Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer

The Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer program represents the University of Detroit Mercy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, the Titans compete in the Horizon League. The Titans Coach is Nate Kopunek, who joined the team on March 6, 2023, replacing Coach Deren.[2] Titans plays their home matches at Titan Field, on the Detroit Mercy campus.

Detroit Mercy Titans
Founded1987
UniversityUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Head coachNate Kopunek (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon
LocationDetroit, Michigan
StadiumTitan Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameTitans
ColorsRed, white, and blue[1]
     
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1996
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996
Conference Tournament championships
1996
Conference Regular Season championships
1995, 2005, 2012, 2014

Coaching history

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University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2022 season.[3]

Years Coach Games W L T Pct.
1987–1991 Louie Stankovich 89 27 57 5 .000
1992–2009 Morris Lupenec 345 150 153 42 .000
2009–2022 Nicholas Deren 236 75 119 42 .000
2023–2024 Nate Kopunek .000

Seasons

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National Champions Conference Champions * Division Champions NCAA Tournament berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results
Overall[4] Conference[5] Conference[5] NCAA[6]
W L T W L T Finish
1987 Louie Stankovich Horizon[note 1] 8 8 1
1988 7 10 2
1989 6 13 0 1 5 0 3rd, North Quarterfinal
1990 3 14 0 1 7 0 9th First round
1991 3 12 2 1 4 1 6th First round
1992 Morris Lupenec 7 11 1 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal
1993 16 4 3 4 1 1 2nd Final
1994 8 8 4 4 4 2 4th, East Semifinal
1995 * 13 6 2 6 0 2 1st * Final
1996 ^ 14 4 4 5 2 1 3rd Champion * First round ^
1997 10 7 2 5 1 1 2nd Quarterfinal
1998 4 11 2 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal
1999 7 14 0 3 4 0 6th Final
2000 3 13 1 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal
2001 7 8 4 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal
2002 11 6 3 2 4 1 6th Quarterfinal
2003 8 9 2 4 3 0 4th Semifinal
2004 14 6 0 4 3 0 3rd Final
2005 * 12 6 2 6 1 0 1st * Final
2006 6 9 3 2 5 0 7th Quarterfinal
2007 5 10 5 1 4 3 8th Quarterfinal
2008 4 13 3 1 6 1 9th Second round
2009 5 12 1 2 6 0 8th
2010 Nicholas Deren 8 8 2 4 4 0 5th Quarterfinal
2011 5 12 1 1 6 1 9th
2012 * 10 9 0 6 1 0 1st * Semifinal
2013 3 11 4 0 7 0 8th
2014 9 7 4 6 2 0 2nd Semifinal
2015 7 5 8 3 1 5 4th Quarterfinal
2016 3 10 4 1 6 2 9th
2017 7 8 4 4 4 1 6th Semifinal
2018 1 14 3 0 6 2 9th
2019 7 11 1 4 3 1 3rd Quarterfinal
2020 2 5 0 2 5 0 9th
2021 5 7 5 4 3 3 6th Quarterfinal
2022 4 7 6 3 2 4 6th Quarterfinal
2023 Nate Kopunek



NCAA Tournament history

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Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996.[6]

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
1996 14–4–4 Bloomington First round Bowling Green L 0–4

Rivalries

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Detroit's primary rival is the Oakland Grizzlies. Both programs compete in the Horizon League and are separated by 15 miles. Detroit also has intra-conference rivalries with Wright State and Cleveland State.

Individual honors

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National honors

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All-Americans

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No player from the program has been named an All-American.

Conference honors

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The following players have earned Horizon League individual honors.[7]

  • Horizon League Player of the Year
  • Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Most Valuable Player
    • 1995: Dominic Vella
    • 1996: Jeff Thomas
  • All-Horizon League First Team selection
    • 2021: Jonathan Kliewer
  • Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
    • 1993: Kal Kaliszewski
    • 1995: Jorge Ferreira
    • 1997: Marcel Flemming
    • 2010: Ya Ya Toure
    • 2021: Jonathan Kliewer
  • Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
  • Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year
    • 2005: Jason Massoglia
  • Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year
    • 2005: Sasha Bošković
    • 2021: Jonathan Kliewer

Team honors

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  • Horizon League Regular Season
    • Winners (3): 1995, 2005, 2012
    • Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2014
  • Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament
    • Winners (1): 1996
    • Runners-up (5): 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005

Notes

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Home field
https://detroittitans.com/news/2023/3/6/mens-soccer-nate-kopunek-named-detroit-mercy-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx In 2022 is the 100th year anniversary playing football (soccer) on the location at Fairfield and McNichols Road.

The primary tenant was the University of Detroit Titans football team, who played their home games there from the time it opened 1922, until the university dropped the program, following the 1964 season. The Titans played their home games on campus at University of Detroit Stadium.

Titan Field was called U of D Stadium and was home to Detroit Lions of NFL.

  1. ^ The Horizon League was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference from 1985 until 2001.

References

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  1. ^ "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Coach Deren '99 - Head Men's Soccer Coach". detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer Career Coaching Records" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. March 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Detroit Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Detroit Titans Men's Soccer Individual Accolades" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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