The 1969 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Earlham College Richmond, Indiana |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern Illinois (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Davis & Elkins |
| Third place | Drew |
| Fourth place | Spring Arbor |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) |
| Best player | William Smyth, Davis & Elkins |
Eastern Illinois defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0 after two overtime periods, to claim the Panthers' first NAIA national title.
The final was played at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.[1]
Qualification edit
The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Campbell | 1st | Never | ||
| Davis & Elkins | 2nd | 1968 | ||
| Drew | 1st | Never | ||
| Eastern Connecticut | 2nd | 1968 | ||
| Eastern Illinois | 1st | Never | ||
| Ottawa (KS) | 1st | Never | ||
| Spring Arbor | 1st | Never | ||
| Westmont | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Bracket edit
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Westmont | 1 | Drew | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Drew | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Westmont | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 1** | |||||||||||||||
| Ottawa (KS) | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ottawa (KS) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Ottawa (KS) | 3 | Davis & Elkins | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Westmont | 0 | Spring Arbor | 1****** | Drew | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut | 4 | Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 3 | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2021.