Charlotte 49ers men's soccer

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]

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  USA Daniel Kuzemka 2 DF  USA Delasi Batse 3 DF  NZL Luke Johnson 4 DF  USA Sean Suber 5 DF  DEN Lasse Laursen 7 MF  USA Joe Brito 8 FW  ENG Alex Willis 9 FW  CAN Preston Popp 10 FW  USA Kameron Lacey 11 FW  ISL Axel Sigurdarson 12 MF  USA Jaxson Watermann 13 MF  USA Yang Scofano 14 MF  ENG Callum Watts 15 DF  USA Ethan Sawdon

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  USA Jonathan Nyandjo 17 DF  VGB Carson Price 18 FW  USA JP Mbuthia 20 MF  USA Carson Griffith 21 MF  USA Andre Vicharelli 23 DF  USA Koby Carr 24 DF  ITA Alessandro Negri 25 GK  USA Jordan Charles 27 FW  USA Zamar Wood 28 DF  USA Justin Deffenbaugh 29 DF  USA Malcolm Walters 30 MF  USA Luke Husakiwsky 31 GK  USA Thomas Wallis

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