1980 NAIA Soccer Championship

The 1980 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 22nd annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.

1980 NAIA Soccer Championship
Country United States
 Canada
Championship venueSpringfield, Illinois
Teams10
ChampionsQuincy (IL) (10th title)
Runners-upSimon Fraser
Third placeDavis & Elkins
Fourth placeAlabama–Huntsville
Matches played13
Goals scored56 (4.31 per match)
Best playerMike Gallo,
Quincy (IL)
1979
1981

Three-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' tenth NAIA national title.

The final was again played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at ten teams. Two consolation games were eliminated, however, reducing the number of games from fifteen to thirteen.

Qualified Teams
School Appearance Last Bid
Alabama–Huntsville 4th 1979
Davis & Elkins 11th 1978
Dowling 1st Never
Keene State 6th 1978
Quincy (IL) 14th 1979
Rockhurst 9th 1979
Sangamon State 2nd 1979
Simon Fraser 6th 1979
Southern Maine 3rd 1979
Wilmington (OH) 1st Never

Brackets

Championship

Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Davis & Elkins 4****
Sangamon State 3
Sangamon State 2
Dowling 0
Davis & Elkins 0
Simon Fraser 5
Simon Fraser 2
Keene State 0
Simon Fraser 0
Quincy (IL) 1
Alabama–Huntsville 8
Wilmington (OH) 1
Wilmington (OH) 5
Southern Maine 2
Alabama–Huntsville 0
Quincy (IL) 4
Third Place Final
Quincy (IL) 1 Davis & Elkins 3
Rockhurst 0 Alabama–Huntsville 2

Consolation

Consolation semifinls Consolation final
      
Dowling 3
Keene State 4
Keene State 1
Rockhurst 4
Southern Maine 0
Rockhurst 1*

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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