Atlantic Soccer Conference
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Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) was a college athletic conference headquartered in Philadelphia, which only sponsored men's soccer. The conference participated in the NCAA's Division I and its champion did not receive an automatic bid to the annual NCAA tournament.
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| Sport | Association football |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2011 |
| Commissioner | Alexis Schug |
| Organizing body | NCAA |
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| Division | Division I |
| No. of teams | 9 at establishment; 5 in final season |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, PA |
| Region | Atlantic Coast and Texas |
It was founded in 2000 with nine colleges and universities as its members but disbanded following the 2011 season when its membership dwindled to three members.[1]
Membership
| Team | State | Tenure | Current conference[a] |
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| Adelphi Panthers | New York | 2000–2011 | Northeast-10 (D-II) |
| Albany Great Danes | New York | 2000 | America East |
| Binghamton Bearcats | New York | 2000–2001 | America East |
| Florida Atlantic Owls | Florida | 2007 | American |
| Golden Panthers[b] | Florida | 2000–2004 | American |
| Hartwick Hawks | New York | 2000–2006 | Empire 8 (D-III)[c] |
| Houston Baptist Huskies | Texas | 2008–2011 | Ohio Valley |
| Howard Bison | Washington, D.C. | 2000–2011 | Northeast |
| Longwood Lancers | Virginia | 2005–2011 | Big South |
| NJIT Highlanders | New Jersey | 2004–2011 | America East |
| Oneonta Red Dragons | New York | 2000–2005 | SUNYAC (D-III) |
| Jefferson Rams[d] | Pennsylvania | 2000–2007 | Central Athletic (D-II) |
| Stony Brook Seawolves | New York | 2000 | Coastal Athletic |
- Notes
- As of November 2025
- FIU dropped "Golden" from its nickname in 2010.
- Hartwick continued playing men's soccer in Division I, most recently in the Sun Belt Conference, before moving that team to its full-time Division III home of the Empire 8 in 2018.
- In 2017, Philadelphia University merged with Thomas Jefferson University, a nearby school that only awarded postgraduate degrees and had no athletic program. The two institutions brand themselves collectively as "Jefferson". The PhilaU athletic program continued as the Jefferson athletic program, retaining the Rams nickname.
Champions
- Key
- (x) = title number
Regular season
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Tournament
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