UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer

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UC Irvine Anteaters
Founded1984
UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine
Head coachYossi Raz (6th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationIrvine, California
StadiumAnteater Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameAnteaters, UCI
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2008, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer program represents the University of California, Irvine in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1984, the Anteaters compete in the Big West Conference. The Anteaters are coached by Yossi Raz, who has coached the team since 2017 after previously coaching the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos and serving as an assistant for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. UC Irvine plays their home matches at Anteater Stadium.

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Tournament[edit]

UC Irvine has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–7–1.[2]

Season Seed Round Opponent Score
2008 14 Second round
Third round
Cal Poly
#3 St. John's
W 3–0
L 2–3
2009 16 Second round Stanford L 0–1
2011 8 Second round St. Mary's (CA) L 1–2OT
2013 12 Second round
Third round
North Carolina
Maryland
W 1–0
L 0–1
2014 First round
Second round
Third round
UNLV
#6 Stanford
#11 Providence
W 3–0
W 1–0 OT
L 0–1
2018 First round
Second round
Grand Canyon
#9 Stanford
T 1–1 (W6–5 pen.)
L 0–2
2023 First round Loyola Marymount L 2-4

References[edit]

  1. ^ UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "NCAA Soccer Division I Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). ncaa.org.

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