The 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the eighth annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alabama A&M (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Eastern Illinois (1st title game) |
| Third place | Seattle Pacific |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Gordon Prempeh, EIU (3) |
Alabama A&M defeated Eastern Illinois in the final, 2–0, to win their second national title. This was the Bulldogs' third consecutive appearance in the Division II championship match after winning in 1977 and losing in 1978.
The final was played at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on December 1, 1979.[1]
Bracket
edit| First Round *Campus sites | Quarterfinals *Campus sites | Semifinals | Final December 1, 1979 Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||
| * | So. Conn. State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mercy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | UM–Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Eastern Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Seattle Pacific | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chapman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 1(OT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| * | Alabama A&M | 3 | So. Conn. State | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Florida International | 0 | Seattle Pacific | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rollins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Florida International | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Eastern Illinois | 0–2 | Alabama A&M |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Felix Onyekwelu  30:41' (Sinclair)Segun Adele 59:49' (Merenini) |
Attendance: 300
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 3, 2017.