| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 1966 | ||
| University | University of California, Santa Barbara | ||
| Athletic director | Kelly Barsky | ||
| Head coach | Tim Vom Steeg (25th season) | ||
| Conference | Big West | ||
| Location | Santa Barbara, California | ||
| Stadium | Harder Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) | ||
| Nickname | Gauchos | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 2006 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 2004 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 2004, 2006 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 2004, 2006, 2019 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 2010, 2021 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 | |||
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team is an NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of student-athletes attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Gauchos play their home matches at Harder Stadium. Like most of the other UC Santa Barbara Gauchos athletic teams, the men's soccer team competes in the Big West Conference.
The UCSB Gauchos won the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The program has produced 19 All-American selections, all but one of which since 2002, and over 60 players who have gone on to play professionally or represent their senior national teams.[2]
Each season from 2007 to 2015, the Gauchos were recognized by the NCAA as the men's attendance champions by average attendance (men's and women's inclusive across Division I, II, and III) – the longest such recorded streak in the NCAA record books.[3] The program holds the top six all-time NCAA soccer records for largest regular season attendances at on-campus venues (men's and women's inclusive across Division I, II, and III).[4][5] This is highlighted by the top all-time mark of 15,896 fans packed into Harder Stadium on September 24, 2010, when UC Santa Barbara hosted UCLA for their regular season match, despite the Santa Barbara County Fire Marshal turning fans away at the gates for fear of filling the stadium over capacity.[6][7][8]
- ^ "UCSB Color". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Nick DePuy Named All-American, Becomes Fourth Gaucho Ever to Earn First Team Status". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. December 11, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records: Annual Home Attendance Champions" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records: All-Time Largest Crowds" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Attendance Records: Game Attendance Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 6. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Keh, Andrew (November 2, 2010). "Surge in Attendance at Men's College Games". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Eskilson, J.R. (September 20, 2012). "Men's College Preview: The Great Cal Rivalry". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Punzal, Barry (September 20, 2012). "It's the main event: UCSB vs. UCLA at Harder Stadium". presidiosports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.