Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represents Coastal Carolina University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team competes in the Sun Belt Conference, following previous tenures in Conference USA and Big South Conference, both of which had been prior conference homes for that ream. During their Big South tenure, the Chanticleers were one of that league's more successful teams, both within the conference and in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Chanticleers became the first Big South team to reach the final sixteen in the tournament.^[2]

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer
2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team
Founded	1978
University	Coastal Carolina University
Head coach	Shaun Docking (22nd season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Conway, South Carolina
Stadium	Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Chants
Colors	Teal, bronze, and black^[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1992, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020

Despite not having been a Big South member since the 2015 season, the Chanticleers still have the most regular season and tournament championships of any Big South team. The program has won 11 regular season and 12 tournament championships.^[2]

The Chanticleers won 4 out of 5 tournament championships during their tenure in Sun Belt men's soccer, with all 4 wins coming against Georgia State.

After the Sun Belt men's soccer league disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 school year, Coastal joined Conference USA (C-USA) for that sport. C-USA was already the men's soccer home of another in-state school, South Carolina, although the latter school's natural in-conference rival is Kentucky, given that Kentucky and South Carolina are full members of the Southeastern Conference.^[3] However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the Sun Belt, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023.^[4] The SBC later announced it would reinstate soccer in 2022, following the arrival of three new full members with men's soccer teams (James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion).^[5]

Stadium

Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field is home to CCU's men's and women's soccer programs. In 2003 the facility was the home of the first-ever NCAA Championship event hosted by Coastal Carolina University, as CCU's men's soccer team defeated Davidson, 3–0, in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.

Roster

As of 2019^[6]

No.	Name	Class	Ht & Wt	Position	Hometown/Last school
1	Alberto Ciroi	SR	6-3 185	Goalkeeper	Udine, Italy
3	Morten Timm	SR	5-9 165	Defender	Thuringen, Germany/USC Upstate
4	Nicholas Itopoulos	JR	6-3 190	Defender	Durban, South Africa
5	Oliver Gerbig	SO	6-2 210	Defender	Taipei, Taiwan/Taipei American School
6	Kasper Skraep	FR	6-3 185	Defender	Nyborg, Denmark/Tornbjerg Gymnasium
7	Tsiki Ntsabeleng	SR	5-7 160	Forward	Johannesburg, South Africa
8	Michael Boakye	JR	5-5 158	Midfielder	East Hartford, Conn.
9	Claudio Repetto	JR	6-3 185	Forward	Genova, Italy
10	Tyrone Mondi	R-JR	5-9 170	Midfielder	Bloemfontein, South Africa/Northwestern Ohio
11	Sam Snaith	FR	6-4 210	Forward	Cardiff, United Kingdom/Bridgend College
12	Jeranimo Power	SR	5-10 170	Midfielder	De Aar, South Africa/Orion High School
13	Antonio La Gamba	FR	5-10 165	Midfielder	Rochester, N.Y.
14	Archie Filliter	JR	5-10 170	Defender	Cary, N.C.
15	Luke Williams	SO	5-10 160	Midfielder	Murrells Inlet, SC/St. James
16	Paavo Riihijarvi	SO	6-5 210	Defender	Oulu, Finland/Darllington School (Ga.)
17	Emile Rzepecki	FR	5-11 150	Midfielder	Belfort, France
18	Danny Cabrera	R-FR	5-7 155	Midfielder	Windermere,FLA.
19	Steven Riad	SR	5-6 155	Midfielder	Bethlehem, Pa./Lycoming College
20	DZ Harmon	JR	6-1 180	Midfielder	Loganville, Ga./Clayton State
21	Austin D'Anna	JR	6-2 175	Forward	Hernando,FLA.
22	Naty Endale	JR	6-0 155	Defender	Suwanee, Ga./Mercer University
23	Paul Odendahl	SR	5-10 170	Defender	Meerbusch, Germany/Tyler Junior College
24	Martin Rydningen	FR	5-9 175	Midfielder	Tromso, Norway
25	Marcelo Lage	SO	6-5 185	Defender	Middleton,Maine
26	Luke Muhlbauer	FR	5-9 150	Defender	Rheinland-PFalz, Germany
27	Jason Kemble	FR	5-9 150	Midfielder	Conway, S.C./Conway
28	Chris Datallo	GS	5-11 180	Goalkeeper	Lindenhurst, NY/Quinnipiac
29	Lance Dasilva	JR	6-0 185	Goalkeeper	Spotsylvania, Va./Longwood University
30	Thomas Zinngrebe	FR	6-4 175	Goalkeeper	Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson

Team Management

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Shaun Docking
Assoc. Coach	Kyle Russell
Asst. Coach	Kyle Timm
Goalkeeper Coach	Lance Elicker
Director of Operations	Zavier Vera

Last updated: Oct 1, 2019
Source: CCU Chanticleers Athletics Website

Head coaching history

Dates	Name	Notes
1978–1981	Dr. John Farrelly
1984–1997	Paul Banta	First NCAA Tournament berth
1997	Dermot McGrane
1998–present	Shaun Docking

List of seasons

Season	Coach	Record		Notes
		Overall	Conference
Independent
1978	Dr. John Farrelly	4–11–0	—
1979	Dr. John Farrelly	10–4–1	—
1980	Dr. John Farrelly	12–4–2	—
1981	Dr. John Farrelly	4–12–1	—
1982	No records	—	—
1983	No records	—	—
Big South Conference
1984	Paul Banta	15–8–0	4–3–0
1985	Paul Banta	14–8–1	5–1–0
1986	Paul Banta	18–2–0	9–1–0	Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1987	Paul Banta	14–6–1	5–1–0	Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1988	Paul Banta	4–14–4	2–4–0
1989	Paul Banta	17–4–0	6–0–0	Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1990	Paul Banta	16–3–2	4–2–0	Big South Tournament Champions
1991	Paul Banta	7–8–3	1–4–1
1992	Paul Banta	16–2–1	0–0–0	NCAA Second Round
1993	Paul Banta	6–12–0	4–4–1
1994	Paul Banta	10–10–0	5–3–0
1995	Paul Banta	16–4–0	5–2–0	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
1996	Paul Banta	7–9–2	3–4–0
1997	Paul Banta and Dermot McGrane	6–10–1	1–5–1
1998	Shaun Docking	7–9–2	3–3–0
1999	Shaun Docking	12–4–1	6–1–0	Big South Regular Season Champions
2000	Shaun Docking	11–5–1	5–2–0	Big South Regular Season Champions
2001	Shaun Docking	11–8–2	3–2–2	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2002	Shaun Docking	19–3–2	6–1–0	NCAA Second Round
2003	Shaun Docking	20–2–0	6–1–0	Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2004	Shaun Docking	14–8–1	4–3–0	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2005	Shaun Docking	11–9–1	5–2–0	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2006	Shaun Docking	11–7–2	5–2–0
2007	Shaun Docking	10–8–1	6–0–0	Big South Regular Season Champions
2008	Shaun Docking	10–10–1	5–2–1
2009	Shaun Docking	9–2–7	5–0–3	Big South Regular Season Champions
2010	Shaun Docking	12–8–2	5–2–1	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round
2011	Shaun Docking	18–4–0	9–0–0	Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Second Round
2012	Shaun Docking	20–2–2	10–0–0	Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2013	Shaun Docking	19–5–0	9–1–0	Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2014	Shaun Docking	16–6–1	7–1–1	Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round
2015	Shaun Docking	13–3–4	6–1–2	NCAA Second Round
Sun Belt Conference
2016	Shaun Docking	9–6–3	3–1–1	Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round
2017	Shaun Docking	14–7–1	4–1–0	Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16
2018	Shaun Docking	10–6–0	2–2–0
2019	Shaun Docking	10–7–3	3–2–0	Sun Belt Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round
2020	Shaun Docking	6–1–1	5–1–0	Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA

Records and statistics

NCAA tournament results

Year	Opponent	Result
1992	South Carolina	W, 2–0 (2 OT)
	Davidson	T, 0–0 (lost 5–6 in PK's)
1995	South Carolina	L, 3–1
2001	Seton Hall	L, 2–1
2002	South Carolina	W, 2–1 (2 OT)
	Clemson	T, 1–1 (lost, 4–5 in PK's)
2003	Davidson	W, 3–0
	North Carolina	W, 3–0
	Santa Clara	L, 3–2 (OT)
2004	Duke	L, 3–0
2005	Clemson	L, 2–0
2010	Duke	L, 2–1
2011	Elon	W, 4–3
	North Carolina	L, 3–2
2012	Elon	W, 3–0
	Wake Forest	W, 2–1 (OT)
	Maryland	L, 5–1
2013	East Tennessee State	W, 2–0
	Charlotte	W, 1–0
	California	L, 0–1
2014	FGCU	W, 1–0
	Clemson	L, 2–1
2015	North Florida	W, 1–0
	North Carolina	L, 2–1
2016	Radford	W, 2–1
	Wake Forest	L, 2–0
2017	Mercer	W, 1–0
	Clemson	W, 3–1
	Stanford	L, 2–0
2019	NC State	W, 3–2 (2OT)
	SMU	L, 0–1 (2OT)
2020	TBD

Honors

Big South Conference Coach of the Year

• Paul Banta – 1986, 1987, 1989
• Shaun Docking – 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012

Big South Conference Player of the Year

• 1990 Guy Norcott
• 1992 Eric Schmitt
• 1999 Mario Benjamin
• 2002 Joseph Ngwenya
• 2003 Joseph Ngwenya
• 2007 Mkhokheli Dube
• 2009 Djamel Bekka

Big South Conference Attacking Player of the Year

• 2011 Ashton Bennett
• 2012 Ashton Bennett
• 2013 Pedro Ribeiro

Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year

• 2011 Cyprian Hedrick
• 2012 Kjartan Sigurdsson
• 2013 Shawn McLaws

Notable alumni

•   Joseph Ngwenya
•   Kheli Dube
•   Mubarike Chisoni
•   Jordan Hughes
•   Tyler Hughes
•   Boyzzz Khumalo
•   Stu Riddle
•   Pedro Ribeiro
•   Tommy Rutter
•   DZ Harmon

References

1. "Coastal Carolina University Graphic Standards" (PDF). Retrieved March 31, 2016.
2. "2014 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. "Coastal Carolina Added as Men's Soccer Member" (Press release). Conference USA. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
4. Traylor, Grant (November 1, 2021). "Sun Belt confirms men's soccer being reinstated". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, WV. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
5. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
6. "2011 Men's Soccer Roster". Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

External links

• Official website