NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
Founded | 1982 |
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Number of teams | 64 |
Current champions | Penn State (1) |
Most successful club(s) |
North Carolina (21 and 3-time runner-up) Notre Dame (3 and 5-times runner-up) Portland (2 and 1-time runner-up) |
Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
Website | NCAA.com |
2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament |
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion.
History
The NCAA began conducting a single division Women's Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament. The tournament became the Division I Championship in 1986, when Division III was created for non-scholarship programs. Currently, the tournament field consists of 64 teams. The semifinals and final of the tournament, held at a single site every year, are collectively known as the Women's College Cup (analogous to the College Cup in men's soccer).
Historically, North Carolina has been the dominant school in Division I women's soccer. Known widely as one of the most successful collegiate programs in any NCAA sport, the Tar Heels have won 21 national championships of the 31 NCAA tournaments contested. Also, they have reached the College Cup 26 times. Head coach Anson Dorrance is considered one of the greatest women's soccer coaches in NCAA history, leading the Tar Heels since the inception of the program in 1979.
Only two other schools have multiple titles, Notre Dame (3 titles, 5-times runner-up and 12 College Cup appearances) and Portland (2 titles, 1-time runner-up and 8 College Cup appearances).
Champions
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Year | Site (Host) |
Stadium | Team Championship | Third Place Final / Semifinalists | Attendance | |||||||||
Champion | Score | Runner-up | Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||||||
1982 Details |
Orlando, Florida (Central Florida) |
University of Central Florida | North Carolina | 1–0 | Central Florida | Connecticut | 2–1 | UMSL | 1,000 | |||||
1983 Details |
North Carolina (2) | 4–0 | George Mason | Massachusetts | 1–0 | Connecticut | 700 | |||||||
1984 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (3) | 2–0 | Connecticut | Massachusetts | 4–1 | California | 3,500 | |||||
1985 Details |
Fairfax, Virginia (George Mason) |
George Mason Stadium | George Mason | 2–0 | North Carolina | Colorado College, Massachusetts | 4,500 | |||||||
1986 Details |
North Carolina (4) | 2–0 | Colorado College | George Mason, Massachusetts | 1,000 | |||||||||
1987 Details |
Amherst, Massachusetts (Massachusetts) |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | North Carolina (5) | 1–0 | Massachusetts | California, Central Florida | 3,651 | |||||||
1988 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (6) | 4–1 | NC State | California, Wisconsin | 3,500 | |||||||
1989 Details |
Raleigh, North Carolina (NC State) |
Method Road Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (7) | 2–0 | Colorado College | NC State, Santa Clara | 1,625 | |||||||
1990 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | North Carolina (8) | 6–0 | Connecticut | Colorado College, Santa Clara | 3,200 | |||||||
1991 Details |
North Carolina (9) | 3–1 | Wisconsin | Colorado College, Virginia | 3,800 | |||||||||
1992 Details |
North Carolina (10) | 9–1 | Duke | Hartford, Santa Clara | 3,573 | |||||||||
1993 Details |
North Carolina (11) | 6–0 | George Mason | Massachusetts, Stanford | 5,721 | |||||||||
1994 Details |
Portland, Oregon (Portland) |
Merlo Field | North Carolina (12) | 5–0 | Notre Dame | Connecticut, Portland | 5,000 | |||||||
1995 Details |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (North Carolina) |
Fetzer Field | Notre Dame | 1–0 (3OT) |
Portland | North Carolina, SMU | 6,926 | |||||||
1996 Details |
Santa Clara, California (Santa Clara) |
Buck Shaw Stadium | North Carolina (13) | 1–0 (2OT) |
Notre Dame | Portland, Santa Clara | 8,800 | |||||||
1997 Details |
Greensboro, North Carolina (UNC Greensboro) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (14) | 2–0 | Connecticut | Notre Dame, Santa Clara | 3,200 | |||||||
1998 Details |
Florida | 1–0 | North Carolina | Portland, Santa Clara | 10,583 | |||||||||
1999 Details |
San Jose, California (San Jose State) |
Spartan Stadium | North Carolina (15) | 2–0 | Notre Dame | Penn State, Santa Clara | 14,410 | |||||||
2000 Details |
North Carolina (16) | 2–1 | UCLA | Notre Dame, Portland | 9,566 | |||||||||
2001 Details |
University Park, Texas (SMU) |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium | Santa Clara | 1–0 | North Carolina | Florida, Portland | 7,090 | |||||||
2002 Details |
Austin, Texas (Texas) |
Mike A. Myers Stadium | Portland | 2–1 (OT) |
Santa Clara | North Carolina, Penn State | 10,027 | |||||||
2003 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | SAS Soccer Park | North Carolina (17) | 6–0 | Connecticut | Florida State, UCLA | 10,042 | |||||||
2004 Details |
Notre Dame (2) | 1–1 (4–3 pen) |
UCLA | Princeton, Santa Clara | 7,644 | |||||||||
2005 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | Portland (2) | 4–0 | UCLA | Florida State, Penn State | 6,578 | |||||||
2006 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | SAS Soccer Park | North Carolina (18) | 2–1 | Notre Dame | Florida State, UCLA | 8,349 | |||||||
2007 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | USC | 2–0 | Florida State | Notre Dame, UCLA | 8,255 | |||||||
2008 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | North Carolina (19) | 2–1 | Notre Dame | Stanford, UCLA | 9,055 | |||||||
2009 Details |
College Station, Texas (Texas A&M) |
Aggie Soccer Stadium | North Carolina (20) | 1–0 | Stanford | Notre Dame, UCLA | 8,536 | |||||||
2010 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | Notre Dame (3) | 1–0 | Stanford | Boston College, Ohio State | 7,833 | |||||||
2011 Details |
Kennesaw, Georgia (Kennesaw State) |
Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium | Stanford | 1–0 | Duke | Florida State, Wake Forest | 9,241 | |||||||
2012 Details |
San Diego (San Diego) |
Torero Stadium | North Carolina (21) | 4–1 | Penn State | Florida State, Stanford | 7,289 | |||||||
2013 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | UCLA | 1–0 (OT) |
Florida State | Virginia, Virginia Tech | 8,806* | |||||||
2014 Details |
Boca Raton, Florida (Florida Atlantic) |
FAU Stadium | Florida State | 1–0 | Virginia | Stanford, Texas A&M | 4,137 | |||||||
2015 Details |
Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park | Penn State | 1–0 | Duke | Florida State, Rutgers | 10,676 | |||||||
2016 Details |
San Jose, California | Avaya Stadium | USC | 3-1 | West Virginia | Georgetown, North Carolina | ||||||||
2017 Details |
Orlando, Florida | Orlando City Stadium |
- The reported attendance for 2013 is the number of tickets sold for the match. Actual game attendance was less than 3000, probably related to extremely unfavorable weather conditions.
Team titles
Team | Number | Years won |
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North Carolina | 21 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003 2006, 2008, 2009 2012 |
Notre Dame | 3 | 1995, 2004, 2010 |
USC | 2 | 2007, 2016 |
Portland | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
Florida | 1 | 1998 |
Florida State | 1 | 2014 |
George Mason | 1 | 1985 |
Penn State | 1 | 2015 |
Santa Clara | 1 | 2001 |
Stanford | 1 | 2011 |
UCLA | 1 | 2013 |
College Cup Appearances
- Through 2016
- Years in bold = won national championship
No. | School | College Cup Years | NCAA Appearances | Championships |
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26 | North Carolina | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016 | 33 | 21 |
12 | Notre Dame | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | 20 | 3 |
10 | Santa Clara | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 | 22 | 1 |
9 | Florida State | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 16 | 1 |
9 | UCLA | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 | 17 | 1 |
8 | Portland | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 | 19 | 2 |
7 | Connecticut | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2003 | 29 | 0 |
7 | Stanford | 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 | 23 | 1 |
6 | Massachusetts | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993 | 15 | 0 |
5 | Colorado College | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 | 9 | 0 |
5 | Penn State | 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 | 21 | 1 |
4 | George Mason | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 | 11 | 1 |
3 | California | 1984, 1987, 1988 | 20 | 0 |
3 | Virginia | 1991, 2013, 2014 | 25 | 0 |
2 | Duke | 1992, 2011, 2015 | 18 | 0 |
2 | Florida | 1998, 2001 | 16 | 1 |
2 | NC State | 1988, 1989 | 11 | 0 |
2 | UCF | 1982, 1987 | 17 | 0 |
2 | Wisconsin | 1988, 1991 | 17 | 0 |
2 | USC | 2007, 2016 | 14 | 2 |
1 | Boston College | 2010 | 15 | 0 |
1 | Hartford | 1992 | 13 | 0 |
1 | Ohio State | 2010 | 7 | 0 |
1 | Princeton | 2004 | 9 | 0 |
1 | Rutgers | 2015 | 10 | 0 |
1 | SMU | 1995 | 12 | 0 |
1 | Texas A&M | 2014 | 20 | 0 |
1 | UMSL | 1982 | 2 | 0 |
1 | Virginia Tech | 2013 | 8 | 0 |
1 | Wake Forest | 2011 | 16 | 0 |
1 | West Virginia | 2016 | 17 | 0 |
See also
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Championship
- NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship (from 1988)
- NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship (from 1986)
- NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship
- NAIA national men's soccer championship
- Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association