NIRSA National Soccer Championships

NIRSA National Soccer
Championships
LeagueNIRSA
Number of teams24
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
WebsiteOfficial website
Men's Championship Division
Current ChampionBYU
(10th title)
Most Successful Club(s)BYU
(10 titles)
Women's Championship Division
Current ChampionUCLA
(1st title)
Most Successful Club(s)UC Santa Barbara
(8 titles)
Men's Open Division
Current ChampionMiami (OH)
(1st title)
Most Successful Club(s)JMU
(3 titles)
Women's Open Division
Current ChampionSan Diego State
(2nd title)
Most Successful Club(s)UCLA, JMU
(3 titles)
Current season (2024)

The NIRSA National Soccer Championships is an annual collegiate club competition organized by the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a single-elimination knockout format.[1]

The tournament is unique because it is limited to teams representing a university on a non-varsity level. Due to collegiate clubs receiving little to no funding from the university they represent, their ability to travel is limited and why the tournament takes place over a single weekend; typically in late November to early December.[2]

  1. ^ "National Soccer Championships" (PDF). NIRSA Championship Series. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. ^ "Player Eligibility Requirements". NIRSA Championship Series. Retrieved 2023-05-23.