Maryland Terrapins men's soccer

The Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college soccer competition. The program has won four NCAA Division I College Cup national championships (1968, 2005, 2008, 2018). Maryland won nineteen Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season championships (1953–68, 1971, 2012, 2013) and six ACC tournament championships (1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2014. The Terps won the 2014, 2016, and 2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer championships and the 2014 and 2015 men's soccer tournament titles.

Maryland Terrapins
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
UniversityUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Head coachSasho Cirovski (32nd season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationCollege Park, Maryland
StadiumLudwig Field
(Capacity: 7,000)
NicknameTerrapins
ColorsRed, white, gold, and black[1]
       
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1947
NCAA Tournament championships
1968, 2005, 2008, 2018
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1960, 1962, 2013
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2018
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Regular Season championships
1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022

History

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Maryland fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1946. It was coached by Doyle Royal, who remained in that position through 1973.

In 1948, Royal led the Terrapins to an undefeated record, including an upset that ended Temple's 19-game winning streak. The only blemish on the season was a 4–4 tie against Loyola of Maryland, and the team had one of the strongest cases in the nation for the title of the mythical national championship.[2] The NCAA did not sponsor a championship until 1959.

 
Maryland vs. Duke match in 1964

In 1968, Maryland defeated San Jose State, 4–3, to advance to the NCAA National Championship game. There, they tied Michigan State, 2–2, in order to take a share of their first national title.[3] In 1974, Bud Beardmore, a future National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, took over as men's soccer coach for one season.[4][5] Sasho Cirovski was hired as head coach in 1993. He led the Terrapins to capture three more national championships in 2005, 2008, and 2018.[6][7]

Current roster

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As of September 1, 2024 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Saxon Wolcott
1 GK   USA Hudson Blatteis
3 DF   DEN Luca Costabile
4 DF   USA Mack DeVries
5 DF   GER Alex Nitzl
6 DF   GER Leon Köhl
7 FW   UGA Sadam Masareka
8 MF   USA Albi Ndrenika
9 FW   USA Colin Griffith
10 FW   DEN Mikkel Lejbowicz
11 FW   AUS Max Rogers
12 FW   ENG Max Riley
14 MF   USA Cameron Gerber
15 FW   USA Jameson Michel
17 MF   USA Kenny Quist-Therson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   USA Jace Clark
20 FW   USA Travis Thompson
22 DF   GER Chris Steinleitner
27 DF   USA Joel Brown
28 DF   USA Brian St. Martin
30 MF   USA Matias De Jesus
31 DF   GER Bjarne Thiesen
34 MF   USA Dalton Hass
36 DF   USA Alexi Mihalek
38 GK   GER Laurin Mack
44 FW   USA Luke Van Heukelum
49 FW   USA Aiden Sheppela
50 FW   IRL Cristiano Fitzgerald
97 DF   NOR William Kulvik

Year-by-year record

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Maryland (in white) vs. Rutgers in September 2021
 
Maryland entering to the field to play vs. Michigan State in October 2022
Year Head Coach Overall Conference Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament Seed
1993 Sasho Cirovski 3-14-1 1-5-0
1994 14-6-1 3-3-0 NCAA Second Round
1995 13-6-2 4-1-1 NCAA Second Round
1996 14-6-3 2-2-2 Champions NCAA Second Round
1997 16-6-1 3-2-1 NCAA Second Round
1998 16-8-0 3-3-0 Semi-finalists NCAA Semi-finals
1999 14-6-1 4-2-0 Quarterfinalists NCAA First Round 7
2000 10-9-0 1-5-0 First round
2001 11-9-1 1-4-1 Finalists NCAA Second Round
2002 20-5-0 4-2-0 Champions NCAA Semifinals 2
2003 20-3-1 5-1-0 Finalists NCAA Semifinals 2
2004 17-6-2 4-2-1 Finalists NCAA Semifinals 3
2005 19-4-2 7-1-0 Semifinalists NCAA Champions 1
2006 16-5-1 4-3-1 Semifinalists NCAA Third Round 5
2007 10-6-5 4-3-1 Quarterfinalists NCAA Third Round 13
2008 23-3-0 6-2-0 Champions NCAA Champions 2
2009 15-6-2 4-2-2 Quarterfinalists NCAA Quarterfinals
2010 19-3-1 6-1-1 Champions NCAA Quarterfinals 2
2011 14-4-3 4-2-2 Quarterfinalists NCAA Third Round 5
2012 20-1-3 6-1-1 Champions NCAA Semifinals 2
2013 16-3-5 7-1-3 Champions NCAA Finals 5
2014 13-6-3 5-2-1 Champions NCAA Second Round 4
2015 10-5-5 3-2-3 Champions NCAA Quarterfinals 10
2016 18-1-2 7-0-1 Champions NCAA Second Round 1
2017 10-5-4 5-1-2 Quarterfinalists NCAA First Round
2018 13-6-4 4-4-0 Semifinalists NCAA Champions 11
2019 11-8-2 3-3-2 Semifinalists NCAA Second Round
2020 4-5-2 4-3-1 Semifinalists NCAA Second Round
2021 12-4-2 5-2-1 Quarterfinalists NCAA First Round
2022 11-4-5 4-0-4 Quarterfinalists NCAA Second Round
2023 4-8-3 0-6-2

Professional players

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MLS Next Pro

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USL Championship

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National Premier Soccer League

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3. Liga

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Oberliga Westfalen

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Bahraini Premier League

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Former professional players

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* – Player has represented their country at the senior national team level

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Color | The University of Maryland Brand". Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Terrapin, p. 264, University of Maryland, 1948.
  3. ^ 1968 National Champions Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Clayton A. Beardmore, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, retrieved July 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Coaching History Archived October 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 4, 2011.
  6. ^ NCAA Tournament History Archived May 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. ^ [1], Men's Division I Championship Brackets, Retrieved December 4, 2012
  8. ^ "Maryland Men's Soccer – Roster". University of Maryland. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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