Columbia Lions men's soccer

The Columbia Lions men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Columbia University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Columbia Lions
Men's Soccer
Founded1906
UniversityColumbia University
Head coachKevin Anderson (9th season)
ConferenceIvy
LocationNew York City, NY
StadiumRocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameLions
ColorsColumbia Blue and White[1]
         
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1909, 1910
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1983
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2016

The Lions fielded their first varsity team in 1906, and have since won 10 Ivy League Championships and have made 14 NCAA tournament appearances. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1-0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick.[2]

Since 2009, the Lions have been coached by Kevin Anderson, a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles men's soccer program. Anderson played soccer professionally for ten years with the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.[3]

Players

Roster

Updated: December 30, 2019,[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Daniel López
2 DF  USA Max González
3 DF  USA Blake Willis
4 DF  USA Rory Madigan
5 MF  CAN Vana Markarian
6 MF  USA Andrew Stevens
7 MF  USA Uri Zeitz
8 MF  USA Vitto Luzio
9 FW  AUS Spiros Stamoulis
10 MF  USA John Denis
11 MF  USA Matthew Swain
12 FW  USA Jon Ned
14 MF  CAN Keenan Foley
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Sebastian Gunbeyi
16 MF  USA Danny Laranetto
17 MF  USA Nick Marcin
18 FW  ENG Sile Ogundeyin
19 DF  USA Yianni Kounelis
20 MF  USA Brian Timoney
23 MF  USA Beto Carrillo
24 MF  USA Cyrus Siminou
25 MF  USA Avi Eller
27 DF  USA Will Todd
30 GK  USA Michael Collodi
33 GK  USA Matthew Goodman

Team honors

Conference championships

Columbia has won 10 Ivy League championships,[5] their last being in the 2016-17 season.

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1978 Ivy John Rennie 13–2–1 6–0–1
1979 Ivy Dieter Ficken 14–4–1 6–1–0
1980 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–2 4–1–2
1981 Ivy Dieter Ficken 10–2–4 6–1–0
1982 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–2 7–0–0
1983 Ivy Dieter Ficken 18–1–0 7–0–0
1984 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–2 6–1–0
1985 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–2 6–0–1
1993 Ivy Dieter Ficken 9-6-1 6–1-0
2016 Ivy Kevin Anderson 13-3-1 5–1–1

Kit History

First kits

2013-2015
2016-

Secondary kits

2013-2014
2016
2017-

References
  1. Columbia University Brand Guide (PDF). December 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "No. 1 Wake Forest Ends Columbia's Run, 1-0". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster
  5. "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles" (PDF). gocolumbialions.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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