NAIA women's soccer championship

The NAIA Women's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA women's collegiate soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1984.[1][2]

NAIA Women's Soccer Championship
Organizing bodyNAIA
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
RegionUnited States
Current champion(s)Cumberlands Patriots
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)Westmont Warriors
(5 titles)
Websitenaia.org/sports/wsoc

The most successful program is Westmont (CA), with 5 NAIA national titles. Cumberlands (KY) won their first overall national title in 2023.

Results

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Year Site Championship match
Champion Score Runner-up
1984
Details
St. Louis, MO St. Mary's (CA) 4–0 Cardinal Newman (MO)
1985
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Tacoma, WA Westmont 4–2 Puget Sound
1986
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Wilmington, OH St. Mary's (CA) (2) 3–0 Berry
1987
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Due West, SC Berry 1–0 Erskine
1988
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Abilene, Texas Pacific Lutheran 2–0 Hardin–Simmons
1989
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Due West, SC Pacific Lutheran (2) 2–0 Berry
1990
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Berry (2) 3–1
(2OT)
Pacific Lutheran (WA)
1991
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Boca Raton, Florida Pacific Lutheran (3) 4–0 Missouri Valley
1992
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Tacoma, Washington Lynn 1–0 Pacific Lutheran
1993
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St. Charles, Missouri Berry (4) 1-0
(OT)
Lynn
1994
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Mount Berry, Georgia Lynn (2) 3–1 Park (MO)
1995
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Lynn (3) 4–1 Lindenwood
1996
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San Antonio, Texas Simon Fraser 3–2
(5OT)
Mobile
1997
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Mobile 2–1
(OT)
Simon Fraser
1998
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Mobile, Alabama Azusa Pacific 2–1 Simon Fraser
1999
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Miami, Florida Westmont (2) 3–0 Transylvania
2000
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Simon Fraser 1–0
(5OT)
Lindenwood
2001
Details
St. Charles, Missouri Westmont (3) 1–0 Oklahoma City
2002
Details
Westmont (4) 2–1 Azusa Pacific
2003
Details
Santa Barbara, California Westmont (5) 2–1
(7OT)
Lindsey Wilson
2004
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Lindsey Wilson 2–0 Concordia (OR)
2005
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Olathe, Kansas Martin Methodist 1–0 Lee (TN)
2006
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Lindsey Wilson (2) 2–1
(4OT)
Azusa Pacific
2007
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Daytona Beach, Florida Martin Methodist (2) 2–1 Azusa Pacific
2008
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Lee (TN) 3–0 Concordia (OR)
2009
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Decatur, Alabama Lee (TN) (2) 2–0 Point Loma Nazarene
2010
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Lee (TN) (3) 3–0 Hastings
2011
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Lee (TN) (4) 3–0 Concordia (OR)
2012
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Orange Beach, Alabama Lindsey Wilson (3) 3–2 Olivet Nazarene
2013
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Concordia (OR) 1–0 Westmont
2014
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Lindsey Wilson (4) 3–0 Northwestern Ohio
2015
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Spring Arbor 3–0 Lindsey Wilson (KY)
2016
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Northwestern Ohio 1–0 Spring Arbor
2017
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Spring Arbor (2) 2–0 Benedictine (KS)
2018
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William Carey 1–0 Keiser (FL)
2019
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Keiser 2–0 Marian (IN)
2020[n 1]
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Foley, Alabama Keiser (2) 2–1
(OT)
William Carey
2021
Details
Orange Beach, Alabama Tennessee Southern (3) 3–3
(5–4 pen.)
William Carey
2022
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Spring Arbor (3) 1–0 Marian (IN)
2023
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Foley, Alabama Cumberlands (KY) 1–1
(3–2 pen.)
William Carey
Notes
  1. ^ Championship rescheduled from fall 2020 to spring 2021 due to COVID-19.

Cumulative results

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Team Championships Runners-up
Westmont 5 (1985, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) 1 (2013)
Lindsey Wilson 4 (2004, 2006, 2012, 2014) 2 (2003, 2015)
Lee (TN)[r 1] 4 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 1 (2005)
Berry[r 1] 3 (1987, 1990, 1993) 2 (1986, 1989)
Pacific Lutheran[r 1] 3 (1988, 1989, 1991) 2 (1990, 1992)
Lynn (Boca Raton)[r 1] 3 (1991, 1994, 1995) 1 (1992)
Tennessee–Southern (Martin Methodist) 3 (2005, 2007, 2021) 0
Spring Arbor 3 (2015, 2017, 2022) 1 (2016)
Simon Fraser[r 1] 2 (1996, 2000) 2 (1997, 1998)
Saint Mary's (CA)[r 1] 2 (1984, 1986) 0
Keiser 2 (2019, 2020) 1 (2018)
Azusa Pacific[r 1] 1 (1998) 3 (2002, 2006, 2007)
Concordia (OR)[r 2] 1 (2013) 3 (2004, 2008, 2011)
William Carey 1 (2018) 2 (2020, 2021, 2023)
Mobile 1 (1997) 1 (1996)
Northwestern Ohio 1 (2016) 1 (2014)
Cumberlands (KY) 1 (2023) 0
Lindenwood[r 1] 0 2 (1995, 2000)
Marian (IN) 0 2 (2019, 2022)
Cardinal Newman (MO)[r 3] 0 1 (1984)
Puget Sound[r 1] 0 1 (1985)
Erskine[r 1] 0 1 (1987)
Hardin–Simmons[r 1] 0 1 (1988)
Missouri Valley 0 1 (1991)
Park (MO) 0 1 (1994)
Transylvania[r 1] 0 1 (1999)
Oklahoma City 0 1 (2001)
Point Loma Nazarene[r 1] 0 1 (2009)
Hastings 0 1 (2010)
Olivet Nazarene 0 1 (2012)
Benedictine (KS) 0 1 (2017)
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m No longer NAIA members
  2. ^ Concordia (OR) closed in 2020.
  3. ^ Cardinal Newman (MO) closed in 1985.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "NAIA Women's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2009.
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