Harvard Crimson men's soccer

The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

For the women's team, see Harvard Crimson women's soccer.
Harvard Crimson soccer
Founded1905
UniversityHarvard University
LocationCambridge, MA
StadiumJordan Field
NicknameCrimson
ColorsCrimson, White, and Black[1]
              
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1913, 1914, 1926, 1930
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1969, 1971, 1986, 1987
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Conference Regular Season championships
1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2009

The Crimson fielded their first varsity team in 1905, making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL championships (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA), and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s. Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen.

Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.

From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer, a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program.

In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[2][3][4]

Players

2017 roster

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 Landon Plunkett
0 GK  USA Kyle Parks
1 GK  USA Jorma Görns
2 DF  USA Eric Gylling
3 DF  USA Gavin Baker-Greene
4 FW  USA Nate Devine
5 MF  USA Joel Serugo
6 FW  USA Philip Hausen
7 MF  USA Christian Sady
8 MF  USA Taner Dogan
9 MF  USA Asa Silverman
11 FW  NGA Ibukun Omotowa
12 MF  USA Paolo Belloni-Urso
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  MEX Nathan Goldberg
14 DF  USA Justin Crichlow
15 MF  NOR Cornelius Bencsik
16 MF  USA Matthew Glass
17 MF  USA Matt Hatter
18 MF  USA Sebastian Lindner-Liaw
19 DF  USA Rory Conway
20 DF  USA Fernando Docters
21 FW  USA Cesar Farias
24 DF  USA Jack Miler
26 MF  USA Luis Viceira
27 MF  USA Eduardo Cedeno
49 GK  USA Matt Freese

Rivalries
  • Yale – Harvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports,[5][6][7][8] and it also translates to the men's soccer programs. Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907. The Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 53-38-12.[9]

Team honors

National championships
Season Coach Selectors Record
1913Charles BurgessIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association9–6–3
1914Charles BurgessIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association6–1–2
1926Thomas B. WhiteIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association4–2–2
1930John F. CarrIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association8–1–0

Conference championships

Harvard has won 13 Ivy League championships.[10] The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.[11]

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1955IvyJ. Bruce Munro10–2–05–1–0
1958IvyJ. Bruce Munro10–2–15–1–1
1959IvyJ. Bruce Munro9–1–35–1–0
1961IvyJ. Bruce Munro8–2–15–1–1
1962IvyJ. Bruce Munro6–5–05–2–0
1963IvyJ. Bruce Munro8–2–06–0–0
1969IvyJ. Bruce Munro14–1–07–0–0
1970IvyJ. Bruce Munro12–1–07–0–0
1987IvyMike Getman14–1–36–0–1
1994IvyStephen Locker5–9–25–1–1
1996IvyStephen Locker16–2–06–1–0
2006IvyJohn Kerr Jr.14–5–16–0–1
2009IvyJamie Clark14–4–15–1–1

Individual honors

First Team All-Americans

Harvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans.[12] Several players including Andre Akpan, John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college.[13][14] Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen, who was part of the Harvard Five[15] and Daniel Needham, who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division.[16][17][18]

Second Team All-Americans

Harvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.

Third Team All-Americans

Harvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.

Player Position Year
Tony MarksDF1966
Nick HotchkinFW1987
Kevin AraFW2002

Kit history

First kits

2007-2008
2009
2010-2012
2013-2014
2015
2016-

Second kits

2007-2009
2011-2012
2015
2016-

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Harvard at a Glance | Harvard University". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. Fahs, C. Ramsey (October 25, 2016). "2012 Harvard Men's Soccer Team Produced Sexually Explicit 'Scouting Report' on Female Recruits". The Harvard Crimson.
  3. "Harvard ends men's soccer team season over lewd rankings of female players". The Guardian. November 4, 2016.
  4. Chokshi, Niraj (November 3, 2016). "Harvard Cancels Rest of Men's Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players". The New York Times.
  5. Christenfeld, Sam O. M. (December 16, 2015). "Harvard-Yale Rivalry Goes Beyond the Game". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  6. Rasco, Erick W. (November 21, 2017). "The Game: Harvard vs. Yale, Vol. 134" (Photojournal). Sports Illustrated. Time Warner. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. Samuels, Robert S. (November 18, 2011). "A History of Harvard-Yale". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (December 18, 2007). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry. New York City: Crown-Archetype. ISBN 9780307422255.
  9. "Harvard Men's Soccer Series Results" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  10. "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles". gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. "Year-By-Year Results - Men's Soccer" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  12. "Harvard Men's Soccer All-Americans" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  13. "MLS: 1997 Collegiate Draft Results (Feb. 2)". Soccer America. February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  14. "Andre Akpan". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  15. Bernstein, Fred A. (October 26, 2012). "John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  16. "Will Command 51st Artillery". The Boston Daily Globe. November 18, 1930.
  17. "Needham Heads 26th Division". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1934.
  18. Sibley, Frank P. (March 19, 1933). "Needham Could Get Wire When There Wasn't Any". The Boston Daily Globe.
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