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SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer

SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer
2016 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team
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Founded 1967
University Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Location Edwardsville, IL
Head coach Mario Sanchez
Stadium Ralph Korte Stadium
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Cougars
Colors Red and White
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
D I: 1979
D II: 1972
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
D I: 1975
D II: 2004
NCAA Tournament College Cup
D I: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982
D II: 1972, 2001, 2004, 2005
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal
D I: 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
D II: 1972, 2001, 2004, 2005
NCAA Tournament Appearances
D I: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2014, 2016
D II: 1972, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
MVC 2014, 2016
GLVC: 1997, 2002, 2004, 2006
Conference Regular Season Champions
Big Central: 1987 (tie)
MVC 2015
GLVC: 1997, 2001 (tie), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
1987 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Quincy 2 0 2     13 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 0 2     9 8 3
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 2 1     11 8 2
Marquette 1 2 1     9 11 1
Northern Illinois 1 3 0     6 10 2
Cincinnati* 0 0 0     9 9 1
Rankings from NSCAA
*-Charter member did not compete
1988 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Quincy $ 5 1 0     12 6 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     10 9 2
Cincinnati 3 2 1     12 7 2
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3 3 0     9 12 0
Drake 2 2 2     10 7 4
Marquette 2 3 1     12 7 2
Northern Illinois 0 6 0     7 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1989 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Cincinnati 5 1 0     8 11 2
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 5 1 0     12 5 3
Northern Illinois $ 4 2 0     14 4 2
Quincy 3 3 0     12 8 1
SIU Edwardsville 2 4 0     11 9 1
Drake 1 5 0     9 10 0
Louisville 1 5 0     8 11 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1990 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#20 UW–Milwaukee $ 4 1 0     16 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     11 10 1
Drake 4 2 0     10 8 4
Wright State 3 1 0     12 6 2
Cincinnati 3 3 0     9 10 2
Quincy 1 4 0     7 11 0
Louisville 0 6 0     2 13 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1994 Mid-Continent Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
East
Buffalo 5 0 1     11 7 1
Central Connecticut 3 2 1     15 6 2
Valparaiso 2 4 0     2 13 1
Northeastern Illinois 1 5 0     1 19 0
West
Eastern Illinois 6 1 1     12 3 1
Kansas City 5 3 0     10 10 0
Quincy 3 4 1     8 8 4
SIU Edwardsville 3 5 0     6 12 0
Western Illinois 2 6 0     4 15 0
† 1994 Mid-Con Tournament winner
As of December 13, 1994; Rankings from NSCAA
1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
East
Central Connecticut 5 0 1     15 3 3
Buffalo 3 2 1     9 8 2
Valparaiso 3 3 0     5 12 1
Northeastern Illinois 0 6 0     3 14 1
West
Western Illinois 7 1 0     15 4 1
Kansas City 4 4 0     9 10 0
Quincy 3 4 1     5 9 1
Eastern Illinois 3 5 0     3 12 0
SIU Edwardsville 2 5 1     3 13 1
† 1995 Mid-Con Tournament winner
As of December 12, 1994; Rankings from NSCAA
2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 Creighton 5 1 1     13 5 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 1 2     10 5 4
Missouri State 4 1 2     8 7 3
Drake 4 2 1     8 8 2
Bradley 3 3 1     11 9 3
Evansville 3 4 0     7 10 1
Eastern Illinois 1 5 1     4 12 1
Central Arkansas 0 7 0     3 13 0
2010 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 2010; Rankings from NSCAA
2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri State 5 1 0     9 8 2
#4 Creighton 5 1 0     21 2 1
#25 Bradley 4 2 0     15 6 2
Drake 3 3 0     11 8 1
Central Arkansas 1 3 2     2 12 4
SIU Edwardsville 1 4 1     8 8 4
Evansville 0 5 1     5 11 1
As of December 13, 2011; Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Creighton 5 0 1     16 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     13 7 0
Bradley 3 2 1     10 6 4
Evansville 3 2 1     9 8 1
Drake 2 2 2     6 11 4
Central Arkansas 1 4 1     8 9 1
Missouri State 0 6 0     5 8 4
As of December 11, 2012; Rankings from NSCAA

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Missouri Valley Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The Cougars play their home matches on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium located in the southwest corner of the SIUE campus in Edwardsville, Illinois. A nationwide search for a new head coach began in December, 2014, and on January 27, 2015 Mario Sanchez, the associate head coach of the Louisville Cardinals was introduced as the new Cougars head coach.

The SIUE soccer program first entered competition in 1967 under the leadership of National Soccer Hall of Fame coach Bob Guelker. Guelker had been hired away from St. Louis University, where he had also started the program, winning five NCAA championships in eight seasons, including the first NCAA soccer title in 1959. The Cougars were invited to the NCAA tournament in Guelker's third year at the helm and reached the Elite 8 the next two seasons.

When the NCAA started a second division for soccer in 1972, SIUE moved into the new division, since its other athletic programs were also in Division II, and a number of other college soccer powers also made the move. That team went 11–0–3 for the season, winning the first Division II championship. (Of the 24 schools in that inaugural Division II tournament, SIUE and 7 others currently play in Division I, 5 others would later win Division II championships, and SIUE & Akron would later win Division I crowns.)

After winning the Division II title, SIUE took advantage of the NCAA rule then in effect that allowed Division II schools to play one sport in Division I and one sport in Division III, and moved to Division I. In the next ten seasons, Guelker's Cougars were invited to the Division I tournament every year, advancing to four College Cup semifinals appearances and winning the Division I title in 1979.


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