1966 NCAA soccer tournament
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1966 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | United States |
Venue(s) | California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | San Francisco (1st title) |
Runner-up | Long Island |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 59 (3.93 per match) |
Best player | Sandor Hites, San Francisco (offensive) |
The 1966 NCAA soccer tournament was the eighth annual 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 tournament final was played at the California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California on December 3.
San Francisco won their first title, defeating Long Island in the final, 5–2.[1]
The most outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Sandor Hites of San Francisco.
Qualifying
Qualified teams | ||||
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School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
Akron | 10–2 | 1st | Never | |
Army | 8–2–2 | 4th | 1965 | |
Bridgeport | 8–3 | 4th | 1964 | |
Colgate | 8–1 | 2nd | 1959 | |
Colorado College | 6–2 | 1st | Never | |
Connecticut | 8–4 | 2nd | 1960 | |
Cortland State | 8–2–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
Long Island | 11–1–1 | 3rd | 1965 | |
Michigan State | 7–1 | 5th | 1965 | |
Navy | 10–0–1 | 4th | 1965 | |
St. Joseph's | 9–2 | 1st | Never | |
Saint Louis | 10–0 | 8th | 1965 | |
San Francisco | 9–0–1 | 5th | 1965 | |
San Jose State | 9–1 | 3rd | 1964 | |
Temple | 11–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
West Virginia | 13–1 | 1st | Never |
Bracket
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
Bridgeport | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Colgate | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Bridgeport | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Long Island | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Long Island | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Cortland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Long Island (4OT,CK) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Temple | 4 | ||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Long Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
St. Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Army | 0 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco (4OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 |
- Long Island defeated Michigan State per the rules, as at the time after 4 overtime periods the team with the most corner-kicks (CK) was declared the winner.
Final
Long Island | 2–5 | San Francisco |
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Attendance: 5,000
See also
References
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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