2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team

The 2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Scott Calabrese's third year as head coach for the program.

2019 UCF Knights men's soccer
AAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 10
2019 record15–3–2 (6–0–1 American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Souders (4th season)
  • Jamie Davies (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumUCF Soccer and Track Stadium
2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 UCF + 6 –0 –1  15 –3 –2
No. 7 SMU ‡ 5 –1 –1  18 –2 –1
South Florida + 4 –3 –0  10 –7 –1
Memphis 4 –3 –0  10 –7 –0
Temple 3 –2 –2  8 –8 –2
UConn 2 –5 –0  5 –12 –1
Cincinnati 1 –5 –1  5 –11 –1
Tulsa 0 –6 –1  4 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

UCF finished the season with a 15–3–2 overall record and a 6–0–1 conference record, best in the AAC. The Knights advanced to the finals of the AAC Tournament where they fell to SMU for the third consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round where they were defeated by SMU.

Background
Main article: 2018 UCF Knights men's soccer team

The Knights are coming off a 13–3–3 season where they finished 5–1–1 in AAC play, earning them their first American Athletic Conference regular season title. In the 2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, UCF lost to SMU in penalty kicks, 4–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time. UCF earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were one of the 16 seeded teams (out of 48 teams total) given the 14 seed. It was UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. With the seed, they earned a bye into the second round where they hosted the winner of Washington and Lipscomb. Lipscomb beat Washington in penalties, and also ended up beating the Knights in overtime, thus ending the season for UCF.

Junior striker, Cal Jennings, lead UCF in goals and assists for 2018 and was named a consensus All-American with Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer America, United Soccer Coaches, and CollegeSoccerNews.com all naming him as a first-team All-American.

Player movement

Departures
Name Nat. Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Andreas Steineger NOR2DF6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190SeniorOslo, NORGraduated
Zachary Waitman USA5DF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165SeniorMontverde, FLGraduated
Jonathan Dean USA6MF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155SeniorMacon, GAGraduated
Gorka Aperribay USA9FW6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185SeniorWinter Springs, FLGraduated
Walker Dawkins USA11MF5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)135RS-SeniorRoyal Palm Beach, FLGraduated
François André Dulysse HAI16DF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)173SophomoreWest Palm Beach, FLTransferred to Manhattan[1]
C. J. Campbell USA17DF5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)150SeniorPlantation, FLGraduated
Max Stiegwardt USA19MF5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165SeniorPlymouth, MNGraduated
Ricardo Oliveros VEN22MF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165SeniorWeston, FLGraduated
Noah Murphy USA23FW6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195SeniorAustin, TXGraduated
Matthew Rosenberg USA26GK6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185JuniorManalapan, NJTransferred to Xavier

Incoming transfers
Name Nat. Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Former School
Itzik Efraim ISR18DF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)189SophomoreJerusalem, ISRBelmont[2]
Glademir Mendoza MEX31DF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)150RS-FreshmanPhoenix, AZNew Mexico[3]

High school recruits
Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
José Aldaco, Jr.
FW
 USALake Alfred, FLAuburndaleWeston FC[4]
Bernardo Brandão
GK
 BRARio de Janeiro, BRAIMG AcademyN/A[5]
Jeremy Di Lallo
MF
 CANBlainville, QCMontverde AcademyOrlando City[6]
Andrew Lizyness
MF
 USAWindermere, FLOlympia (FL)Acys Spirit United[7]
Josiah Ramírez
MF
 USAHarrisburg, PALower DauphinPenn FC[8]
Jonas Schmalbäch
FW
 ITAVenice, ITAESNRLausanneNR
Gino Vivi
FW
 CRCSan José, CRCCFISSaprissaNR
Beto Ydrach
MF
 PUROrlando, FLOlympia (FL)Orlando City[9]

Roster
As of September 26, 2019[10]

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  GER Yannik Oettl
3 FW  USA Cal Jennings
4 DF  USA Jack McCloskey
5 DF  CRC Andres Hernandez Betancur
6 DF  FRA Yanis Leerman
7 FW  GHA Richard Amon
8 MF  ISR Yoni Sorokin
9 FW  ITA Jonas Schmalbach
10 MF  FRA Louis Perez
11 FW  FRA Hattabiou Barry
12 MF  BRA Gregorio Ibanez
13 MF  USA Josiah Ramirez
14 MF  BRA Gianluca Arcangeli
15 DF  ENG Gideon Adu-Peprah
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  PUR Beto Ydrach
17 FW  CRC Gino Vivi
18 DF  ISR Itzik Efraim
19 MF  USA Andrew Lizyness
20 MF  CRC Mauricio Villalobos Vega
21 FW  USA Brandon Golding
22 MF  CAN Jeremy Di Lallo
23 MF  NOR Thomas Ness
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean
25 GK  USA Matt Douglass
26 GK  BRA Bernardo Brandão
28 FW  ARG Franco Loello
29 FW  USA Jose Aldaco, Jr.
31 DF  MEX Glademir Mendoza

Team management
Position Staff
Athletic DirectorDanny White
Head CoachScott Calabrese
Associate Head CoachPaul Souders
Assistant CoachJamie Davies
Volunteer Goalkeeper CoachPeter Davis

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 19*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 15 Eastern Florida W 6–0 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
August 24*
6:00 p.m.		 No. 15 FIU W 3–1 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
August 30*
6:00 p.m.		 No. 15 at No. 4 Wake Forest
Carolina Nike Classic		 L 1–2  0–1–0
 Spry Stadium (1,578)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 1*
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 15 at No. 6 North Carolina
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 2–1  1–1–0
 Fetzer Field (814)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m., Twitch		 No. 15 Penn State T 2–2 2OT 1–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (706)
Orlando, FL
September 8*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 15 UTRGV W 3–2 OT 2–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (362)
Orlando, FL
September 13*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 16 VCU W 2–0  3–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (731)
Orlando, FL
September 18*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 13 at Florida Gulf Coast W 4–1  4–1–1
 FGCU Soccer Complex (653)
Fort Myers, FL
September 22*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 13 South Carolina W 2–0  5–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (436)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic regular season
September 27
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 12 Temple W 2–0  6–1–1
(1–0–0)		 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (605)
Orlando, FL
October 1*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 11 Florida Atlantic W 3–2 OT 7–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (367)
Orlando, FL
October 6
8:00 p.m., ADN		 No. 11 at No. 4 SMU T 3–3 2OT 7–1–2
(1–0–1)		 Westcott Field (2,719)
Dallas, TX
October 12
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 9 Tulsa W 3–2 2OT 8–1–2
(2–0–1)		 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (514)
Orlando, FL
October 20
7:00 p.m., ADN		 No. 11 at UConn
Civil Conflict		 W 2–1 OT 9–1–2
(3–0–1)		 Dillon Stadium (1,625)
Hartford, CT
October 26
7:00 p.m., ADN		 No. 8 at South Florida
War on I-4		 W 1–0  10–1–2
(4–0–1)		 Corbett Soccer Stadium (1,506)
Tampa, FL
October 29*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 8 Stetson W 3–2 2OT 11–1–2
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (346)
Orlando, FL
November 1
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv		 No. 6 Memphis W 1–0  12–1–2
(5–0–1)		 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (826)
Orlando, FL
November 5
7:00 p.m., ADN		 No. 6 at Cincinnati W 3–2 OT 13–1–2
(6–0–1)		 Gettler Stadium (373)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
November 13
7:00 p.m., FBL		 (1) No. 5 (5) Temple
Semifinals		 W 5–0  14–1–2
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (711)
Orlando, FL
November 16
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 (1) No. 5 (2) No. 10 SMU
AAC Championship		 L 0–1  14–2–2
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (1,237)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 24
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (9) No. 8 No. 12 Missouri State
Second round		 W 2–1 OT 15–2–2
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (857)
Orlando, FL
November 30
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (9) No. 8 at (8) No. 5 SMU
Third round		 L 1–2 OT 15–3–2
 Westcott Field (979)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Cal Jennings AAC Offensive Player of the Year November 12, 2019 [11]
Yoni Sorokin AAC Midfielder of the Year
Yannik Oettl AAC Goalkeeper of the Year
Gino Vivi AAC Rookie of the Year
Scott Calabrese AAC Coaching Staff of the Year
Yannik Oettl All-AAC First Team
Cal Jennings
Yoni Sorokin
Yanis Leerman
Louis Perez All-AAC Second Team
Glademir Mendoza All-AAC Rookie Team
Gino Vivi
Cal Jennings AAC All-Tournament Team November 16, 2019 [12]
Yannik Oettl
Louis Perez
Gino Vivi
Cal Jennings Soccer America All-America First-Team December 12, 2019 [13]
Cal Jennings United Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team [14]
Cal Jennings College Soccer News All-America First-Team December 16, 2019 [15]
Cal Jennings Top Drawer Soccer All-America First-Team December 23, 2019 [16]
Yoni Sorokin Top Drawer Soccer All-America Second-Team
Yanis Leerman

2020 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Cal JenningsFC Dallas117FW
Jonathan DeanOrlando City239DF

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. NV=Not receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[17] 15 None 15 16 13 12 11 9 11 8 6 6 5 8 None Released 10
Top Drawer Soccer[18] 17 17 11 19 17 14 9 3 3 6 4 4 3 8 8 10 10 10
College Soccer News[19] 18 None 17 19 18 12 11 11 12 10 9 9 8 8 None Released 10
Soccer America 13 None 9 12 9 7 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 8 None Released

References
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  2. "UCF Adds Five for 2019". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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  4. "Jose Aldaco". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. "Bernardo Brandao". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. "Jeremy DiLallo". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  7. "Andrew Lizyness". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  8. "Josiah Ramirez". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  9. "Roberto Ydrach". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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  11. "American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Awards". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. "Awards: NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team". Soccer America. December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  14. "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. "College Soccer News 2019 All-America Teams". collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  16. "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". Top Drawer Soccer. December 23, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  17. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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