Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer
| Cal Poly Mustangs Men's Soccer |
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 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer team
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| Founded | 1994 Division I | ||
| University | California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo | ||
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Big West North Division |
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| Location | San Luis Obispo, CA | ||
| Head coach | Steve Sampson | ||
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Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075) |
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| Nickname | Mustangs | ||
| Colors | Forest Green, Vegas Gold, and Copper |
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| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1995, 2008, 2015 | |||
The Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer program represents California Polytechnic State University in men's soccer at the NCAA Division I level. Cal Poly is coached by former United States men's national team head coach Steve Sampson. Like most teams from Cal Poly, they play in the Big West Conference. The Big West Conference stopped sponsoring soccer in 1991, but resumed soccer in 2001. Over this period, Cal Poly competed in a regional conference called the MPSF. Since the return of soccer to the Big West, the Mustangs have appeared in 2 NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2015. Posting the program's best record in 2008 (11–6–6), Cal Poly placed 3rd in the Big West and qualified for the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in the school's history. Cal Poly managed to upset #11 UCLA 1–0 to advance to second round before losing 0–3 to #14 UC Irvine. The Mustangs play in Alex G. Spanos Stadium (capacity of 11,075) on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University. In 2011, collegesoccernews.com chose the Cal Poly vs UCSB soccer game as the #1 rivalry in college soccer.
2007 – A New Generation
In 2006, with Spanos Stadium still under construction Cal Poly plays its home soccer games at the Sports Complex, north of the baseball and softball fields, now known as the turf fields. 2007 brought the completion of the renovation and expansion of Spanos Stadium and the ability to host larger crowds.
With a new stadium, a soccer team with an 8–1–1 record going into the game against rival UCSB, the defending national champion, a perfect storm led to 7,143 came to watch Cal Poly knock of the defending national champion 2–1.
2008 – Beyond Expectations
Cal Poly hosted a "Break the Attendance Record Night" for the 2008 edition of the Blue-Green Rivalry against 19th ranked UCSB. With no precedent Cal Poly's Athletics department and Event staff were caught off gourd. The official attendance off 11,075 not only broke the school record and the conference attendance record, it was the 2nd largest on-campus, regular season attendance in NCAA history. The largest in over 21 years. 2008 saw the Big West Conference field 4 teams that were ranked in the NSCAA Top 25: Cal Poly, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.
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