Syracuse Orange men's soccer

Syracuse Orange is the NCAA college soccer team for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. They are a Division I team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Syracuse Orange
2023 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team
Founded1920 (1920)
UniversitySyracuse University
Head coachIan McIntyre (14th season)
ConferenceACC (2013–present)
LocationSyracuse, New York
StadiumSU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameOrange
ColorsOrange and Blue
   
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1936
NCAA Tournament championships
2022
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1985, 2015, 2022

Syracuse is currently coached by Ian McIntyre who has brought the team to the National Championship, two NCAA Tournament College Cup, and two ACC Conference Titles in 2015 and 2022. McIntyre was named the National College Coach of the Year in 2022, the ACC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2022, and the Big East Coach of the Year in 2012[1][2].[3]

The Orange won the National Championship in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, defeating eight time NCAA Champions Indiana 7-6 on Penalty Kicks.[4]

History

Syracuse Orangemen Soccer team in 1922.

Syracuse fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1920.[5] The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association as national champions for 1936. Syracuse competed with the other northeastern soccer programs as an independent until 1979. The University was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979[6] and the Orange broke new ground in 1982 when they finished with a record of 17-3-2 and won the inaugural BIG EAST Tournament[7] by beating Boston College in the final. On July 1, 2013, Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Roster

As of January 30, 2023[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Sam Coss
1 GK United States USA Russell Shealy
2 DF Canada CAN Christian Curti
3 DF United States USA Abdi Salim
4 DF Germany GER Noah Singelmann
5 MF Costa Rica CRC Amferny Sinclair
6 MF United States USA Julio Fulcar
7 MF United States USA Curt Calov
8 MF United States USA Jeorgio Kocevski
9 FW Germany GER Julius Rauch
10 FW Ghana GHA Nathan Opoku
11 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Boselli
12 DF United States USA Gavin Wigg
13 MF United States USA Colin Biros
14 FW Canada CAN Levonte Johnson
15 DF Japan JPN Louie Bulger
16 MF United States USA Michal Gradus
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Giona Leibold
18 FW United States USA Camden Holbrook
19 DF Sweden SWE Buster Sjoberg
20 MF United States USA Trevor Carabin
21 DF United States USA Stephen Betz
22 DF Canada CAN Olu Oyegunie
23 DF United States USA Jackson Glenn
24 FW United States USA Andrea DiBlasio
25 GK United States USA Parker Kump
26 MF United States USA Tony Shaw
27 DF United States USA Aidan Arber
28 FW United States USA Francesco Pagano
29 MF United States USA Antonio Pagano
30 GK Canada CAN Jahiem Wickham
31 MF Canada CAN Noah Lechelt
32 DF United States USA Marc Chin
40 GK United States USA Lucas Daunhauer

Orange in the MLS

MLS Draft History

* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team or/and an MLS All-Star Game
Year Player Team Pick
1996 United States Eric Puls Colorado Rapids 12th round (112th overall)
1996 Jamaica Paul Young Columbus Crew 13th round (121st overall)
1997 United States Mike Britton Colorado Rapids 3rd round (23rd overall)
2004 United States Chris Aloisi LA Galaxy 6th round (57th overall)
2006 Jamaica Ezra Prendergast Chicago Fire FC 3rd round (34th overall)
2007 Ghana Richard Asante Toronto FC 3rd round (27th overall)
2009 Canada Kyle Hall Toronto FC 3rd round (39th overall)
2015 United States Alex Bono Toronto FC 1st round (6th overall)
2015 Canada Skylar Thomas Toronto FC 1st round (11th overall)
2015 Canada Jordan Murrell Real Salt Lake 3rd round (57th overall)
2016 Germany Julian Büscher D.C. United 1st round (11th overall)
2016 United States Ben Polk Portland Timbers 1st round (20th overall)
2017 United States Miles Robinson Atlanta United FC 1st round (2nd overall)
2017 United States Liam Callahan Colorado Rapids 2nd round (24th overall)
2018 England Mo Adams Chicago Fire 1st round (10thoverall)
2019 Canada Tajon Buchanan New England Revolution 1st round (9th overall)
2019 Canada Kamal Miller Orlando City SC 2nd round (27th overall)
2020 Canada Ryan Raposo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1st round (4th overall)
2020 Canada Nyal Higgins Toronto FC 1st round (19th overall)
2021 Guadeloupe Luther Archimède New York Red Bulls 1st round (13th overall)
2021 Norway Sondre Norheim Nashville SC 3rd round (73rd overall)
2023 United States Abdi Salim Orlando City 1st round (17th overall)
2023 Canada Levonte Johnson Vancouver Whitecaps 1st round (29th overall)
2023 Costa Rica Amferny Sinclair Real Salt Lake 2nd round (45th overall)
2023 United States Russell Shealy LA Galaxy 2nd round (52nd overall)
2023 Sweden Buster Sjöberg Vancouver Whitecaps 2nd round (71st overall)

Generation Adidas Players

Generation Adidas players
Name Age Pos. Hometown
United States Alex Bono 20 GK Syracuse, NY
Germany Julian Büscher 22 M Dülmen, Germany
United States Miles Robinson 19 D Arlington, MA
England Mo Adams 21 M Nottingham, England
Canada Tajon Buchanan 19 F Brampton, ON
Canada Ryan Raposo 19 M Hamilton, ON

Championships

2022 College Cup

2022 NCAA soccer season was the most successful in the history of the Orange program. Syracuse achieved a Treble by winning ACC Conference regular season, ACC Conference tournament, and NCAA National Championships.

Semifinals
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
Pittsburgh 0
13 Indiana 2
3 Syracuse 2 (7)
13 Indiana 2 (6)
3 Syracuse 3
Creighton 2

2015 College Cup

Semifinals
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Championship
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
      
8 Stanford (pen.) 0(8)
4 Akron 0(7)
8 Stanford 4
2 Clemson 0
6 Syracuse 0(1)
2 Clemson (pen.) 0(4)

2022 ACC Conference Champions

First Round
ACCN & ACCNX
Quarterfinals
ACCN
Semifinals
ACCN
Final
ESPNU
1 Duke 0
8 Clemson 3 8 Clemson 2
9 Notre Dame 1 8 Clemson 2
4 Wake Forest 0
4 Wake Forest 1
5 Louisville 1 12 Virginia Tech 0
12 Virginia Tech 2 8 Clemson 0
2 Syracuse 2
3 Virginia 1
6 Pittsburgh (a.e.t.) 4 6 Pittsburgh 0
11 NC State 1 3 Virginia 2 (3)
2 Syracuse (pen.) 2 (5)
2 Syracuse 1
7 North Carolina 1 7 North Carolina 0
10 Boston College 0

2015 ACC Conference Champions

Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Wake Forest (OT) 2
8 Duke 1 9 Louisville 1
9 Louisville 2 1 Wake Forest 0
4 Notre Dame 1
4 Notre Dame 1
5 Virginia 0
4 Notre Dame 0
7 Syracuse 1
3 Clemson 3
7 Syracuse 2 6 Boston College 0
10 NC State 0 3 Clemson 0
7 Syracuse 2
2 North Carolina  1 (3) 
7 Syracuse (pen.)  1 (4) 

Big East Conference Champions

The Orange soccer program competed in the Big East Conference since its first season of existence until the Orange joined to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.[9]

Individual award winners

MAC Hermann Trophy

Name Pos. Year Place
Alex Bono GK 2014 Finalist
Levonte Johnson F 2022 Finalist

All-Americans

Name Year Team
John McEwan 1932 1st
Vincent Black 1932 1st
Vincent Black 1933 1st
Bill Nelson 1952 1st
Joe Papaleo 1982 3rd
Paul Young 1992 2nd
Alex Bono 2014 1st
Julian Buescher 2015 2nd
Miles Robinson 2016 1st
Nathan Opoku 2022 3rd
Levonte Johnson 2022 1st

Source:[12]

The 30-Goal Club

Player Goals Years
Marcello Vitale 44 1979–1982
Steve Morris 43 1986, 1988 – 1990
Mark DiMonte 42 1984–1987
Greg Kolodziey 35 1983–1986
Paul Young 32 1990–1992
Kirk Johnson 30 2000–2003

Notable alumni

Footnotes

  1. ^
    A: Co-champions with Penn State, Princeton and West Chester.[13]
  1. ^ "Dean Foti has accumulated more wins than any other Orange soccer coach". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Chris Aloisi's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  3. ^ "Richard Asante's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "Syracuse's drafted players". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  5. ^ "Syracuse's 2007 roster". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "2007 Men's Soccer standings for the Big East Conference of the NCAA". bigeast.org/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  7. ^ "SU Soccer History". suathletics.com/. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
  8. ^ "SU Pros". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
  9. ^ "History and Record Book". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

References

  1. Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. "Syracuse coaching staff named Big East Coaching Staff of the Year". The Daily Orange. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. Bambini, Cole (9 November 2022). "ACC names Syracuse's Ian McIntyre coach of the year". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. Camargo, Alberto (13 December 2022). "Syracuse wins the 2022 Men's College Cup on PKs after dramatic 2-2 draw". NCAA. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "SU Soccer History". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. "Big East Conference | American athletic association | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  7. "1982 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  8. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  9. "ACC accepts Syracuse, Pitt for 14-team league". ESPN.com. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. "2022 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  11. "1985 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. "Mens Soccer All Americans". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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