Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
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.
| Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer | |||
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| University | Saint Louis University | ||
| Head coach | Kevin Kalish (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
| Location | St. Louis, MO | ||
| Stadium | Hermann Stadium (Capacity: 6,050) | ||
| Nickname | Billikens | ||
| Colors | SLU Blue and White[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1961, 1971, 1974 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1997 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2003 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 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 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 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 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016 | |||
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. 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 1972 title was shared with San Francisco Dons.
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.
Roster
As of October 2016[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Billikens threaten to score against Duquesne (November 2, 2008).
Team management
- Coaching Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Kevin Kalish |
| Assistant Coach | Kris Bertsch |
| Assistant Coach | Kevin Stoll |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Tim Kelly |
Last updated: October 20, 2016
Source: http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93202&SPSID=632577 Saint Louis Billikens Athletics Website]
Soccer at SLU.
Head coaching history
| Dates | Name | Notes |
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| 1959–1966 |  |
Won 5 NCAA championships in 8 seasons. |
| 1967–1982 | |
Won 5 NCAA championships in his first 7 seasons. |
| 1983–1996 | |
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| 1997–2000 | |
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| 2001–2009 | |
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| 2010–2017 | |
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| 2018–present | |
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 2nd Round, 8th 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 |
NCAA tournament: 1959–1974
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.
| Year | Final | Semifinalists | Host City | Host Stadium | ||||
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| Champion | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |||
| 1959 | Saint Louis | 5–2 | Bridgeport | CCNY, West Chester | Storrs, Connecticut | Memorial Stadium | ||
| 1960 | Saint Louis (2) | 3–2 | Maryland | West Chester, Connecticut | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn College Field | ||
| 1961 | West Chester | 2–0 | Saint Louis | Bridgeport, Rutgers | St. Louis, Missouri | Public Schools Stadium | ||
| 1962 | Saint Louis (3) | 4–3 | Maryland | Springfield College, Michigan State | St. Louis, Missouri | Francis Field | ||
| 1963 | Saint Louis (4) | 3–0 | Navy | Maryland, Army | Piscataway, New Jersey | Rutgers Stadium | ||
| 1964 | Navy | 1–0 | Michigan State | Saint Louis, Army | Providence, Rhode Island | Brown Stadium | ||
| 1965 | Saint Louis (5) | 1–0 | Michigan State | Navy, Army | St. Louis, Missouri | Francis Field | ||
| 1966 | San Francisco | 5–2 | Long Island University | Michigan State, Army | Berkeley, California | California Memorial Stadium | ||
| 1967 | Michigan State Saint Louis (6) |
0–0 † | — | Navy, Long Island–Brooklyn | St. Louis, Missouri | Francis Field | ||
| 1968 | Maryland Michigan State (2) |
2–2 (2OT) ‡ | — | Brown, San Jose State | Atlanta | Grant Field | ||
| 1969 | Saint Louis (7) | 4–0 | San Francisco | Maryland, Harvard | San Jose, California | Spartan Stadium | ||
| 1970 | Saint Louis (8) | 1–0 | UCLA | Hartwick, Howard | Edwardsville, Illinois | Cougar Field, SIUE | ||
| 1971 | Howard # | 3–2 | Saint Louis | Harvard, San Francisco | Miami | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| 1972 | Saint Louis (9) | 4–2 | UCLA | Howard, Cornell | Miami | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| 1973 | Saint Louis (10) | 3–2 (OT) | UCLA | Brown, Clemson | Miami | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| 1974 | Howard | 2–1 (4OT) | Saint Louis | Hartwick | 3–1 | UCLA | St. Louis, Missouri | Busch Memorial Stadium |
Attendance
Notable alumni
1950s–1980s
- Mike Shanahan (1960) — Played on 1959 and 1960 championship teams
- Carl Gentile (1965) — Played with the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League; earned 6 caps with the U.S. national team
- Pat McBride (1967) — Played 10 seasons with the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League; earned 5 caps with the U.S. national team
- Al Trost (1970) — Played with the St. Louis Stars and other teams in the North American Soccer League; earned 14 caps with the U.S. national team
- Pat Leahy (1972) — Played on three of the school's national championship soccer teams; placekicker for the NFL's New York Jets from 1974–1992 & Jets' all-time leading scorer[5]
- Joe Clarke (1975) — Played professional soccer for 7 seasons, including stints with NASL's St. Louis Stars and MISL's St. Louis Steamers
- Jim Kavanaugh (1985) — Played in the Major Indoor Soccer League; co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology.
1990s–present
- Mike Sorber (1992) — 67 caps playing for the U.S. national team; played 7 professional seasons from 1994 to 2000 in Mexico and then in MLS
- Brian McBride (1993) — scored 30 goals for the U.S. national team; played several seasons in the English Premier League
- Shane Battelle (1993) — played 3 professional seasons from 1994 to 1996
- Matt McKeon (1995) — played 7 seasons in MLS; 2 caps with the U.S. national team
- Brad Davis (2001) — currently plays for Houston Dynamo; 17 caps with the U.S. national team
- Dipsy Selolwane (2001) — played 4 seasons in MLS; played for the Botswana national team
- Jack Jewsbury (2002) — has played in MLS since 2003; currently plays for the Portland Timbers
- Vedad Ibišević (2003) — currently plays for Hertha BSC in Germany; played for Bosnia at the 2014 World Cup
- Will John (2004) — played 3 seasons in MLS before moving to play in Europe
- Tim Ward (2004) — played 8 seasons in MLS
- Martin Hutton (2004) — 2 seasons in MLS from 2005 to 2006
- John DiRaimondo (2006) — played 3 seasons in MLS from 2007 to 2009
- Brandon Barklage (2008) — played 7 seasons in MLS from 2009 to 2015
- Dado Hamzagić (2008) — played professionally two seasons in Bosnia from 2009 to 2011
- Tim Ream (2009) — several professional seasons in MLS and in England; 20 U.S. national team caps
- Chad Vandegriffe (2012) — played professionally in USL, MISL, and MASL
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.
Honors
- College Cup (10)
- 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967(co-champion) 1969, 1970, 1972, & 1973
- Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 2009, 2012
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See also
- A Time for Champions, a film which chronicled the school's soccer dominance in the 1960s and 70s.
- Keough Award — given to the top male and female soccer players from the St. Louis, Missouri area.
- St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame
- Soccer in St. Louis
- Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville men's soccer rivalry
References
- "Colors, Fonts and Photography | Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- "2016 Roster". Saint Louis University. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "Previous Seasons". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
- "Leahy To Be Enshrined in Missouri Sports Hall of Fame", SLU Billikens, February 9, 2007.
External links
- Saint Louis Billikens Men's Soccer Official Website
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