The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[2]
| Harvard Crimson F.C. | |||
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| Founded | 1905[1] | ||
| University | Harvard University | ||
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Stadium | Jordan Field | ||
| Nickname | Crimson | ||
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| Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships | |||
| 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1969, 1971, 1986, 1987 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2009 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2009 | |||
Harvard is one of the most successful teams of the Ivy League, having won 13 championships.[3] In the pre-NCAA era, Harvard also won 4 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) championship titles.[4]
History
editThe Crimson fielded their first varsity soccer team in 1905,[1][3] making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA) championships, and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s.
Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.
From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer, a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program. In 2014, Ross Friedman attained two all-time Harvard records with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.[5]
In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[6][7][8]
Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen.
Team image
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Historically, the Harvard soccer teams have worn white kits as their primary colors, while alternate kits have been crimson[9] or black.[10]
Players
editCurrent roster
edit- As of 7 Sep 2024[11]
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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Notable alumni
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John Catliff (1983–86)
Shep Messing (1970–71)- Ross Friedman (2010–13)
First Team All-Americans
editHarvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans.[12] Several players including Andre Akpan, John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college.[13][14] Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen, who was part of the Harvard Five[15] and Daniel Needham, who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division.[16][17][18]
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Second Team All-Americans
editHarvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.
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Third Team All-Americans
editHarvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.
| Player | Position | Year |
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| Tony Marks | DF | 1966 |
| Nick Hotchkin | FW | 1987 |
| Kevin Ara | FW | 2002 |
Coaches
editCurrent staff
editSources:[19]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Josh Shapiro |
| Assistant coach | Jordie Ciuffetelli |
| Assistant coach | Bryan Harkin |
| Goalkeepers coach | Morgan Sawyer |
Historical head coaches
editSources:[3]
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- ^ Teams were coached by their captains.
Team honors
editNational championships
edit| Title n° |
Year | Class | Organizer | Record | Coach |
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1 |
1913 | Tournament | ISFA | 9–6–3 | Charles Burgess |
2 |
1914 | Tournament | ISFA | 6–1–2 | Charles Burgess |
3 |
1926 | Tournament | ISFA | 4–2–2 | Thomas B. White |
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1930 | Tournament | ISFA | 8–1–0 | John F. Carr |
Conference championships
editHarvard has won 13 Ivy League championships.[20] The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.[21]
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| Title n° |
Year | Conf. | Class | Coach | Overall record |
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1955 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 10–2–0 | 5–1–0 |
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1958 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 10–2–1 | 5–1–1 |
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1959 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 9–1–3 | 5–1–0 |
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1961 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 8–2–1 | 5–1–1 |
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1962 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 6–5–0 | 5–2–0 |
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1963 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 8–2–0 | 6–0–0 |
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1969 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 14–1–0 | 7–0–0 |
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1970 | Ivy | Regular season | J. Bruce Munro | 12–1–0 | 7–0–0 |
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1987 | Ivy | Regular season | Mike Getman | 14–1–3 | 6–0–1 |
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1994 | Ivy | Regular season | Stephen Locker | 5–9–2 | 5–1–1 |
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1996 | Ivy | Regular season | Stephen Locker | 16–2–0 | 6–1–0 |
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2006 | Ivy | Regular season | John Kerr Jr. | 14–5–1 | 6–0–1 |
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2009 | Ivy | Regular season | Jamie Clark | 14–4–1 | 5–1–1 |
Rivalries
editHarvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports since 1875,[22][23][24][25] and it also translates to the men's soccer programs.
Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907.[26][27][28] As of Nov 2023, the Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 54–42–13.[29]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 1905 men's soccer schedule on gocrimson.com
- ^ "Men's Soccer". Harvard University. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b c 2024 Men's soccer record book on gocrimson.com
- ^ College Champions, 1904-1958 (archived)
- ^ Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew". Columbus Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Fahs, C. Ramsey (October 25, 2016). "2012 Harvard Men's Soccer Team Produced Sexually Explicit 'Scouting Report' on Female Recruits". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Harvard ends men's soccer team season over lewd rankings of female players". The Guardian. November 4, 2016.
- ^ Chokshi, Niraj (November 3, 2016). "Harvard Cancels Rest of Men's Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players". The New York Times.
- ^ Bjarnason, Arlotti Score Goals, Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision at Cornell, 1 Oct 2022
- ^ Men's Soccer Wins Thriller at Dartmouth, 1-0, 29 Oct 2016
- ^ 2024 roster on Gocrimson.com
- ^ "Harvard Men's Soccer All-Americans" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "MLS: 1997 Collegiate Draft Results (Feb. 2)". Soccer America. February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Andre Akpan". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Bernstein, Fred A. (October 26, 2012). "John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Will Command 51st Artillery". The Boston Daily Globe. November 18, 1930.
- ^ "Needham Heads 26th Division". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1934.
- ^ Sibley, Frank P. (March 19, 1933). "Needham Could Get Wire When There Wasn't Any". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ Coaches on gocrimson.com
- ^ "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles". gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results - Men's Soccer" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Christenfeld, Sam O. M. (December 16, 2015). "Harvard-Yale Rivalry Goes Beyond the Game". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Rasco, Erick W. (November 21, 2017). "The Game: Harvard vs. Yale, Vol. 134" (Photojournal). Sports Illustrated. Time Warner. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Samuels, Robert S. (November 18, 2011). "A History of Harvard-Yale". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (December 18, 2007). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry. New York City: Crown-Archetype. ISBN 9780307422255.
- ^ "Game-by-Game Results" (PDF). yalebulldogs.com. Yale University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "First Harvard versus Yale Football Game Program, 1875 - lot - Sotheby's". sothebys.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Year by Year 1875". theunbalancedline.com.
- ^ Men's soccer statistics 2023 at gocrimson.com
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