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Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer

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Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer
2024 Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
UniversityFlorida Atlantic University
Head coachJoey Worthen (1st season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationBoca Raton, Florida
StadiumFAU Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameOwls
ColorsBlue and red[1]
   
Home
Away
Conference Tournament championships
2007
Conference Regular Season championships
2004
For information on all Florida Atlantic University sports, see Florida Atlantic Owls

The Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the team is a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference (The American). FAU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton. The Owls are coached by Joey Worthen.[2]

The Owls' most successful achievement in their history came in 2004, where they finished as co-regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2007, the Owls won the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament, although it does not have a binding NCAA birth. Their strongest performance in the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament came in 1997, 1999 and 2003, where the Owls reached the finals, but lost on all three occasions. In 2021, the Owls reached the finals of the 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament bust lost to Kentucky in extra time. Florida Atlantic has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

FAU's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it left Conference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four.[3] Of these four schools, three, including FAU, were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future, most likely in July 2023.[4] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league.[5]

Roster

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As of 21 Sep 2024[6]<

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Francisco Ranieri
2 DF United States USA Malique Spooner
3 DF United States USA Caleb Chapman
4 DF England ENG Callum Frogson
5 MF United States USA Samir Spaulding
6 DF England ENG Nick Kinina
7 FW Denmark DEN Oliver Moller
8 MF Mexico MEX Mark Andros
9 FW Sweden SWE Andreas Raisanen
10 MF United States USA Thiago Pires
11 FW Norway NOR Noah Kvifte
12 MF Spain ESP Jeremy Montero
13 GK Costa Rica CRC Nacho Alfaro
14 MF Monaco MCO Arthur Widiez
15 DF United States USA Matthew Gordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Jamaica JAM Ajay Stewart
17 MF United States USA Matthew Alfred
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aboubacar Traore
19 DF Denmark DEN Kasper Heerfordt
20 DF France FRA Enzo Rabot
21 MF United States USA Zach Hassell
22 MF Netherlands NED Joep Wouters
23 MF Austria AUT Sebastian Zettl
24 MF Canada CAN Noel Williamson
25 MF Jamaica JAM Tyrese Small
27 GK United States USA Zac Clary
30 DF Switzerland SUI Jozo Cancar
33 DF Canada CAN Kerfalla Toure
34 MF United States USA Ethan Schumaker
35 FW United States USA Mamadou Diarra

Coaches

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Current staff

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As of 21 Sep 2024[6]
Position Name
Head coach Joey Worthen
Assistant coach Tom Harman
Assistant coach Brad Shore

Coaching history

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There have been five head coaches in FAU history.[7]

Years Coach Pld. W. L. D. %
1980–1982 Regis Patter 43 17 23 3 .430
1983 Steve Pete 16 9 5 2 .625
1984–1986 Chris Holloway 46 18 25 3 .424
1987–2016 Kos Donev 341 159 168 14 .487
2017–present Joey Worthen 78 26 46 6 .333

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic University Visual Standards". May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Joey Worthen Named FAU Men's Soccer Head Coach". FAUSports.com. Florida Atlantic University. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "FAU Men's Soccer Roster". Florida Atlantic Owls.
  7. ^ "Head Coaching History - 2006 FAU Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. CBS Sports Interactive. August 1, 2006. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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