Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer

Cleveland State Vikings
Founded1954
UniversityCleveland State University
Head coachSiniša Ubiparipović (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationCleveland, Ohio
StadiumKrenzler Field
(Capacity: 1,680)
NicknameVikings
ColorsForest green and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1969, 1977
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1969, 1970, 1974, 1977
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2012
Conference Tournament championships
2012
Conference Regular Season championships
1984, 1986, 1988

The Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer team represent Cleveland State University in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I soccer. The team plays its home matches at Krenzler Field and is currently coached by Kirk Harwat. The first season of soccer at Cleveland State was 1954 when the university was known as Fenn College.

Record by year

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fenn College (Independent) (1954–1964)
1954 Jack Marshall 2–2–2
1955 Jack Marshall 4–0–1
1956 Jack Marshall 5–3–0
1957 Jack Marshall 5–2–1
1958 Jack Marshall 7–1–1
1959 Jack Marshall 9–1–0
1960 Jack Marshall 6–4–0
1961 Jack Marshall 2–7–0
1962 Jack Marshall 4–3–2
1963 Jack Marshall 4–5–1
1964 Jack Marshall 4–6–0
Cleveland State (Independent) (1965–1982)
1965 Jack Marshall 6–4–0
1966 Jack Marshall 4–5–2
1967 William Clarke 5–4–2
1968 William Clarke 13–2–1
1969 William Clarke 10–2–2 NCAA, Third Round
1970 William Clarke 8–4–1 NCAA, Second Round
1971 William Clarke 7–5–1
1972 Klaas de Boer 8–4–0
1973 Klaas de Boer 6–4–2
1974 Klaas de Boer 9–5–0 NCAA, Second Round
1975 Klaas de Boer 10–5–0 NCAA, Second Round
1976 Klaas de Boer 8–5–1
1977 Klaas de Boer 14–2–0 NCAA, Third Round
1978 Steve Parker 10–5–1 NCAA, Second Round
1979 Steve Parker 14–3–2 NCAA, Second Round
1980 Nasser Sarfaraz 8–5–4 NCAA, Second Round
1981 Nasser Sarfaraz 14–5–2
1982 Brian Doyle 10–4–3
Cleveland State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1983–1993)
1983 Brian Doyle 10–7–3 4–1–0 3rd
1984 Brian Doyle 11–6–2 3–0–1 1st
1985 Brian Doyle 9–9–1 2–2–0 T–2nd
1986 Brian Doyle 12–6–1 4–0–0 1st
1987 Tom Turner 9–10–1 2–2–0 3rd
1988 Tom Turner 11–7–3 4–0–1 T–1st
1989 Tom Turner 14–5–2 4–2–0 3rd
1990 Tom Turner 12–6–2 5–2–0 3rd
1991 Tom Turner 6–12–0 3–4–0 5th
1992 Tom Turner 3–13–2 1–4–1 7th
1993 Brian Doyle 9–7–3 5–1–2 2nd
Cleveland State (Horizon League) (1994–present)
1994 Brian Doyle 3–13–0 1–8–0 6th (East)
1995 Brian Doyle 3–12–2 2–6–0 T–7th
1996 Brian Doyle 8–8–3 3–4–1 T–4th
1997 Brian Doyle 8–11–2 1–5–1 7th
1998 Brian Doyle 4–15–0 1–6–0 8th
1999 Brian Doyle 2–14–2 1–6–0 T–7th
2000 Pete Curtis 3–13–1 1–6–0 8th
2001 Pete Curtis 3–15–0 0–7–0 8th
2002 Pete Curtis 10–11–0 5–2–0 2nd
2003 Pete Curtis 6–13–1 2–5–0 T–6th
2004 Pete Curtis 5–12–2 0–6–1 8th
2005 Pete Curtis 0–17–1 0–7–0 8th
2006 Ali Kazemaini 6–10–2 3–4–0 5th
2007 Ali Kazemaini 3–13–3 0–7–1 9th
2008 Ali Kazemaini 9–8–3 5–2–1 3rd
2009 Ali Kazemaini 7–8–5 4–2–2 T–3rd
2010 Ali Kazemaini 9–10–1 4–3–1 T–3rd
2011 Ali Kazemaini 9–9–1 5–2–1 T–2nd
2012 Ali Kazemaini 11–6–3 4–1–2 2nd NCAA, First Round
2013 Ali Kazemaini 8–12–0 3–4–0 T–4th
2014 Ali Kazemaini 6–12–1 4–4–0 4th
2015 Ali Kazemaini 9–8–2 4–3–2 5th
2016 Ali Kazemaini 7–8–2 4–3–2 T–4th
2017 Kirk Harwat 7–10–2 4–3–2 T–5th
2018 Kirk Harwat 4–8–3 1–4–3 T–8th
2019 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 7–7–1 3–5–0 T–7th
Total: 477–479–95 102–134–27

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

School Season Record (Conf. Record) Postseason
Total 66 years 477–479–95 (102–134–27) 9 Postseason bids
  • Totals updated through the end of the 2019–2020 school year.[2][3][4]

NCAA Championship history

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Season Eliminated Round Teams Defeated Lost to
1969 Third round Michigan State St. Louis
1970 Second round SIU Edwardsville
1974 Second round St. Louis
1975 Second round SIU Edwardsville
1977 Third round St. Louis SIU Edwardsville
1978 Second round Indiana
1979 Second round Wisconsin–Milwaukee Indiana
1980 Second round Wisconsin–Milwaukee Indiana
2012 First round Michigan State

Head Coaching history

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# Name Years Record
1 Jack Marshall 1954—1966 41–18–7
2 William Clarke 1967—1971 43–17–7
3 Klaas de Boer 1972—1977 55–25–3
4 Steve Parker 1978—1979 24–8–3
5 Nasser Sarfaraz 1980—1981 22–10–6
6 Brian Doyle 1982—1986 52–32–10
7 Tom Turner 1987—1993 64–61–13
8 Brian Doyle 1994—1999 28–44–9
9 Pete Curtis 2000—2005 27–81–5
10 Ali Kazemaini 2006—2016 84–105–23
11 Kirk Harwat 2017—2018 11–18–5
12 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 2019— 7–7–1

References

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  1. ^ "Color Palette | Cleveland State University". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ The Summit League (2011). "The Summit League men's soccer record book". The Summit League. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Horizon League (2011). "Horizon League men's soccer record book" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Cleveland State University (2010). "Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer 2010 media guide" (PDF). Cleveland State University. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
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