NAIA men's soccer championship

The NAIA Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1959.[1]

NAIA Men's Soccer Championship
Organising bodyNAIA
Founded1959
RegionUnited States
Current championsBethel (IN) (1st)
Most successful club(s)Quincy
(11 titles)
Websitenaia.org/msoc

The most successful program is Quincy (IL), with 11 NAIA national titles.

The current champion is Bethel (IN), which won its first men's national title in 2022.

Results
NAIA Men's Soccer Championship
Ed. Year Championship match Host city
Champion Score Runner-up
11959 Pratt Institute (1)
4−3 (a.e.t.)
 Elizabethtown Slippery Rock
21960 Elizabethtown (1)[n 1]
Newark Engineering (1)[n 1]
2−2 (a.e.t.)
 – Slippery Rock
31961 Howard (1)
3−2
 Newark Engineering Lock Haven
41962 East Stroudsburg State (1)
4−0
 Pratt Institute Richmond
51963 (none)
– [n 2]
 Earlham
Castleton State		 Frostburg
61964 Trenton State (1)
3−0
 Lincoln (PA) Upper Montclair
71965 Trenton State (2)
6−2
 Earlham Kansas City
81966 Quincy (1)
6−1
 Trenton State Belmont
91967 Quincy (2)
3−1
 Rockhurst Quincy
101968 Davis & Elkins (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Quincy Quincy
111969 Eastern Illinois (1)
1−0 (a.e.t.)
 Davis & Elkins Richmond
121970 Davis & Elkins (2)
2−0
 Quincy Dunn
131971 Quincy (3)
1−0
 Davis & Elkins Dunn
141972 Westmont (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 – [n 3] Dunn
151973 Quincy (4)
3−0
 Rockhurst Florissant
161974 Quincy (5)
6−0
 Davis & Elkins Florissant
171975 Quincy (6)
1−0
 Simon Fraser Raleigh
181976 Simon Fraser (1)
1−0
 Rockhurst Pasadena, CA
191977 Quincy (7)
3−0
 Keene State Huntsville
201978 Quincy (8)
2−0
 Alabama−Huntsville Huntsville
211979 Quincy (9)
1−0
 Rockhurst Springfield
221980 Quincy (10)
1−0 (a.e.t.)
 Simon Fraser Springfield
231981 Quincy (11)
4−1
 Alderson−Broaddus Springfield
241982 Simon Fraser (2)
4−0
 Midwestern State Wichita Falls
251983 Simon Fraser (3)
1−0
 Midwestern State Wichita Falls
261984 West Virginia (1)
3−2 (a.e.t.)
 Fresno Pacific Fresno, CA
271985 West Virginia (2)
4−3 (a.e.t.)
 Fresno Pacific Spartanburg, SC
281986 Sangamon State (1)
1−0
 Simon Fraser Wichita Falls
291987 Lynn (1)
1−0 (a.e.t.)
 Simon Fraser Wichita Falls
301988 Sangamon State (1)
3−1
 Alderson−Broaddus Fort Lauderdale, FL
311989 West Virginia (3)
1−0
 Lynn Las Cruces, NM
321990 West Virginia (4)
3−1
 Lynn Boca Raton
331991 Lynn (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Midwestern State Boca Raton
341992 Belhaven (1)
2−1
 Lynn San Antonio
351993 Sangamon State (3)
4−3 (a.e.t.)
 Lynn San Antonio
361994 West Virginia (5)
4−2
 Mobile Mobile, AL
371995 Lindsey Wilson (1)
2−1
 Midwestern State Mobile, AL
381996 Lindsey Wilson (2)
5−0
 Birmingham−Southern Birmingham
391997 Seattle (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Rockhurst Birmingham
401998 Lindsey Wilson (3)
2−1
 Illinois−Springfield Birmingham
411999 Lindsey Wilson (4)
2−1
 Mobile Albuquerque
422000 Lindsey Wilson (5)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Auburn−Montgomery Albuquerque
432001 Lindsey Wilson (6)
4−0
 Auburn−Montgomery Bowling Green
442002 Westminster College(1)
2−1
 Mobile [n 4] Bowling Green
452003 Rio Grande (1)
1−0
 Fresno Pacific Olathe
462004 Lindenwoood (1)
1−0
 Auburn−Montgomery Olathe
472005 Lindsey Wilson (1)
4−1
 Azusa Pacific Daytona Beach
482006 Graceland (1)
0−0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
 Azusa Pacific Daytona Beach
492007 Azusa Pacific (1)
2−0
 Concordia (CA) Olathe
502008 Bethel (TN) (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Rio Grande Fresno, CA
512009 Lindsey Wilson (2)
1−0
 The Master's (CA) Fresno, CA
522010 Hastings (1)
5−3
 Notre Dame (OH) Orange Beach
532011 Lindsey Wilson (3)
3−2
 Hastings Orange Beach
542012 Belhaven (1)
2−0
 Mobile Montgomery
552013 Martin Methodist (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Auburn−Montgomery Montgomery
562014 Davenport (1)
2−1 (a.e.t.)
 Texas−Brownsville Delray Beach
572015 Rio Grande (2)
1−0 (a.e.t.)
 MidAmerica Nazarene Delray Beach
582016 Hastings (2)
1−0
 Rio Grande Delray Beach
592017 Wayland Baptist (1)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Missouri Valley Delray Beach
602018 Central Methodist (1)
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
 Missouri Valley Irvine
612019 Central Methodist (2)
3–1
 Hastings Irvine
622020 Missouri Valley (1)
2–0
 Oklahoma Wesleyan Evans
632021 Keiser (1)
2–0
 Mobile Decatur
642022 Bethel (IN) (1)
3–1
 Mobile Decatur
Notes
  1. Title shared.
  2. 1963 championship game canceled due to snow; teams declared co-champions.
  3. Davis & Elkins vacated second place in 1972 due to having fielded an ineligible player.
  4. Park vacated second place in 2002 due to having fielded an ineligible player.

Cumulative results
Team Championships Runners-up
Quincy 11 (1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) 2 (1968, 1970)
Lindsey Wilson 9 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011) 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 5 (1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994) 0
Simon Fraser 3 (1976, 1982, 1983) 4 (1975, 1980, 1986, 1987)
Illinois−Springfield (Sangamon State) 3 (1986, 1988, 1993) 1 (1998)
Lynn (Boca Raton) 2 (1987, 1991) 4 (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)
Davis & Elkins 2 (1968, 1970) 3 (1969, 1971, 1974)
Hastings 2 (2010, 2016) 2 (2011, 2019)
Rio Grande (OH) 2 (2003, 2015) 2 (2008, 2016)
TCNJ (Trenton State) 2 (1964, 1965) 1 (1966)
Central Methodist (MO) 2 (2018, 2019) 0
Belhaven 2 (1992, 2012) 0
Mobile 1 (2002) 5 (1994, 1999, 2012, 2021, 2022)
Missouri Valley 1 (2020) 2 (2017, 2018)
Earlham 1 (1963*) 1 (1965)
NJIT (Newark Engineering) 1 (1960*) 1 (1961)
Elizabethtown 1 (1960*) 1 (1959)
Pratt 1 (1959) 1 (1962)
Bethel (IN) 1 (2022) 0
Keiser 1 (2021) 0
Wayland Baptist 1 (2017) 0
Davenport (MI) 1 (2014) 0
UT Southern (Martin Methodist) 1 (2013) 0
Bethel (TN) 1 (2008) 0
Azusa Pacific 1 (2007) 0
Graceland (IA) 1 (2006) 0
Lindenwood 1 (2004) 0
Seattle 1 (1997) 0
Westmont 1 (1972) 0
Eastern Illinois 1 (1969) 0
Castleton (Castleton State) 1 (1963*) 0
East Stroudsburg 1 (1962) 0
Howard 1 (1961) 0
  • Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from the NAIA.

Players

The following players have gone on to play at a professional level after playing in the NAIA competition.

AthleteNAIA SchoolMLS/NASL/MISL/USL Team
Casey BartonTabor (Kan.)Kansas City Comets
Joe BartonPoint Loma Nazarene (Calif.)Atlanta Silverbacks
Sam BickQuincy (IL)Minnesota Kicks
Milton BlancoFresno Pacific (Calif.)C.D. Chivas
Brady BryantMobile (Ala.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Pablo CamposFresno Pacific (Calif.)Real Salt Lake
Mesac CelesteLee (Tenn.)Cincinnati Kings
Tony ChurskySimon Fraser (B.C.)Seattle Sounders
Frank CiacciaSimon Fraser (B.C.)Toronto Blizzard
Daniel ClitnoviciUniversity of Mary (N.D.)Universitatea Craiova (Romania)
Andrew CorazzaSimon Fraser (B.C.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Patrick DakaWestern Baptist (Ore.)Charlotte Eagles
Eric DelabarQuincy (IL)St. Louis Steamers
Dino DelevskiOklahoma CityKansas City Comets
Tafaria FraySt. Gregory's (Okla.)Charlotte Eagles
Brian GantSimon Fraser (B.C.)Portland Timbers
Bruce GantSimon Fraser (B.C.)Minnesota Kicks
Joey GjertsenEvergreen State (Wash.)Vancouver Whitecaps
James GledhillMobile (Ala.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Diego GutierrezRockhurst (Mo.)Kansas City Wizards
Danny HarveyBryan (Tenn.)Charlotte Eagles
Nate HouserBaker (Kan.)Baltimore Blast
Juan Pablo IrreraColumbia (Mo.)Puerto Rico Islanders
Declan JogiKing (Tenn.)Charlotte Eagles
Emilio JohnQuincy (IL)St. Louis Steamers
Daniel KaramoySterling College (Kan.)Persebaya Surabaya (Indonesia)
Paul KatoSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Kalamazoo Kangaroos
Lindsay KennedyHarris-Stowe State (Mo.)St. Louis Steamers
Steve KindelSimon Fraser (B.C.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Erik LefebvreHoughton College (N.Y.)Charlotte Eagles
Chris LemonsOklahoma ChristianCharlotte Eagles
Steven LenhartAzusa Pacific (Ca.)San Jose Earthquakes
Tyrone MarshallLindsey Wilson (Ky.)LA Galaxy
Kevin McCloskeyRio Grande (Ohio)Cincinnati Kings
John McGraneSimon Fraser (B.C.)Los Angeles Aztecs
Mike McLenaghenSimon Fraser (B.C.)Portland Timbers
Ben MeekWestmont (Calif.)Charlotte Eagles
Johnny MenyongarLindsey Wilson (Ky.)Minnesota Thunder
Bruce MillerSimon Fraser (B.C.)Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Stephen MurrayLambuth (Tenn.)Wilmington Hammerheads
Adauto NetoMobile (Ala.)Cleveland Force
Shawn PetersonFresno Pacific (Ca.)Charlotte Eagles/Birmingham Grasshoppers
Buzz ParsonsSimon Fraser (B.C.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Jim PollihanQuincy (IL)Rochester Lancers
Orlando RamírezFresno Pacific (Calif.)San Jose Earthquakes
Randy RaganSimon Fraser (B.C.)Toronto Blizzard
Paul RaymentAlderson BroaddusToronto Blizzard
Addae RiqueMissouri BaptistSt. Louis Steamers
Greg RobertsonSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
Lee RogersSpring Arbor College (Mich.)Milwaukee Wave
Craig ScheerIllinois-SpringfieldKansas City Comets
Carl SchwarzenQuincy (IL)St. Louis Stars
Kevin SloanCatawba (N.C.)Philadelphia Kixx
Derek SmithUnion (Ky.)Cincinnati Kings
Josiah SnelgroveHoughton College (N.Y.)Rochester Lancers
Mike SweeneySimon Fraser (B.C.)Edmonton Drillers
Jacob WardAzusa Pacific University (Calif.)San Diego Sockers
Gannon WebbWilliam Carey (Miss.)Wilmington Hammerheads

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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