1959 NCAA soccer tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Venue(s) | Memorial Stadium Storrs, Connecticut |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saint Louis (1st title) |
Runner-up | Bridgeport |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) |
The 1959 NCAA soccer tournament was the inaugural tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
The inaugural championship was played on November 28 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title.[1]
Qualifying
Qualified teams | ||||
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School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
Bridgeport | 9–0 | 1st | Never | |
CCNY | 8–1–1 | 1st | Never | |
Colgate | 7–1 | 1st | Never | |
Maryland | 8–0 | 1st | Never | |
Saint Louis | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
San Francisco | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
West Chester State | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
Williams | 6–0–2 | 1st | Never |
Bracket
First round | Semifinals | Final Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT | |||||||||
Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||
San Francisco | 0 | ||||||||||
Saint Louis | 6 | ||||||||||
CCNY | 2 | ||||||||||
CCNY | 1 | ||||||||||
Williams | 0 | ||||||||||
Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||
Bridgeport | 2 | ||||||||||
Bridgeport (2OT) | 3 | ||||||||||
Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||
Bridgeport (10OT) | 2 | ||||||||||
West Chester State | 1 | ||||||||||
West Chester State | 1 | ||||||||||
Maryland | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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