Since the Southeastern Conference (SEC) does not sponsor men's soccer (minimum four schools needed to sponsor a sport, only two offer it), the team has been associate members of other conferences. From 1995 to 2004, it was a member of the Mid-American Conference.[2] In 2005, UK moved men's soccer to Conference USA, creating a rivalry with fellow SEC member South Carolina, which had rejoined the reunified conference that season. Both UK and South Carolina remained in C-USA men's soccer through the 2021 season, after which both programs left for the newly reinstated men's soccer league of the Sun Belt Conference.[3]
In 2018, Kentucky went 17–1–1 with wins against #6 Louisville and #2 Indiana, both by a score of 3–0 at home. They finished 7–1 overall in conference play with their only lose coming on the road at FIU 2–3. The Wildcats won the C-USA Regular Season and Tournament Titles. They were the #3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, their highest until 2022.[4]
In 2022, Kentucky finished the regular season at 14–0–5 with wins against #10 Louisville and #21 Lipscomb at home, both by scores of 3–2. They also tied against #20 Tulsa in Tulsa 1–1 and #7 Marshall in Lexington 1–1. All four of these games took place in a two-week span from September 6 to September 20. They finished 5–0–3 and Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions. They were awarded the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the first time in school history.
The school has two major derbies, one in-state and one in their primary conference.
Governor's Cup: Against in-state rival Louisville, the traditional all-sports rivalry between Louisville (ACC) and Kentucky (SBC).
SEC Derby: While UK and South Carolina are not regarded as major SEC rivals in other sports, the two schools are the only SEC members that sponsor varsity men's soccer teams. UK left the Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season when South Carolina rejoined the reunified Conference USA, in which it had last been a member in 1994 (when it was the Metro). The two schools moved men's soccer together to the Sun Belt Conference for 2022. Both schools have referred to the rivalry as the Southeastern Conference Men's Championship.
kentucky, wildcats, soccer, team, intercollegiate, varsity, sports, team, university, kentucky, kentucky, wildcatsmen, soccer2022, teamfounded1991universityuniversity, kentuckyathletic, directormitch, barnharthead, coachjohan, cedergren, 11th, season, conferen. The Kentucky Wildcats men s soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Kentucky UK Kentucky Wildcatsmen s soccer2022 Kentucky Wildcats men s soccer teamFounded1991UniversityUniversity of KentuckyAthletic directorMitch BarnhartHead coachJohan Cedergren 11th season ConferenceSun BeltLocationLexington KentuckyStadiumWendell amp Vickie Bell Soccer Complex Capacity 3 368 NicknameWildcatsColorsBlue and white 1 HomeAwayNCAA Tournament Quarterfinals2018NCAA Tournament Round of 162000 2018 2020 2022NCAA Tournament appearances1999 2000 2001 2003 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023Conference Tournament championshipsMAC 1999 2000 2001C USA 2018 2021SBC 2022Conference Regular Season championshipsMAC 2000 2001 2003 2004C USA 2015 2018SBC 2022Since the Southeastern Conference SEC does not sponsor men s soccer minimum four schools needed to sponsor a sport only two offer it the team has been associate members of other conferences From 1995 to 2004 it was a member of the Mid American Conference 2 In 2005 UK moved men s soccer to Conference USA creating a rivalry with fellow SEC member South Carolina which had rejoined the reunified conference that season Both UK and South Carolina remained in C USA men s soccer through the 2021 season after which both programs left for the newly reinstated men s soccer league of the Sun Belt Conference 3 In 2018 Kentucky went 17 1 1 with wins against 6 Louisville and 2 Indiana both by a score of 3 0 at home They finished 7 1 overall in conference play with their only lose coming on the road at FIU 2 3 The Wildcats won the C USA Regular Season and Tournament Titles They were the 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament their highest until 2022 4 In 2022 Kentucky finished the regular season at 14 0 5 with wins against 10 Louisville and 21 Lipscomb at home both by scores of 3 2 They also tied against 20 Tulsa in Tulsa 1 1 and 7 Marshall in Lexington 1 1 All four of these games took place in a two week span from September 6 to September 20 They finished 5 0 3 and Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions They were awarded the 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament the first time in school history The school has two major derbies one in state and one in their primary conference Governor s Cup Against in state rival Louisville the traditional all sports rivalry between Louisville ACC and Kentucky SBC SEC Derby While UK and South Carolina are not regarded as major SEC rivals in other sports the two schools are the only SEC members that sponsor varsity men s soccer teams UK left the Mid American Conference after the 2004 season when South Carolina rejoined the reunified Conference USA in which it had last been a member in 1994 when it was the Metro The two schools moved men s soccer together to the Sun Belt Conference for 2022 Both schools have referred to the rivalry as the Southeastern Conference Men s Championship Notable former players edit nbsp Cyrus Margono nbsp Ilkka Jantti nbsp Andy Gruenebaum nbsp Riley O Neill nbsp Michael D Agostino nbsp Barry Rice nbsp Jason Griffiths nbsp Callum Irving nbsp Napo Matsoso nbsp JJ Williams nbsp nbsp Aime Mabika nbsp Brett SmithReferences edit Primary Color Palette University of Kentucky Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines PDF February 5 2016 Retrieved August 3 2017 Annual Standings PDF 2012 MAC Men s Soccer Record Book Mid American Conference Retrieved April 22 2013 Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men s Soccer This Fall Press release Sun Belt Conference April 6 2022 Retrieved April 7 2022 13 12 Kentucky to Conclude Regular Season at South Carolina 2 November 2016 External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a soccer club from Kentucky is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kentucky Wildcats men 27s soccer amp oldid 1204184921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
