Louisville Cardinals men's soccer

The Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represents the University of Louisville in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team presently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2] The team currently plays in the soccer-specific Lynn Stadium on the campus.[3]

Louisville Cardinals
men's soccer
2023 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
UniversityUniversity of Louisville
Head coachJohn Michael Hayden (5th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationLouisville, Kentucky
StadiumLynn Stadium
(Capacity: 5,300)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2010
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2009, 2010, 2013, 2018
Conference Regular Season championships
Big East
2009, 2010, 2012

The American
2013

Overview

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Nearly all of the Cardinals success has come in the last ten years of play under the helm of Ken Lolla. The Cardinals first qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in 2007, and have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since then except 2015, 2020 and 2021.[4] Their best run came in 2010, where the Cardinals lost in the 2010 College Cup Final to the Akron Zips, 1–0. Since then, the Cardinals have reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2016.[5]

On December 27, 2018, Louisville named assistant coach John Michael Hayden to replace Lolla, who resigned on December 11 after leading the team for 13 seasons. Hayden, a graduate of local Trinity High School (named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year) played 4 seasons at Indiana University (winning two NCAA Championships) and several seasons professionally before retiring. Hayden served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals for four years before being promoted to his first head coaching position.[6]

Roster

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As of 12 Sep 2024[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA AJ Piela
2 DF   USA Gaetano D'Argento
3 DF   USA Olayinka Ogunleye
4 DF   AUT Luca Hollenstein
5 DF   AUS Mason Tatafu
6 MF   USA JP Jordan
7 FW   USA Chase Vazquez
8 MF   USA TJ Kahoalii
9 FW   USA Gage Guerra
10 MF   SVN Leon Kondic
11 FW   USA Sammy Murphy
12 MF   NOR Filip Fredhall
13 MF   CAN Michael Lee
14 MF   MEX Xavi Wences
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   NOR Ola Arntsen
16 DF   USA Josh Jones
17 MF   USA Elijah Brijbasi
18 DF   USA Ethan Subachan
19 DF   CAN Noah De Blasis
20 DF   USA Parker Forbes
21 MF   USA Jack Boring
22 DF   USA Fernando Sanchez
23 MF   FRA Bilal Camara
24 FW   ENG Jack Lewis
29 GK   USA Alex Svetanoff
30 GK   ENG Harvey Sellers
31 GK   USA Liam McClen
46 MF   NOR Sander Roed

Notable alumni

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Current professionals

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  • Updated January 24, 2024

References

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  1. ^ Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "ACC Official Athletics Site". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "2022 Division I Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  5. ^ "Men's Soccer History". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Louisville replaces Ken Lolla with internal candidate, hires golf coach". The Courier-Journal.
  7. ^ "Men's soccer roster". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics.
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