The 2023 UCF Knights men's soccer team represents University of Central Florida in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the Knights' first season playing in the Sun Belt Conference.[1]
| 2023 UCF Knights men's soccer | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 4-1-2 (0-1-1 Sun Belt) |
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| Home stadium | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Marshall ‡ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 UCF + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 West Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 James Madison + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editIn 2022 UCF played their final season as an American Athletic Conference team and finished the season 6-7.
It was announced in 2021 that UCF would join the Big 12 Conference in 2023, however the Big 12 does not support men's soccer.[2][3] On June 21, 2022 UCF announced they would join the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer starting with the 2023 season.[4][5]
Squad information
editRoster
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Scott Calabrese |
| Associate Head Coach | Paul Souders |
| Associate Head Coach | Jamie Davies |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Devala Gorrick |
| Director of Operations | Carter Sadin |
| Athletic Trainer | Elisabeth Bird |
| Assistant Director of Sports Performance | Joe Howard |
Source[6]
Schedule
edit| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 12* 7:00 p.m. |
at Jacksonville | W | UCF Soccer and Track Complex Orlando, FL | ||||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
at South Florida War on I-4 |
L 0-2 | Corbett Stadium Tampa, FL | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 9 Clemson | W 2-1 | 1-0-0 |
Riggs Field (4,090) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| August 27* 8:00 p.m. |
Stetson | W 2-1 | 2-0-0 |
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (593) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| September 1* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | NC State | W 3-1 | 3-0-0 |
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (397) Orlando, FL | ||||||
| September 5* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | No. 11 FIU | T 2-2 | 3-0-1 |
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (618) Orlando, FL | ||||||
| September 9* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | Brown | W 2-0 | 4-0-1 |
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (581) Orlando, FL | ||||||
| September 15 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | No. 4 West Virginia | T 2-2 | 4-0-2 (0–0–1) |
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (1,061) Orlando, FL | ||||||
| September 23 7:15 p.m. |
No. 3 | at No. 1 Marshall | L 0-1 | 4-1-2 (0–1–1) |
Hoops Family Field (3,075) Huntington, WV | ||||||
| September 29 5:00 p.m. |
at Kentucky | Vickie Bell Soccer Complex Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| October 7 7:00 p.m. |
Georgia Southern | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| October 14 7:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
| October 18 7:00 p.m. |
Coastal Carolina | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| October 22 6:00 p.m. |
at South Carolina | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| October 27 7:00 p.m. |
at Georgia State | GSU Soccer Field Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| October 31 7:00 p.m. |
James Madison | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, FL | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| Week | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| United Soccer[9] | — | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ JeffSharon (July 25, 2023). "Breaking Down UCF Men's Soccer's First Sun Belt Schedule". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "UCF accepts invitation to join Big 12 Conference". WFTV. September 10, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Hickman, Dave (March 27, 2012). "Why no men's soccer in Big 12?". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "UCF Men's Soccer to Join Sun Belt Conference in 2023". Inside the Knights. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Soccer to Join Sun Belt in 2023".
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Schedule". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA DI Mens Rankings – National | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.