UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer

UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer
2021 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer team
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coachChris Rich
ConferenceSoCon
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina
StadiumUNCG Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,540)
NicknameUNCG, Spartans
ColorsNavy, white, and gold[1]
     
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA Tournament runner-up
Division II: 1989
NCAA Tournament College Cup
Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Division I: (2022)
Division II: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division I: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Division I: (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Conference Tournament championships
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Men's Soccer Team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro.[2]

Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time,[3] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

  1. ^ "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "UNCG Mens Soccer/Coaching staff". UNCG Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Soccer-wire UNCG Men's Soccer". Soccer-Wire. 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2021.