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The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Men's Soccer Team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro.[2]

Founded1971; 55 years ago (1971)
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coachChris Rich
ConferenceSoCon
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UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer
Founded1971; 55 years ago (1971)
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coachChris Rich
ConferenceSoCon
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina, US
StadiumUNCG Soccer Stadium
(capacity: 3,540)
NicknameUNCG, Spartans
ColorsNavy, white, and gold[1]
     
Home
Away
NCAA tournament championships
Division III: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA tournament runner-up
Division II: 1989
NCAA tournament College Cup
Division II: 1989
Division III: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA tournament Quarterfinals
Division I: 2022
Division II: 1989, 1990
Division III: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA tournament Round of 16
Division I: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2025
Division II: 1989, 1990
Division III: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA tournament Round of 32
Division I: 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2025
Division II: 1989, 1990
Division III: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
NCAA tournament appearances
Division I: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022, 2025
Division II: 1989, 1990, 1991
Division III: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
Conference tournament championships
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022
Conference regular season championships
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
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Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time,[3] a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.

Seasons

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Terrell West (NCAA Division III Independent) (1971)
1971 Terrell West 3–4–0
Terrell West: 3–4–0
Bill Utter (NCAA Division III Independent) (1972–1973)
1972 Bill Utter 2–7–1
1973 Bill Utter 4–6–0
Bill Utter: 6–13–1
Joe Lukaszewski (Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1974–1977)
1974 Joe Lukaszewski 5–3–35–2–03rd
1975 Joe Lukaszewski 4–10–11–5–16th
1976 Joe Lukaszewski 2–13–12–4–16th
1977 Joe Lukaszewski 5–11–22–4–17th
Joe Lukaszewski: 12–34–610–15–3
Geoff Bird (Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1978–1979)
1978 Geoff Bird 8–10–13–4–06th
1979 Geoff Bird 9–5–53–1–34th
Geoff Bird: 21–18–86–5–3
Mike Berticelli (Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1980–1983)
1980 Mike Berticelli 12–3–35–1–12nd
1981 Mike Berticelli 16–2–16–0–01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1982 Mike Berticelli 19–3–05–1–0T–1stNCAA Division III Champions
1983 Mike Berticelli 23–1–17–0–01stNCAA Division III Champions
Mike Berticelli: 70–9–523–2–1
Michael Parker (Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1987)
1984 Michael Parker 17–2–27–0–01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1985 Michael Parker 20–5–07–0–01stNCAA Division III Champions
1986 Michael Parker 18–5–06–1–01stNCAA Division III Champions
1987 Michael Parker 17–7–16–1–0T–1stNCAA Division III Champions
Michael Parker (NCAA Division II Independent) (1988–1991)
1988 Michael Parker 13–7–0
1989 Michael Parker 19–4–1NCAA Division II runner-up
1990 Michael Parker 14–6–0NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1991 Michael Parker 13–6–1
Michael Parker (Big South Conference) (1992–1996)
1992 Michael Parker 14–8–03–4–0T–6th
1993 Michael Parker 14–6–26–2–1T–2ndNCAA First round
1994 Michael Parker 17–5–07–1–01stNCAA First round
1995 Michael Parker 12–5–35–0–21stNCAA First round
1996 Michael Parker 21–2–07–0–01stNCAA First round
Michael Parker (SoCon) (1997–2009)
1997 Michael Parker 14–7–06–1–01st
1998 Michael Parker 14–7–06–1–0T–1stNCAA Second round
1999 Michael Parker 13–8–07–1–02nd
2000 Michael Parker 12–7–16–2–0T–2nd
2001 Michael Parker 13–8–06–2–0T–2nd
2002 Michael Parker 14–8–05–3–0T–4th
2003 Michael Parker 10–8–24–1–23rd
2004 Michael Parker 19–3–16–0–11stNCAA Third round
2005 Michael Parker 16–6–15–1–0T–1stNCAA Third round
2006 Michael Parker 16–8–15–1–11stNCAA Third round
2007[a] Michael Parker 0–8–00–3–0T–2nd
2008[a] Michael Parker 0–11–00–5–0T–6thNCAA Third round
2009[a] Michael Parker 0–10–00–3–04th
Michael Parker: 382–165–26[a]110–33–7[a]
Justin Maullin (SoCon) (2010–2018)
2010[a] Justin Maullin 0–6–00–1–0T–1stNCAA First round
2011[a] Justin Maullin 0–8–00–1–01st
2012 Justin Maullin 5–10–23–4–05th
2013 Justin Maullin 8–9–23–2–13rd
2014 Justin Maullin 6–12–25–4–14th
2015 Justin Maullin 11–5–56–1–11st
2016 Justin Maullin 11–7–26–4–0T–3rd
2017 Justin Maullin 10–7–36–3–12nd
2018 Justin Maullin 8–9–22–2–25th
Justin Maullin: 59–73–18[a]31–22–6[a]
Chris Rich (SoCon) (2019–present)
2019 Chris Rich 9–9–15–1–0T–1st
2020 Chris Rich 9–3–23–2–1T–2ndNCAA First round
2021 Chris Rich 13–4–15–1–01st
2022 Chris Rich 13–2–64–0–11stNCAA Quarterfinals
2023 Chris Rich 2–10–51–2–2T–4th
2024 Chris Rich 10–2–53–1–1T–1st
2025 Chris Rich 12–5–63–2–03rdNCAA Third round
Chris Rich: 58–33–2124–9–5
Total:615–335–83[a] (.636)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Source: [4]

  1. [a]
    UNCG was ruled to vacate 61 victories and ties between the 2007–11 seasons due to a ruling by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Individual Honors

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First team All-Americans[4]
Nat. Player Position Year
USAMike Sweeney1983
USAEd Radwanski1983
USAEddie Radwanski (2)1984
USABrian Japp1985
USAJason Haupt1989
USAJason Haupt (2)1990
ISLSigurður Eyjólfsson1997
TRIRandi Patterson2004
PURScott Jones2005
CMRJ.C. Ngando2022
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Second team All-Americans[4]
Nat. Player Position Year
USAGeorge Dyer1984
USACarl Fleming1988
ISLSigurður Eyjólfsson1996
USAChris Goos2002
PURScott Jones2004
TRIRandi Patterson2005
FRAThéo Collomb2021
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Third team All-Americans[4]

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Nat. Player Position Year
USALewis Johnstone1982
USASteve Harrison1985
USAAndrew Mehalko1986
USAWillie Lopez1987
ISLSigurður Eyjólfsson1998
PURScott Jones2006
FRAEnzo DovloForward2025
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Team Honors

NCAA Division I Honors

  • Big South Conference[5]
    • Regular season (4): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
    • Tournament (3): 1993, 1994, 1996
  • Southern Conference[6]
    • Regular season (12): 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
    • Tournament (8): 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020–21, 2022

NCAA Division II Honors

  • NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament[7]
    • Runners-up (1): 1989

NCAA Division III Honors

  • NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament[7]
    • Winners (5): 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Dixie Conference[4]
    • Regular season (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
    • Tournament (6): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

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