2020 Ivy League men's soccer season

The 2020 Ivy League men's soccer season was to be the 66th season of the conference sponsoring men's varsity soccer. The season was scheduled to begin on August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020.

2020 Ivy League men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 28, 2020 – November 14, 2020 (cancelled)
February 2021 – May 2021 (potentially)
Number of teams8
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickTBD
Season
2020 Ivy League men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Brown 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Columbia 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Cornell 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Dartmouth 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Harvard 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Penn 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Princeton 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
Yale 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
  • SEASON CANCELLED
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As of 9 July 2020; 

On July 8, 2020, the Ivy League announced that no sports would be played until January 1, 2021, at the earliest, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not yet been determined whether men's soccer will take place in the spring or not at all.[1]

It is expected that if men's soccer is to be played during the 2020–21 academic year, that it would align with spring sports, which would be the season would begin in February 2021 and conclude in May 2021.

Should the season be played, Yale will enter the season as the defending champions.

Background

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Ivy League men's soccer season

The 2010 season was the conference's 65th season sponsoring men's varsity soccer. Yale won the Ivy League championship with a 6–1–0 conference record, at one point being ranked as high as 24th in the nation. In the first round, Princeton played Boston College, where they were defeated 0–3.

Coaching changes

Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Harvard head coach, Pieter Lehrer, was fired.[2] Lehrer was replaced by Josh Shapiro on January 13, 2020.[3]

Head coaches
As of the 2019 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school		 Overall record Record at
school		 Ivy League
record[4]		 NCAA
Tournaments[5]		 NCAA
College Cups[5]		 NCAA
Titles[5]		 Ref.
Brown Patrick Laughlin Maine 10 95–87–33 (.519) 87–62–29 (.570) 29–25–16 (.529) 3 0 0 [6][7]
Columbia Kevin Anderson Boston College (asst.) 10 98–77–24 (.553) 85–75–24 (.527) 34–30–13 (.526) 1 0 0 [8]
Cornell John Smith Stanford (asst.) 4 29–33–6 (.471) 29–33–6 (.471) 9–16–3 (.375) 0 0 0 [9]
Dartmouth Bo Oshoniyi East Tennessee State 3 49–36–22 (.561) 13–12–7 (.516) 7–4–3 (.607) 1 0 0 [10]
Harvard Josh Shapiro Tufts 1 126–37–30 (.731) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [11]
Penn Brian Gill Georgetown (asst.) 3 13–10–9 (.547) 13–10–9 (.547) 6–5–3 (.536) 0 0 0 [12]
Princeton Jim Barlow Princeton (asst.) 24 188–162–63 (.531) 188–162–63 (.531) 74–63–31 (.533) 4 0 0 [13]
Yale Kylie Stannard Michigan State (asst.) 6 29–42–12 (.422) 29–42–12 (.422) 11–16–8 (.429) 1 0 0

References
  1. West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "Pieter Lehrer out as Harvard men's soccer coach". New England Soccer Journal/Seamans Media, Inc. November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "Harvard hires Tufts's Josh Shapiro as men's soccer coach". Boston Globe. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. "2018-19 Men's Soccer Records Book (PDF) - Ivy League" (PDF). ivyleague.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. "2007 Men's Soccer Schedule". goblackbears.cstv.com. University of Maine Athletics. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008.
  7. "2008-09 Men's Soccer Schedule". goblackbears.cstv.com. University of Maine Athletics. December 17, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. "Columbia Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gocolumbialions.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. "Cornell University - Men's Soccer History". cornellbigred.com. Cornell University Athletics. July 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. "Bo Oshoniyi - Men's Soccer Coach". dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. "Tufts Men's Soccer Program Records". gotuftsjumbos.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. "2018 Men's Soccer Schedule". pennathletics.com. University of Pennsylvania Athletics. November 10, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  13. "Barlow Year-by-Year". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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