Akron Zips men's soccer
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 2016 Akron Zips men's soccer team
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| Founded | 1954 | ||
| University | University of Akron | ||
| Conference | MAC | ||
| Location | Akron, OH | ||
| Head coach | Jared Embick (3rd year) | ||
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FirstEnergy Stadium (Capacity: 4,000+standing room) |
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| Nickname | Zips | ||
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament Champions | |||
| 2010 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Runner Up | |||
| 1986, 2009 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1986, 2009, 2010, 2015 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal | |||
| 1986, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015 Division II – 1972 |
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| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1986, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 Division II – 1972 |
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| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1986, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Division II – 1972 |
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |||
| 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |||
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
| 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |||
The Akron Zips men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Akron. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Akron is regularly ranked in the Top 10 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll. They have been ranked #1 previously in 2005, 2009 and 2010. The Zips have played their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field since 1966, formerly named Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field and Cub Cadet Field. They won their first national championship in 2010.
In 1954, an Oberlin College transfer named Stu Parry started the soccer team at Akron. That year, they finished the season with two wins and one tie. The next year, men's soccer was officially offered by the university and after starting the season with two losses, they ended with a 2–4–1 record, with the team's first win coming against rival Kent State.
Parry eventually led the team to nine Ohio College Soccer Association titles as well as six NCAA playoff appearances. In 1986, the men's soccer team gained the most exposure in the NCAA tournament, finishing second to Duke by a score of 1–0. A Duke player, Ken Lolla, took over the program in 1993 and then became Akron's all-time winningest coach, with a record of 160–68–25. He also led the team to their first #1 ranking, which was also the first ever MAC team in any sport to be ranked #1.
The team uses the school colors of blue and gold.
Lee Jackson Field was dedicated on October 22, 1966. Along with the soccer venue, the 23-acre (93,000 m2) complex also includes fields for the school's baseball, softball, and track and field competition areas along with a practice field for the football team. The fields are located towards the southeast corner of the University of Akron campus, just west of InfoCision Stadium.
Other expansion and upgrade plans for the stadium have included a grandstand with seating capacity of 2,200, berm seating around the stadium with a capacity of 2,600, and lighting which meets national television specifications.
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