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. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. 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 their program's history.[2]

Charlotte 49ers
men's soccer
2019 Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team
Founded1976
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Head coachKevin Langan (8th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationCharlotte, NC
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
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.

Roster

As of July 27, 2019[3]

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 Elliot Panicco
2 DF  USA Delasi Batse
3 DF  NZL Luke Johnson
4 DF  USA Noah Seach
5 DF  USA Patrick Hogan
6 FW  USA Maclean Holbrook
7 MF  USA Joe Brito
8 MF  PUR Cooper Nugent
9 FW  CAN Preston Popp
10 FW  JAM Kameron Lacey
11 FW  ISL Axel Sigurdarson
12 DF  USA Jaxson Watermann
13 MF  FRA Teddy Chaouche
15 DF  USA Ethan Sawdon
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ESP Miguel Anton
17 DF  VGB Carson Price
18 MF  USA John Ranshaw
19 MF  USA Matteo Busio
22 MF  USA Bryce Gilbert
23 MF  USA Owen Peeler
24 MF  USA Hunter Omli
25 GK  USA Austin Mullins
27 DF  USA TJ Suber
28 DF  USA Sean Suber
29 DF  USA Malcolm Walters
30 MF  USA Chance Pellerin
31 GK  USA Thomas Wallis
32 GK  USA Ryan Burig

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 (PDF). Charlotte 49ers Brand Standards. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. "Men's Soccer Advances to National Championship". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Charlotte 49ers Men's Soccer 2011 Media Guide
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