1999 Indiana Hoosiers Men's Soccer
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| Founded | 1973 | ||
| University | Indiana University Bloomington | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | Bloomington, IN | ||
| Head coach | Jerry Yeagley (27th year) | ||
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Bill Armstrong Stadium (Capacity: 6,500) |
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| Nickname | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Colors | Crimson and Cream |
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| NCAA Tournament Champions | |||
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |||
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| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
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The 1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represented Indiana University during the 1999 NCAA Division I soccer season, winning the Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament championships and the NCAA Championship. The team was coached by Jerry Yeagley and finished with a record of 21-3. The 1999 Hoosiers were led on offense by Aleksey Korol, Matt Fundenberger, and Yuri Lavrinenko. The defense was led by Nick Garcia, Dennis Fadeski, and T.J. Hannig. The Hoosiers played their home matches at Bill Armstrong Stadium, in Bloomington, Indiana.
The team's penultimate victory of the season came in the semifinals of the 1999 NCAA Soccer Tournament- also known as the College Cup. The Hoosiers defeated their rival, the UCLA Bruins, by a score of 3-2 in 4 overtimes. The match is considered one of the most exciting in college soccer history. Two days later, Indiana defeated Santa Clara University, 1-0 to capture the national championship.
The national championship was the 2nd consecutive championship for the Hoosiers, as they won the 1998 NCAA tournament, and it was the program's 5th overall national championship. The Big Ten title that the Hoosiers captured in 1999 was the 6th consecutive conference championship for the program and was the 8th Big Ten Conference title for Indiana in the 9 years that the Big Ten had hosted men's soccer.
The Hoosiers entered 1999 as the defending national champions and ranked #1 in the NSCAA poll. However, early on the team felt the loss of Dema Kovalenko, Lazo Alavanja, and Gino DiGuardi from the 1998 championship team and struggled to find their form. The Hoosiers struggled in the preseason exhibition schedule, losing 2-3 to St. Louis, squeaking past IUPUI 1-0, and then drawing with Clemson 1-1.
The early struggles continued into the early stages of the season, as the Hoosiers' quest to defending the crown that they'd won in 1998 began slowly. Aleksey Korol's goal lifted Indiana to a 1-0 season-opening win over fellow 1998 College Cup participant, Maryland, in front of 4,726 fans at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Indiana then dropped a 0-1 decision to St. Louis at home and fell to Yale on the road, 1-2.
The 1-2 record to start the season was a disappointment, but the Hoosiers responded and wouldn't lose again until the final regular season game of the year, stringing together 13 straight wins. The streak began with wins over Brown, Fresno State, TCU, Louisville and Michigan State.
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