Syracuse Orange men's soccer

Syracuse Orange is the NCAA college soccer team for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. They are a Division I team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Syracuse Orange
2023 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
UniversitySyracuse University
Head coachIan McIntyre (14th season)
ConferenceACC (2013–present)
LocationSyracuse, New York
StadiumSU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameOrange
ColorsOrange and Blue
   
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1936
NCAA Tournament championships
2022
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1985, 2015, 2022

Syracuse is currently coached by Ian McIntyre who has brought the team to the National Championship, two NCAA Tournament College Cup, and two ACC Conference Titles in 2015 and 2022. McIntyre was named the National College Coach of the Year in 2022, the ACC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2022, and the Big East Coach of the Year in 2012.[1][2][3]

The Orange won the National Championship in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, defeating eight time NCAA Champions Indiana 7-6 on Penalty Kicks.[4]

History edit

 
Syracuse Orangemen Soccer team in 1922.

Syracuse fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1920.[5] The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association as national champions for 1936. Syracuse competed with the other northeastern soccer programs as an independent until 1979. The University was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979[6] and the Orange broke new ground in 1982 when they finished with a record of 17-3-2 and won the inaugural BIG EAST Tournament[7] by beating Boston College in the final. On July 1, 2013, Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Roster edit

As of January 18, 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Sam Coss
1 GK   USA Jason Smith
2 DF   ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF   USA Andre Cutler-DeJesus
4 DF   GER Noah Singelmann
5 DF   CAN Gabriel Mikina
6 MF   USA Stephen Hasse
7 MF   FRA Mateo Leveque
8 MF   USA Jeorgio Kocevski
9 FW   GER Julius Rauch
10 MF   ITA Lorenzo Boselli
11 MF   BRA Felipe D'Agostini
12 DF   USA Gavin Wigg
13 MF   USA Colin Biros
14 FW   POR Rodrigo Almeida
15 FW   USA Daniel Diaz Bonilla
16 MF   USA Michal Gradus
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   USA Giona Leibold
18 MF   CAN Nate Edwards
19 DF   SWE Buster Sjoberg
20 MF   USA Trevor Carabin
21 DF   USA Stephen Betz
22 DF   CAN Ole Oyegunle
23 DF   USA Jackson Glenn
24 FW   USA Andrea DiBlasio
25 GK   USA Thomas Hut
26 MF   USA Tony Shaw
27 DF   USA Aidan Arber
28 FW   USA Francesco Pagano
29 MF   USA Antonio Pagano
30 GK   CAN Jahiem Wickham
31 MF   USA Ezra Widman
33 MF   CAN Josh Belluz
99 FW   USA Michael Suski

Orange in the MLS edit

 
Alex Bono with Toronto FC

MLS Draft History edit

* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team or/and an MLS All-Star Game
Year Player Team Pick
1996   Eric Puls Colorado Rapids 12th round (112th overall)
1996   Paul Young Columbus Crew 13th round (121st overall)
1997   Mike Britton Colorado Rapids 3rd round (23rd overall)
2004   Chris Aloisi LA Galaxy 6th round (57th overall)
2006   Ezra Prendergast Chicago Fire FC 3rd round (34th overall)
2007   Richard Asante Toronto FC 3rd round (27th overall)
2009   Kyle Hall Toronto FC 3rd round (39th overall)
2015   Alex Bono Toronto FC 1st round (6th overall)
2015   Skylar Thomas Toronto FC 1st round (11th overall)
2015   Jordan Murrell Real Salt Lake 3rd round (57th overall)
2016   Julian Büscher D.C. United 1st round (11th overall)
2016   Ben Polk Portland Timbers 1st round (20th overall)
2017   Miles Robinson Atlanta United FC 1st round (2nd overall)
2017   Liam Callahan Colorado Rapids 2nd round (24th overall)
2018   Mo Adams Chicago Fire 1st round (10thoverall)
2019   Tajon Buchanan New England Revolution 1st round (9th overall)
2019   Kamal Miller Orlando City SC 2nd round (27th overall)
2020   Ryan Raposo Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1st round (4th overall)
2020   Nyal Higgins Toronto FC 1st round (19th overall)
2021   Luther Archimède New York Red Bulls 1st round (13th overall)
2021   Sondre Norheim Nashville SC 3rd round (73rd overall)
2023   Abdi Salim Orlando City 1st round (17th overall)
2023   Levonte Johnson Vancouver Whitecaps 1st round (29th overall)
2023   Amferny Sinclair Real Salt Lake 2nd round (45th overall)
2023   Russell Shealy LA Galaxy 2nd round (52nd overall)
2023   Buster Sjöberg Vancouver Whitecaps 2nd round (71st overall)
2024   Jeorgio Kocevski Orlando City 1st round (21st overall)[9]
2024   Olu Oyegunle Chicago Fire 2nd round (33rd overall)[10]

Generation Adidas Players edit

 
Tajon Buchanan
Generation Adidas players
Name Age Pos. Hometown
  Alex Bono 20 GK Syracuse, NY
  Julian Büscher 22 M Dülmen, Germany
  Miles Robinson 19 D Arlington, MA
  Mo Adams 21 M Nottingham, England
  Tajon Buchanan 19 F Brampton, ON
  Ryan Raposo 19 M Hamilton, ON

Championships edit

2022 College Cup edit

2022 NCAA soccer season was the most successful in the history of the Orange program. Syracuse achieved a Treble by winning ACC Conference regular season, ACC Conference tournament, and NCAA National Championships.

Semifinals
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
Pittsburgh 0
13 Indiana 2
3 Syracuse 2 (7)
13 Indiana 2 (6)
3 Syracuse 3
Creighton 2

2015 College Cup edit

Semifinals
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
Championship
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas
      
8 Stanford (pen.) 0(8)
4 Akron 0(7)
8 Stanford 4
2 Clemson 0
6 Syracuse 0(1)
2 Clemson (pen.) 0(4)

2022 ACC Conference Champions edit

First Round
ACCN & ACCNX
Quarterfinals
ACCN
Semifinals
ACCN
Final
ESPNU
1 Duke 0
8 Clemson 3 8 Clemson 2
9 Notre Dame 1 8 Clemson 2
4 Wake Forest 0
4 Wake Forest 1
5 Louisville 1 12 Virginia Tech 0
12 Virginia Tech 2 8 Clemson 0
2 Syracuse 2
3 Virginia 1
6 Pittsburgh (a.e.t.) 4 6 Pittsburgh 0
11 NC State 1 3 Virginia 2 (3)
2 Syracuse (pen.) 2 (5)
2 Syracuse 1
7 North Carolina 1 7 North Carolina 0
10 Boston College 0

2015 ACC Conference Champions edit

Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Wake Forest (OT) 2
8 Duke 1 9 Louisville 1
9 Louisville 2 1 Wake Forest 0
4 Notre Dame 1
4 Notre Dame 1
5 Virginia 0
4 Notre Dame 0
7 Syracuse 1
3 Clemson 3
7 Syracuse 2 6 Boston College 0
10 NC State 0 3 Clemson 0
7 Syracuse 2
2 North Carolina  1 (3) 
7 Syracuse (pen.)  1 (4) 


Big East Conference Champions edit

The Orange soccer program competed in the Big East Conference since its first season of existence until the Orange joined to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.[11]

Individual award winners edit

MAC Hermann Trophy edit

Name Pos. Year Place
Alex Bono GK 2014 Finalist
Levonte Johnson F 2022 Finalist

All-Americans edit

Name Year Team
John McEwan 1932 1st
Vincent Black 1932 1st
Vincent Black 1933 1st
Bill Nelson 1952 1st
Joe Papaleo 1982 3rd
Paul Young 1992 2nd
Alex Bono 2014 1st
Julian Buescher 2015 2nd
Miles Robinson 2016 1st
Nathan Opoku 2022 3rd
Levonte Johnson 2022 1st
Jeorgio Kocevski 2023 3rd

Source:[14]

The 30-Goal Club edit

Player Goals Years
Marcello Vitale 44 1979–1982
Steve Morris 43 1986, 1988 – 1990
Mark DiMonte 42 1984–1987
Greg Kolodziey 35 1983–1986
Paul Young 32 1990–1992
Kirk Johnson 30 2000–2003

Notable alumni edit

Current professionals edit

  • Updated January 18, 2024
 
Patrice Bernier with CF Montréal

Footnotes edit

  1. ^
    A: Co-champions with Penn State, Princeton and West Chester.[15]
  1. ^ "Dean Foti has accumulated more wins than any other Orange soccer coach". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Chris Aloisi's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  3. ^ "Richard Asante's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "Syracuse's drafted players". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  5. ^ "Syracuse's 2007 roster". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "2007 Men's Soccer standings for the Big East Conference of the NCAA". bigeast.org/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  7. ^ "SU Soccer History". suathletics.com/. Retrieved September 14, 2007.[dead link]
  8. ^ "SU Pros". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
  9. ^ "History and Record Book". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

References edit

  1. ^ Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ "Syracuse coaching staff named Big East Coaching Staff of the Year". The Daily Orange. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ Bambini, Cole (9 November 2022). "ACC names Syracuse's Ian McIntyre coach of the year". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ Camargo, Alberto (13 December 2022). "Syracuse wins the 2022 Men's College Cup on PKs after dramatic 2-2 draw". NCAA. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "SU Soccer History". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Big East Conference | American athletic association | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  7. ^ "1982 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  8. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Orlando City selects SU's Jeorgio Kocevski 21st overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ^ Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Chicago Fire select SU's Olu Oyegunle 33rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ^ "ACC accepts Syracuse, Pitt for 14-team league". ESPN.com. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  12. ^ "2022 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  13. ^ "1985 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  14. ^ "Mens Soccer All Americans". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  15. ^ "NCAA College Soccer Championships: College Champions, 1904-1958". USA Soccer History Archives. Sover Communications. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

External links edit