
Lynn (Boca Raton) 2 (1987, 1991) 4 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)
Davis & Elkins 2 (1968, 1970) 3 (1969, 1971, 1974)
Hastings 2 (2010, 2016) 2 (2011, 2019)
Rio Grande (OH) 2 (2003, 2015) 2 (2008, 2016)
TCNJ (Trenton State) 2 (1964, 1965) 1 (1966)
Central Methodist (MO) 2 (2018, 2019) 0
Belhaven 2 (1992, 2012) 0
Mobile 1 (2002) 3 (1994, 1999, 2012)
Earlham 1 (1963*) 1 (1965)
NJIT (Newark Engineering) 1 (1960*) 1 (1961)
Elizabethtown 1 (1960*) 1 (1959)
Pratt 1 (1959) 1 (1962)
Wayland Baptist 1 (2017) 0
Davenport (MI) 1 (2014) 0
Martin Methodist 1 (2013) 0
Bethel 1 (2008) 0
Azusa Pacific 1 (2007) 0
Graceland (IA) 1 (2006) 0
Lindenwood 1 (2004) 0
Seattle 1 (1997) 0
Westmont 1 (1972) 0
Eastern Illinois 1 (1969) 0
Castleton (Castleton State) 1 (1963*) 0
East Stroudsburg 1 (1962) 0
Howard 1 (1961) 0
  • Schools in italics no longer compete in the NAIA.

Players

The following players have gone on to play at a professional level after playing in the NAIA competition.

AthleteNAIA SchoolMLS/MISL/USL Team
Adauto NetoMobile (Ala.)Cleveland Force
Addae RiqueMissouri BaptistSt. Louis Steamers
Andrew CorazzaSimon Fraser (B.C.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Ben MeekWestmont (Calif.)Charlotte Eagles
Brady BryantMobile (Ala.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Casey BartonTabor (Kan.)Kansas City Comets
Chris LemonsOklahoma ChristianCharlotte Eagles
Craig ScheerIllinois-SpringfieldKansas City Comets
Daniel ClitnoviciUniversity of Mary (N.D.)Universitatea Craiova (Romania)
Danny HarveyBryan (Tenn.)Charlotte Eagles
Declan JogiKing (Tenn.)Charlotte Eagles
Derek SmithUnion (Ky.)Cincinnati Kings
Diego GutierrezRockhurst (Mo.)Kansas City Wizards
Dino DelevskiOklahoma CityKansas City Comets
Gannon WebbWilliam Carey (Miss.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Greg RobertsonSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
Jacob WardAzusa Pacific University (Calif.)San Diego Sockers
James GledhillMobile (Ala.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Joe BartonPoint Loma Nazarene (Calif.)Atlanta Silverbacks
Joey GjertsenEvergreen State (Wash.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Johnny MenyongarLindsey Wilson (Ky.)Minnesota Thunder
Juan Pablo IrreraColumbia (Mo.)Puerto Rico Islanders
Kevin McCloskeyRio Grande (Ohio)Cincinnati Kings
Kevin SloanCatawba (N.C.)Philadelphia Kixx
Lindsay KennedyHarris-Stowe State (Mo.)St. Louis Steamers
Lee RogersSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Milwaukee Wave
Mesac CelesteLee (Tenn.)Cincinnati Kings
Milton BlancoFresno Pacific (Calif.)C.D. Chivas
Nate HouserBaker (Kan.)Baltimore Blast
Orlando RamírezFresno Pacific (Calif.)San Jose Earthquakes
Pablo CamposFresno Pacific (Calif.)Real Salt Lake
Paul KatoSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Kalamazoo Kangaroos
Patrick DakaWestern Baptist (Ore.)Charlotte Eagles
Paul RaymentAlderson BroaddusToronto Blizzard
Shawn PetersonFresno Pacific (Ca.)Charlotte Eagles/Birmingham Grasshoppers
Stephen MurrayLambuth (Tenn.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Steve KindelSimon Fraser (B.C.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Tafaria FraySt. Gregory's (Okla.)Charlotte Eagles
Tyrone MarshallLindsey Wilson (Ky.)LA Galaxy
Erik LefebvreHoughton College (N.Y.)Charlotte Eagles
Josiah SnelgroveHoughton College (N.Y.)Rochester Lancers
Daniel KaramoySterling College (Kan.)Persebaya Surabaya (Indonesia)
Steven LenhartAzusa Pacific (Ca.)San Jose Earthquakes
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See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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