Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer

The Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. FAU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton. The Owls are coached by Joey Worthen.[2]

Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer
Founded1980
UniversityFlorida Atlantic University
Head coachJoey Worthen (1st season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationBoca Raton, FL
StadiumFAU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 500)
NicknameOwls
ColorsBlue and Red[1]
         
Home
Away
Conference Tournament championships
2007
Conference Regular Season championships
2004
For information on all Florida Atlantic University sports, see Florida Atlantic Owls

The Owls most successful achievement in their history came in 2004, where they finished as co-regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2007, the Owls won the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament, although it does not have a binding NCAA birth. Their strongest performance in the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament came in 1997, 1999 and 2003, where the Owls reached the finals, but lost on all three occasions. Florida Atlantic has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Roster

As of February 6, 2017.[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
0 GK  TRI Daniel Ragoo
3 MF  BER Cameron Neal
4 DF  VEN Rafael Arcila
5 MF  USA Christian Williams
6 MF  SWE Douglas Landvik
7 FW  SWE Oliver Powers
8 MF  MEX Alvaro Campuzano
10 MF  USA Aaron Laranetto
11 FW  FRA Kyle Fries
14 MF  ESP Carlos Sanchis
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  HAI Tinovic Eugene
18 FW  USA Dylan Huber
19 DF  ALB Albion Neziri
20 MF  COL Nikolas Gomez
22 FW  USA Oscar Salas
23 MF  USA Daniel Del Rio
24 GK  ESP Luis Aranzazu
26 MF  MAR Mehdi Rachidi
27 FW  USA Harry Fuster
28 FW  USA Chris Young

Captains in bold

Coaching history

There have been five head coaches in FAU history.[4]

Years Coach GP W L T Pct.
1980–1982 Regis Patter 4317233.430
1983 Steve Pete 16952.625
1984–1986 Chris Holloway 4618253.424
1987–2016 Kos Donev 34115916814.487
2017–present Joey Worthen 162140.125

Honors

References
  1. "Florida Atlantic University Artsheet Guide" (PDF). May 4, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. "Joey Worthen Named FAU Men's Soccer Head Coach". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. "FAU Men's Soccer Roster 2017-18". Florida Atlantic Owls. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. "Head Coaching History - 2006 FAU Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. CBS Sports Interactive. August 1, 2006. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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