The 1969 NCAA soccer tournament was the 11th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
| 1969 College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Spartan Stadium San Jose, California |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saint Louis (7th title) |
| Runner-up | San Francisco |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 79 (3.43 per match) |
| Best player | Al Trost, Saint Louis (offensive) Pat Leahy, Saint Louis (defensive) |
The final match was played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California on December 8.
Saint Louis won a seventh national title, defeating San Francisco in the championship game, 4–0.[1]
Qualifying
editTen teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA soccer tournament: Cleveland State, Montclair State, Penn, Philadelphia Textile (Jefferson), RPI, San Diego State, SIU Edwardsville, South Florida, Southern Connecticut State, and Virginia.
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship San Jose, CA | |||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Connecticut | 0 | Harvard | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 1 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 5 | Hartwick | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| RPI | 3 | Hartwick | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 1 | NYU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 0 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | Maryland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | Maryland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | South Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 0 | Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 2 | Penn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 1 | Philadelphia Textile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 0 | Penn | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Saint Louis | 4–0 | San Francisco |
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Attendance: 5,000
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.