Army Black Knights men's soccer

Army Black Knights men's soccer
Army Black Knights men's soccer
2022 Army Black Knights men's soccer team
Founded	1921; 103 years ago
University	United States Military Academy
Head coach	Brian Plotkin (1st season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	West Point, New York
Stadium	Malek Stadium at Clinton Field ; (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname	Black Knights
Colors	Black, gold, and gray;
Home	Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
	1945
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1996
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1996
Conference Tournament championships
	1991, 1993, 1996
Conference Regular Season championships
	1992, 1996

The Army Black Knights men's soccer program represents the United States Military Academy (West Point) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1921, the Black Knights compete in the Patriot League. The Black Knights play in the Patriot League and are coached by Russell Payne, a former goalkeeper who played in the A-League (the United Soccer League's second division predecessor). Army plays their home matches at Clinton Field in West Point, New York.

In 1945, Army was declared co-national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, the predecessor to the NCAA, making it the only season Army won a national championship of any kind in men's college soccer. Much of the program's success in NCAA came in the 1960s, when they were regulars in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. From 1963 until 1967 Army reached the College Cup (final four) for four consecutive seasons, although the program never managed to reach the national championship. The program regularly made appearances through the mid-1970s before having a dip in form. The program once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, but have failed to qualify since then.

Several notable military personnel and professional soccer players played for the Black Knights including Winston Boldt.

Roster

As of 19 Sep 2024^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
00	GK	USA	Blair Camargo
0	GK	USA	Aiden Rice
1	GK	USA	Michael Guiry
2	DF	USA	Kasem Minzey
3	DF	USA	Owen Ennis
4	MF	USA	Eric Lusskin
5	DF	USA	Kelly Cooper
6	MF	USA	Colin McCarthy
7	MF	USA	Riley Cullum
8	MF	USA	Reef McGee
9	FW	USA	Jack Drabenstott
10	FW	USA	Jubril Bamgbala
11	MF	USA	Gage Lyons
12	MF	USA	Skyler Smith
13	DF	USA	Owen Mejia
14	FW	USA	Jacob Lee


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	USA	Niko Kapustin
16	MF	USA	Justin Davidyock
17	MF	USA	Jack Meyer
18	MF	USA	Ryan Behrmann
19	FW	USA	Kai Thomas
20	FW	USA	Ronald Zhai
21	MF	USA
22	DF	USA	Miles Hadley
23	FW	USA	Jack Kryger
24	DF	USA	Curtis Boozer
25	DF	USA	Daniel Gormley
27	DF	USA	Liam Tucker
28	MF	USA	Sean Adu-Gyamfi
33	DF	USA	Andrew Kim
34	GK	USA	Keanu Likewise

Coaching staff

As of 19 Sep 2024^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Brian Plotkin
Assistant coach	Jonathan Delano
Assistant coach	Chris Koch
Assistant coach	Steven Ortiz

Rivalries

Army v Navy match in 2017

Navy — Mirrored off of the neutral site football rivalry, Navy and Army play annually at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. The match is deemed the Army–Navy Cup^[4]^[5]

Team honors

National championships

ISFA National Co-Champion (1): 1945

Conference championships

Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament (3): 1991, 1993, 1996
Patriot League Men's Soccer Regular Season (2): 1992, 1996

Individual honors

National honors

CoSIDA Academic All-American
- First Team'
  - 2007: Daniel Newell
- Second Team
  - 2008: A.J. Glubzinski
  - 2013: Winston Boldt
- Third Team
  - 2009: Andrew Kydes
ECAC All-Star
- 2014: Winston Boldt

Conference honors

The following players for Army have been honored with Patriot League honors since the league began sponsoring men's soccer in 1990:^[6]

Patriot League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year
- 1996: A.J. Florkowski
Patriot League Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2013: Winston Boldt
- 2014: Winston Boldt
Patriot League Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
- 1991: Joe Chiavaro
- 1996: Joe Chiavaro
Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament MVP
- 1996: A.J. Florkowski
- 1993: Tony Dedmond
Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990–2000)
- Tony Parilli
Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete the Year
- 2006: Bill Watts
- 2007: Daniel Newell
- 2008: A.J. Glubzinkski
- 2009: Andrew Kydes

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Army has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including four College Cup appearances. Their most recent performance came in 1996. Their combined NCAA record is 10–12–1.

Season	Round	Rival	Score
1963	First round	Adelphi	4–2
	Quarterfinals	Brown	3–1
	Semifinals	Navy	0–4
1964	First round	Cortland State	4–3 (a.e.t.)
	Quarterfinals	Trinity	6–1
	Semifinals	Michigan State	2–3 (a.e.t.)
1965	First round	Long Island	3–2
	Quarterfinals	Trinity	3–1
	Semifinals	Michigan State	1–3
1966	First round	Connecticut	2–1
	Quarterfinals	Navy	3–1
	Semifinals	San Francisco	0–2
1967	First round	Trinity	4–6
1968	First round	Harvard	4–1
	Second round	Brockport State	3–3 (p)
	Quarterfinals	Brown	1–3
1970	First round	Hartwick	0–4
1971	First round	Hartwick	0–3
1972	First round	Cornell	1–3
1973	First round	Oneonta State	1–2 (a.e.t.)
1975	First round	Hartwick	1–2
1996	First round	William & Mary	1–3 (a.e.t.)