FIU started their soccer program in 1972. They were unaffiliated from any collegiate organization until they joined the NCAA Division II from 1975 to 1986. During this time, FIU went to 11 NCAA Division II Tournaments where they won the national championships in 1982 and 1984 and runners up in 1980 and 1985.[2]
FIU's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it left Conference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four (Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, UAB).[3] Of these four schools, all but FIU (which remains a full C-USA member) were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future, with a July 2023 entry date later confirmed.[4] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league. FIU will remain an affiliate of The American after the other three schools fully join that league.[5]
Conferences
Throughout their history, the team has been part of several collegiate athletic conferences. They were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (now known as the ASUN Conference) from 1991 to 1997 where they won the Conference Tournament in 1991. They joined the Atlantic Soccer Conference from 2000 to 2004 where they were Conference Regular Season Champions in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. From 2005 to 2021, the team was a member of Conference USA,[2] and it joined the American Athletic Conference in 2022.
^"Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^"American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^"American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^"2021 Men's Soccer Roster". Florida International University. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
External links
Official website
January 21, 2023
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The FIU Panthers men s soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Florida International University As of the upcoming 2022 season the team is a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference The American FIU PanthersUniversityFlorida International UniversityHead coachKyle Russell 3rd season ConferenceThe AmericanLocationUniversity Park FloridaStadiumFIU Soccer Stadium Capacity 2 000 NicknamePanthersColorsBlue and gold 1 HomeAwayNCAA Tournament championshipsDivision II 1982 1984NCAA Tournament runner upDivision I 1996Division II 1980 1985NCAA Tournament QuarterfinalsDivision II 1977 1979 1983NCAA Tournament Round of 16Division I 2003 2022Division II 1978NCAA Tournament appearancesDivision I 1991 1994 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2015 2017 2021 2022Division II 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985Conference Tournament championshipsTAAC 1991C USA 2015 The American 2022Conference Regular Season championshipsASC 2000 2002 2003 2004C USA 2017 2021 The American 2022 Contents 1 History 2 Conferences 3 Roster 3 1 Coaching staff 4 Head coaches 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditFIU started their soccer program in 1972 They were unaffiliated from any collegiate organization until they joined the NCAA Division II from 1975 to 1986 During this time FIU went to 11 NCAA Division II Tournaments where they won the national championships in 1982 and 1984 and runners up in 1980 and 1985 2 Due to the success of their program in Division II they became an NCAA Division I team in 1987 The team has represented FIU at 8 NCAA Division I Tournaments finishing runners up in 1996 2 FIU s most recent conference change was announced during the 2021 22 offseason when it left Conference USA C USA for The American The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men s soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C USA men s soccer membership to four Charlotte FIU Florida Atlantic UAB 3 Of these four schools all but FIU which remains a full C USA member were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future with a July 2023 entry date later confirmed 4 Accordingly The American brought all four remaining C USA men s soccer teams into its own soccer league FIU will remain an affiliate of The American after the other three schools fully join that league 5 Conferences EditThroughout their history the team has been part of several collegiate athletic conferences They were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference now known as the ASUN Conference from 1991 to 1997 where they won the Conference Tournament in 1991 They joined the Atlantic Soccer Conference from 2000 to 2004 where they were Conference Regular Season Champions in 2000 2002 2003 and 2004 From 2005 to 2021 the team was a member of Conference USA 2 and it joined the American Athletic Conference in 2022 Independent 1972 1990 TAAC 1991 1997 Independent 1998 1999 ASC 2000 2004 C USA 2005 2021 The American 2022 present Roster EditAs of October 24 2022 6 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player0 GK PER Baltazar Sayan1 GK GER Kevin Harr2 DF DEN Lucas Christensen3 DF ESP Carlos Scheckermann4 DF ESP David Garcia5 DF MEX Edgar Aguilar6 MF FRA Matthias Lavenant7 FW POR Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro8 MF ITA Matteo Gasperoni9 FW GER Rasmus Tobinski10 MF JPN Yushi Nagao11 FW CAN Stephen Afrifa12 FW CAN Simon Afrifa13 DF DEN Philip Hildebrandt No Pos Nation Player14 FW BRA Pedro Lucas16 MF ENG Andrew Bennett17 FW JPN Fumiya Shiraishi18 MF POR Joao Domingues19 FW USA Andoni Garrogerricaechebarria20 FW BRA Paulo Alves21 MF GER Julian Hodek22 MF FRA Julien Gastaldy23 DF JPN Noriyuki Ito24 DF DEN Sander Kohberg25 DF USA Brittain Gottlieb28 GK USA Matt Levy30 GK USA Tyler HoganCoaching staff Edit Position StaffHead coach Kyle RussellAssociate head coach Dannie MeridaAssistant coach Lucas ChampenoisVolunteer assistant coach Nicholas ItopoulosHead coaches Edit Dr Greg Myers 1972 1974 Bill Nuttall 1975 1979 Karl Kremser 1980 2007 Munga Eketebi 2007 2011 Kenny Arena 2012 2013 Scott Calabrese 2014 2016 Kevin Nylen 2017 2020 Kyle Russell 2020 Present Notable alumni Edit Robin Fraser Steve Ralston Jeff Cassar Greg Vanney Bobby Boswell Tyrone Marshall Jose Carlos Fernandez Sebastien Vorbe Juan Francisco GuerraReferences Edit FIU Style Guide PDF Retrieved July 12 2022 a b c Media Guide PDF 2015 FIU Men s Soccer Media Information Guide Florida International University 2015 Retrieved 24 August 2015 Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men s Soccer This Fall Press release Sun Belt Conference April 6 2022 Retrieved April 7 2022 American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023 24 Season Press release American Athletic Conference June 16 2022 Retrieved June 16 2022 American Announces Affiliate Members in Men s Soccer and Women s Swimming and Diving Press release American Athletic Conference May 4 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 2021 Men s Soccer Roster Florida International University Retrieved 4 September 2020 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FIU Panthers men 27s soccer amp oldid 1125919005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
