FIU Panthers men's soccer

The FIU Panthers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Florida International University. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

FIU Panthers
UniversityFlorida International University
Head coachKyle Russell (1st season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationMiami, FL
StadiumRiccardo Silva Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament championships
Division II: 1982, 1984
NCAA Tournament runner-up
Division I: 1996
Division II: 1980, 1985
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Division II: 1977, 1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division I: 2003
Division II: 1978
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017

Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Conference Tournament championships
TAAC: 1991
C-USA: 2015
Conference Regular Season championships
ASC: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
C-USA: 2017

History

FIU started their soccer program in 1972. They were unaffiliated from any collegiate organization until they joined the NCAA Division II from 1975 to 1986. During this time, FIU went to 8 NCAA Division II Tournaments where they won the national championships in 1982 and 1984 and runners up in 1980 and 1985.[2]

Due to the success of their program in Division II, they became an NCAA Division I team in 1987. The team has represented FIU at 8 NCAA Division I Tournaments finishing runners up in 1996.[2]

Conferences

Throughout their history, the team has been part of several collegiate athletic conferences. They were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference from 1991 to 1997 where they won the Conference Tournament in 1991. They joined the Atlantic Soccer Conference from 2000 to 2004 where they were Conference Regular Season Champions in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Since 2005, the team has been a member of Conference USA.[2]

  • Independent (1972–1990)
  • TAAC (1991–1997)
  • Independent (1998–1999)
  • ASC (2000–2004)
  • C-USA (2005–present)

Roster
As of 6 February 2021[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
00 GK  USA Grant Makela
1 GK  USA Johan Penaranda
2 DF  USA Adam Hassan
3 DF  USA Anthony Cousins Jr.
4 DF  ESP David García
5 DF  USA Jordi Ávila
6 MF  TRI Kareem Riley
7 MF  ESP Mauro Bravo
8 FW  USA Andoni Garrogerricaechebarria
9 FW  GER Rasmus Tobinski
10 MF  HAI Alessandro Campoy
11 MF  USA Matías Barraza
13 MF  USA Tavon Mussenden
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  CAN Stephen Afrifa
15 MF  SEN Talla Faye
17 FW  USA Steven Riad
18 DF  SWE Johannes Vedin
19 DF  USA Owen Green
20 MF  USA Deco Costa
21 FW  USA Kerry Sarmiento
22 MF  ISR Omri Ezra
23 MF  USA Jeremiah Edouard
24 MF  USA Errol Spence
29 GK  USA Francesco Montali
30 GK  USA Tyler Hogan
31 GK  USA Brison Moorhead

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Kyle Russell
Assistant coaches Dannie Mérida
Cameron Sauro
Volunteer assistant coach Morten Timm

Head coaches

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Logo & Colors - Brand Florida International University". Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "Media Guide" (PDF). 2015 FIU Men's Soccer Media Information Guide. Florida International University. 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Florida International University. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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