1959 NCAA soccer tournament

1959 NCAA soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Memorial Stadium
Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsSaint Louis (1st title)
Runner-upBridgeport
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored22 (3.14 per match)
1960 →

The 1959 NCAA soccer tournament was the inaugural tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

The inaugural championship was played on November 28 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title.[1]

  1. ^ "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.