NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion.
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Number of teams | 64 |
| Current champions | Stanford (3) |
| Most successful club(s) | North Carolina (21 and 4-time runner-up)
Notre Dame (3 and 5-times runner-up) Stanford (3 and 2-time runner-up) |
| Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
| Website | NCAA.com |
 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament | |
History
The NCAA began conducting a single division Women's Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament. The tournament became the Division I Championship in 1986, when Division III was created for non-scholarship programs. Currently, the tournament field consists of 64 teams. The semifinals and final of the tournament, held at a single site every year, are collectively known as the Women's College Cup (analogous to the College Cup in men's soccer).
Historically, North Carolina has been the dominant school in Division I women's soccer. Known widely as one of the most successful collegiate programs in any NCAA sport, the Tar Heels have won 21 national championships of the 31 NCAA tournaments contested. They also won the only AIAW national championship in soccer in 1981. The Tar Heels have reached the College Cup 26 times. Head coach Anson Dorrance is considered one of the greatest women's soccer coaches in NCAA history, leading the Tar Heels since the inception of the program in 1979.
Only five other schools have multiple titles, Notre Dame (3 titles, 5-times runner-up and 12 College Cup appearances), Stanford (3 titles, 2-times runner-up and 10 College Cup appearances), Florida State (2 titles, 2-time runner-up and 10 college cup appearances), Portland (2 titles, 1-time runner-up and 8 College Cup appearances), and USC (2 titles, 2 College Cup appearances).
Champions
| NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Site (Host) |
Stadium | Team Championship | Third Place Final / Semifinalists | Attendance | |||||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||||||
| 1982 Details |
Orlando, Florida (Central Florida) |
University of Central Florida | North Carolina | 1–0 | Central Florida | Connecticut | 2–1 | UMSL | 1,000 | |||||
| 1983 Details |
North Carolina (2) | 4–0 | George Mason | Massachusetts | 1–0 | Connecticut | 700 | |||||||
| 1984 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (3) | 2–0 | Connecticut | Massachusetts | 4–1 | California | 3,500 | |||||
| 1985 Details |
Fairfax, Virginia (George Mason) |
George Mason Stadium | George Mason | 2–0 | North Carolina | Colorado College, Massachusetts | 4,500 | |||||||
| 1986 Details |
North Carolina (4) | 2–0 | Colorado College | George Mason, Massachusetts | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 1987 Details |
Amherst, Massachusetts (Massachusetts) |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | North Carolina (5) | 1–0 | Massachusetts | California, Central Florida | 3,651 | |||||||
| 1988 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (6) | 4–1 | NC State | California, Wisconsin | 3,500 | |||||||
| 1989 Details |
Raleigh, North Carolina (NC State) |
Method Road Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (7) | 2–0 | Colorado College | NC State, Santa Clara | 1,625 | |||||||
| 1990 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (8) | 6–0 | Connecticut | Colorado College, Santa Clara | 3,200 | |||||||
| 1991 Details |
North Carolina (9) | 3–1 | Wisconsin | Colorado College, Virginia | 3,800 | |||||||||
| 1992 Details |
North Carolina (10) | 9–1 | Duke | Hartford, Santa Clara | 3,573 | |||||||||
| 1993 Details |
North Carolina (11) | 6–0 | George Mason | Massachusetts, Stanford | 5,721 | |||||||||
| 1994 Details |
Portland, Oregon (Portland) |
Merlo Field | North Carolina (12) | 5–0 | Notre Dame | Connecticut, Portland | 5,000 | |||||||
| 1995 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | Notre Dame | 1–0 (3OT) |
Portland | North Carolina, SMU | 6,926 | |||||||
| 1996 Details |
Santa Clara, California (Santa Clara) |
Buck Shaw Stadium | North Carolina (13) | 1–0 (2OT) |
Notre Dame | Portland, Santa Clara | 8,800 | |||||||
| 1997 Details |
Greensboro, North Carolina (UNC Greensboro) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (14) | 2–0 | Connecticut | Notre Dame, Santa Clara | 3,200 | |||||||
| 1998 Details |
Florida | 1–0 | North Carolina | Portland, Santa Clara | 10,583 | |||||||||
| 1999 Details |
San Jose, California (San Jose State) |
Spartan Stadium | North Carolina (15) | 2–0 | Notre Dame | Penn State, Santa Clara | 14,410 | |||||||
| 2000 Details |
North Carolina (16) | 2–1 | UCLA | Notre Dame, Portland | 9,566 | |||||||||
| 2001 Details |
University Park, Texas (SMU) |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium | Santa Clara | 1–0 | North Carolina | Florida, Portland | 7,090 | |||||||
| 2002 Details |
Austin, Texas (Texas) |
Mike A. Myers Stadium | Portland | 2–1 (OT) |
Santa Clara | North Carolina, Penn State | 10,027 | |||||||
| 2003 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | SAS Soccer Park | North Carolina (17) | 6–0 | Connecticut | Florida State, UCLA | 10,042 | |||||||
| 2004 Details |
Notre Dame (2) | 1–1 (4–3 pen) |
UCLA | Princeton, Santa Clara | 7,644 | |||||||||
| 2005 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | Portland (2) | 4–0 | UCLA | Florida State, Penn State | 6,578 | |||||||
| 2006 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | SAS Soccer Park | North Carolina (18) | 2–1 | Notre Dame | Florida State, UCLA | 8,349 | |||||||
| 2007 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | USC | 2–0 | Florida State | Notre Dame, UCLA | 8,255 | |||||||
| 2008 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | North Carolina (19) | 2–1 | Notre Dame | Stanford, UCLA | 9,055 | |||||||
| 2009 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (20) | 1–0 | Stanford | Notre Dame, UCLA | 8,536 | |||||||
| 2010 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | Notre Dame (3) | 1–0 | Stanford | Boston College, Ohio State | 7,833 | |||||||
| 2011 Details |
Kennesaw, Georgia (Kennesaw State) |
Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium | Stanford | 1–0 | Duke | Florida State, Wake Forest | 9,241 | |||||||
| 2012 Details |
San Diego (San Diego) |
Torero Stadium | North Carolina (21) | 4–1 | Penn State | Florida State, Stanford | 7,289 | |||||||
| 2013 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | UCLA | 1–0 (OT) |
Florida State | Virginia, Virginia Tech | 8,806* | |||||||
| 2014 Details |
Boca Raton, Florida (Florida Atlantic) |
FAU Stadium | Florida State | 1–0 | Virginia | Stanford, Texas A&M | 4,137 | |||||||
| 2015 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | Penn State | 1–0 | Duke | Florida State, Rutgers | 10,676 | |||||||
| 2016 Details |
San Jose, California | Avaya Stadium | USC (2) | 3–1 | West Virginia | Georgetown, North Carolina | 6,612 | |||||||
| 2017 Details |
Orlando, Florida | Orlando City Stadium | Stanford (2) | 3-2 | UCLA | South Carolina, Duke | 1,938 | |||||||
| 2018 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | Florida State (2) | 1–0 | North Carolina | Stanford, Georgetown | 12,512 | |||||||
| 2019 Details |
San Jose, CA | Avaya Stadium | Stanford (3) | 0–0 (5-4 pen.) | North Carolina | UCLA, Washington State | 9,591[1] | |||||||
- The reported attendance for 2013 is the number of tickets sold for the match. Actual game attendance was less than 3000.
Team titles
| Team | Number | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 21 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| Stanford | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2019 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 1995, 2004, 2010 |
| Florida State | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| USC | 2 | 2007, 2016 |
| Portland | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
| Penn State | 1 | 2015 |
| UCLA | 1 | 2013 |
| Santa Clara | 1 | 2001 |
| Florida | 1 | 1998 |
| George Mason | 1 | 1985 |
College Cup Appearances
- Through 2019
- Years in bold = won national championship
| No. | School | College Cup Years | NCAA Appearances | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | North Carolina | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 33 | 21 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | 20 | 3 |
| 11 | UCLA | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019 | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | Stanford | 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 25 | 3 |
| 10 | Florida State | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 | 22 | 1 |
| 8 | Portland | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | 19 | 2 |
| 7 | UConn | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2003 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 | 25 | 1 |
| 5 | Colorado College | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Duke | 1992, 2011, 2015, 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | George Mason | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1991, 2013, 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 3 | California | 1984, 1987, 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgetown | 2016, 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | USC | 2007, 2016 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Florida | 1998, 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 1988, 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | NC State | 1988, 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | UCF | 1982, 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2016 | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Princeton | 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Hartford | 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1 | UMSL | 1982 | 2 | 0 |
See also
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Champions
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
- NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship bids by school
References
- "College Cup: Stanford extended to a shootout before winning title". December 9, 2019.
External links
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