Navy Midshipmen men's soccer
| Navy Midshipmen men's soccer |
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| Founded | 1921 | ||
| University | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Conference | Patriot | ||
| Location | Annapolis, MD | ||
| Head coach | Dave Brandt (4th year) | ||
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Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (Capacity: 1,600) |
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| Nickname | Mids, Midshipmen | ||
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
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| ISFA (Pre-NCAA) Champions | |||
| 1932, 1943, 1944, 1945 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | |||
| 1964 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Runner Up | |||
| 1963 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal | |||
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1988, 2013 | |||
The Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team represents the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's soccer. Navy competes as a member of the Patriot League. It used to play its home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, but now plays them at Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
The team began play in 1921 and has competed for the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship since the tournament began in 1959. Since 1921, the Midshipmen have acquired a total of 595 wins, 330 losses, and 119 draws.
Before the NCAA began its tournament in 1959, the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) declared the annual national champion, from 1927 to 1958. Navy was national co-champion in 1932, with the University of Pennsylvania.
What are considered the golden years of Navy Soccer lasted under the tenure of Coach Glenn Warner, who acted as head coach of the squad for 30 years. In those 30 years, Coach Warner guided the Midshipmen to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, four Final Four appearances, one national championship, 28 winning seasons and a record of 243-65-31.
The six most successful years of Navy Soccer took place between 1962 and 1967, wherein the team qualified six consecutive times for the NCAA Tournament. In 1962, the squad was eliminated in the first round, only to improve the next year to second place, after losing to St. Louis, 3-0, in the final. In 1964, however, they captured the championship, this time beating Michigan State in the final match, 1-0. This would mark the only NCAA Soccer Title in the Academy's history.
In 1965, the squad fell to fourth place in the tournament and were knocked out in the quarterfinals, the following year. They again achieved third place in 1966, after losing to St. Louis, 1-0, in the semi-final. The Mids would return to the Tournament three more times with Glenn Warner, but would never come close to recapturing the title.
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