Columbia Lions men's soccer

Columbia Lions
Men's Soccer
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
UniversityColumbia University
Head coachKevin Anderson (9th season)
ConferenceIvy
LocationNew York City, New York
StadiumRocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameLions
ColorsColumbia blue and white[1]
   
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1909, 1910
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1983
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2016

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

The Lions fielded their first varsity team in 1906, and have since won 10 Ivy League Championships and have made 14 NCAA tournament appearances. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1–0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick.[2]

Since 2009, the Lions have been coached by Kevin Anderson, a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles men's soccer program. Anderson played soccer professionally for ten years with the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.[3]

  1. ^ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 1 Wake Forest Ends Columbia's Run, 1-0". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.