The 1969 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
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Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Earlham College Richmond, Indiana |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Eastern Illinois (1st title) |
Runner-up | Davis & Elkins |
Third place | Drew |
Fourth place | Spring Arbor |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) |
Best player | William Smyth, Davis & Elkins |
Eastern Illinois defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0 after two overtime periods, to claim the Panthers' first NAIA national title.
The final was played at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.[1]
Qualification
editThe tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.
Qualified Teams | ||||
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School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
Campbell | 1st | Never | ||
Davis & Elkins | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Drew | 1st | Never | ||
Eastern Connecticut | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Eastern Illinois | 1st | Never | ||
Ottawa (KS) | 1st | Never | ||
Spring Arbor | 1st | Never | ||
Westmont | 2nd | 1968 |
Bracket
editFifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Westmont | 1 | Drew | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Drew | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Westmont | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 1** | |||||||||||||||
Ottawa (KS) | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Davis & Elkins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ottawa (KS) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Ottawa (KS) | 3 | Davis & Elkins | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Westmont | 0 | Spring Arbor | 1****** | Drew | 4 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 4 | Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 3 | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2021.