FIU Panthers men's soccer

FIU Panthers
University Florida International University
Conference C-USA
Location Miami, FL
Head coach Scott Calabrese (2nd year)
Stadium FIU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Panthers
Colors Blue and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Champions
Division II: 1982, 1984
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
Division I: 1996
Division II: 1980, 1985
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal
Division II: 1977, 1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division I: 2003
Division II: 1978
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Division I: 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015

Division II: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Conference Tournament Champions
TAAC: 1991
C-USA: 2015
Conference Regular Season Champions
ASC: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

The FIU Panthers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Florida International University. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

History

FIU started their soccer program in 1972. They were unaffiliated from any collegiate organization until they joined the NCAA Division II from 1975 to 1986. During this time, FIU went to 8 NCAA Division II Tournaments where they won the national championships in 1982 and 1984 and runners up in 1980 and 1985.[2]

Due to the success of their program in Division II, they became an NCAA Division I team in 1987. The team has represented FIU at 8 NCAA Division I Tournaments finishing runners up in 1996.[2]

Conferences

Throughout their history, the team has been part of several collegiate athletic conferences. They were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference from 1991 to 1997 where they won the Conference Tournament in 1991. They joined the Atlantic Soccer Conference from 2000 to 2004 where they were Conference Regular Season Champions in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Since 2005, the team has been a member of Conference USA.[2]

Roster

As of August 14, 2015[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Arthur Clapot
2 France DF Thibault Civalier
3 France DF Paul Marie
4 United States DF A.J. Sibiski
5 Germany DF Marvin Hezel
6 England MF Brad Fountain
7 United States FW Santiago Patino
8 Germany DF Steffen Böhm
9 United States MF Ismael Longo
10 United States MF Daniel Gonzalez
11 Puerto Rico FW Luis Betancur
13 Germany DF Jacob Schwanitz
14 United States FW Jamar Campion-Hinds
15 United States MF Inigo Sagarduy
No. Position Player
16 United States MF Andrew Booth
17 United States DF Deshawon Nembhard
18 United States DF Juan Benedetty
19 United States DF Jesse Wear
21 United States MF Nicholas Midttun
22 Puerto Rico MF Patrick Lopez
23 Costa Rica FW Juan Pablo Fallas
24 United States FW Luca Giovine
25 Puerto Rico MF Darren Rios
26 United States MF Donald Tomlinson
28 United States GK Pasquale Giovine
29 United States GK Daniel Gagliardi
30 Germany GK Robin Spiegel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachUnited States Scott Calabrese
Assistant CoachUnited States Kevin Nylen
Assistant Coach United States Jean Camere
Volunteer Assistant Coach Germany Sebastian Frings

Head coaches

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Logo Standards - Brand Florida International University". Fiu.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Media Guide" (PDF). 2015 FIU Men's Soccer Media Information Guide. Florida International University. 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Men's Soccer Roster". Florida International University. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

External links

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