Akron Zips men's soccer

Akron Zips men's soccer
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
UniversityUniversity of Akron
Athletic directorCharles Guthrie
Head coachJared Embick (9th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationAkron, Ohio
StadiumFirstEnergy Stadium
(Capacity: 4,000+standing room)
NicknameZips
ColorsNavy and white
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
2010
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1986, 2009, 2018
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1986, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1967, 1986, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018
Division II – 1972
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1966, 1967, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
Division II – 1972
NCAA Tournament appearances
1966, 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Division II – 1972
Conference Tournament championships
1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference Regular Season championships
1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022

The Akron Zips men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Akron. As of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, the Zips play in the Big East Conference.[1] This move followed Akron's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) shutting down its men's soccer league after the 2022 season. Akron is regularly ranked in the Top 10 NSCAA collegiate men's soccer poll. They have been ranked No. 1 previously in 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2016. The Zips have played their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field, formerly named Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field and Cub Cadet Field, since 1966. They won their first national championship in 2010.

  1. ^ "BIG EAST Adds Akron For Men's Soccer" (Press release). Big East Conference. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.