The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer.[2] Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference.[3] The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Frank Kohlenstein.[4]
| Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer | |||
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 2022 Central Arkansas Bears soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1996 | ||
| University | University of Central Arkansas | ||
| Head coach | Frank Kohlenstein (3rd season) | ||
| Conference | ASUN | ||
| Location | Conway, Arkansas | ||
| Stadium | Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex | ||
| Nickname | Bears | ||
| Colors | Purple and gray[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| D II: 2002 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| D II: 2002, 2004 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| D II: 2002, 2004, 2005 D I: 2017, 2018 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| GSC: MVC: 2017, 2018 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| GSC: 2002, 2005 MVC: 2018 SBC: 2019 | |||
Roster
edit- As of 30 Sep 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Record by year
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| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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| Central Arkansas (Gulf South Conference (Div. II)[7]) (1996–2005) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Ryan Strong | 6-11-1 | 0-3-1 | 6th | ||||||
| 1997 | Ryan Strong | 11-8-0 | 3-2-0 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1998 | Ryan Strong | 9-7-1 | 2-3-0 | 3rd (tie) | ||||||
| 1999 | Joel Harrison | 12-3-2 | 2-2-1 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2000 | Joel Harrison | 7-9-1 | 3-3-1 | 5th (tie) | ||||||
| 2001 | Joel Harrison | 13-6-0 | 5-2-0 | 3rd (tie) | ||||||
| 2002 | Joel Harrison | 17-2-2 | 7-0-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Chad Flanders | 11-5-2 | 4-2-1 | 2nd (tie) | ||||||
| 2004 | Chad Flanders | 11-6-2 | 5-1-1 | 2nd (tie) | NCAA Div.II Elite 8 | |||||
| 2005 | Chad Flanders | 14-4-2 | 7-1-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 1st round | |||||
| Central Arkansas (Division I Independent[8]) (2006–2009) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Chad Flanders | 6-8-2 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Chad Flanders | 6-10-0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Chad Flanders | 3-14-1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Chad Flanders | 7-7-1 | ||||||||
| Central Arkansas (Missouri Valley Conference[9][10]) (2010–2018) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Chad Flanders | 3-13-0 | 0-7-0 | 8th of 8 | ||||||
| 2011 | Chad Flanders | 2-12-4 | 1-4-1 | 5th of 7 | ||||||
| 2012 | Ross Duncan | 8-9-1 | 1-4-1 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
| 2013 | Ross Duncan | 4-11-2 | 0-4-2 | 7th of 7 | ||||||
| 2014 | Ross Duncan | 3-13-1 | 0-5-1 | 7th of 7 | ||||||
| 2015 | Ross Duncan | 2-15-1 | 1-5-0 | 6th of 7 | ||||||
| 2016 | Ross Duncan | 7–7–3 | 4–3–1 | 4th of 7 | ||||||
| 2017 | Ross Duncan | 9–10–1 | 5–3–-0 | 2nd of 7 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2018 | Ross Duncan | 8–6–4 | 4–1–1 | 1st of 7 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| Central Arkansas (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–2020) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Ross Duncan | 10–7–1 | 4–1–0 | 1st of 6 | ||||||
| 2020 | Ross Duncan | 6-9-2 | 3-3-0 | 3rd of 4 | ||||||
| Central Arkansas (ASUN Conference) (2021–present) | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Frank Kohlenstein | 11–6–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | ||||||
| Total: | 195-212-37 | 61-59-12 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Home". ucasports.com.
- ^ Men's soccer roster on ucasports.com
- ^ "General".
- ^ http://www.gulfsouthconference.org/documents/2012/9/13/MSC_Media_Guide__2012_.pdf [dead link]
- ^ http://www.ucasports.com/custompages/MSRecords/MSResults.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.mvc.org/records/msoccer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Home". mvc.org.
External links
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