Charlotte 49ers men's soccer

The Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the team is a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference (The American). The team plays their home games at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2011, the team reached the championship of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, for the first time in program history.[2]

Charlotte 49ers
men's soccer
2020 Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team
Founded1976
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Head coachKevin Langan (8th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
StadiumTransamerica Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname49ers
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2011
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1992, 1996, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1983, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

History

In 1996, the Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team became the first Conference USA team in any sport to reach the National semi-finals. The Niners won a school record 19 games. They went 7–1 in Conference USA to capture the regular season title. The Niners defeated College of Charleston, Notre Dame and Hartford to reach the national semi-finals before falling to Florida International in front of 20,269 fans in Richmond, Virginia. Goalkeeper Jon Busch becomes the Niners' second first team All-American after recording 12 shutouts and a 0.89 goals against average. Busch also earned Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors. John Tart was named Conference USA Coach of the Year.

The most notable season in Charlotte soccer history came in 2011 when the 49ers became the first team of any sport in school history to reach an NCAA national championship. The team was ranked in the top 25 throughout the entire season thanks to a challenging yet successful non-conference campaign. The Niners finished the regular season with an Atlantic 10 record of 6–1–2 and 13–3–2 record overall. After an early disappointing loss to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 tournament, Charlotte then went on a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. The unseeded Niners defeated Furman, No. 11 UAB, No. 10 Akron, and No. 5 Connecticut to advance to the program's second ever College Cup in Hoover, Alabama. The Niners went on to defeat No. 3 Creighton before falling to No. 1 North Carolina in the national championship game with a score of 1–0.

Charlotte's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it left Conference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four.[3] Of these four schools, three, including Charlotte, were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future,[4] with a 2023 entry date later confirmed.[5] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league.[6]

Roster

As of August 10, 2021[7]

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 United States USA Daniel Kuzemka
2 DF United States USA Delasi Batse
3 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Johnson
4 DF United States USA Sean Suber
5 DF Denmark DEN Lasse Laursen
7 MF United States USA Joe Brito
8 FW England ENG Alex Willis
9 FW Canada CAN Preston Popp
10 FW United States USA Kameron Lacey
11 FW Iceland ISL Axel Sigurdarson
12 MF United States USA Jaxson Watermann
13 MF United States USA Yang Scofano
14 MF England ENG Callum Watts
15 DF United States USA Ethan Sawdon
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW United States USA Jonathan Nyandjo
17 DF British Virgin Islands VGB Carson Price
18 FW United States USA JP Mbuthia
20 MF United States USA Carson Griffith
21 MF United States USA Andre Vicharelli
23 DF United States USA Koby Carr
24 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Negri
25 GK United States USA Jordan Charles
27 FW United States USA Zamar Wood
28 DF United States USA Justin Deffenbaugh
29 DF United States USA Malcolm Walters
30 MF United States USA Luke Husakiwsky
31 GK United States USA Thomas Wallis

Individual career records

Career goals

No.NameSeasonsYearsGoals
1.Fernando Sosa1978–81466
2.David Cooper1985–88440
3.Gabe Garcia1988–91439
4.Mac Cozier1992–95434
5.Jimmy Koutsokalis1977–80429
John Griffith1983–86429
Matthys Barker1994–97429
8.Doug Pratt1991–93328
Mira Mupier2001–04428
10.Tureh Doh1979–82427

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Career assists

No.NameSeasonsYearsAssists
1.Mac Cozier1992–95431
2.Randy Sheen1990–94428
Matthys Barker1994–97428
4.Jimmy Koutsokalis1977–80426
5.Ian Dennis1989–93425
6.Fernando Sosa1978–81424
7.A. Richardson1987–90422
Jamath Shoffner1996–99322
9.John Griffith1983–86421
Jon Mabee1995–98421
Matt Bradner1995–99421

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Coaches

Head coach history

CoachTenureRecordConferenceGFGANCAA Apps
Ike Gardner1976–8047–47–56–9–1238266
Steve Parker19816–12–00–2–03937
Bob Warming1982–8867–52–1716–9–4306217
Frank Kohlenstein1989–9477–32–1220–6–62771453
John Tart1995–2006117–92–2853–40–114033182
Jeremy Gunn2006–1166–26–1235–13–61941052
Kevin Langan2012–Present86–34–2038-10-10~~~~6
Totals1976–2018526–295–94228–149–38145710887

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Professional players

Major League Soccer

USL Pro

North American Soccer League

S.League

References

  1. "49ers Color System". Charlotte 49ers Brand Standards (PDF). June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. "Men's Soccer Advances to National Championship". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. "American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  6. "American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Charlotte 49ers Men's Soccer 2011 Media Guide
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