Columbia Lions
Men's Soccer
Founded1906 (1906)
UniversityColumbia University
Head coachKevin Anderson (9th season)
ConferenceIvy
LocationNew York City, New York
StadiumRocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameLions
ColorsColumbia blue and white[1]
   
Home
Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1909, 1910
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1983
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1979, 1983
NCAA Tournament appearances
1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2016

The Columbia Lions men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Columbia University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Lions fielded their first varsity team in 1906, and have since won 10 Ivy League Championships and have made 14 NCAA tournament appearances. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1–0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick.[2]

Since 2009, the Lions have been coached by Kevin Anderson, a former assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles men's soccer program. Anderson played soccer professionally for ten years with the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.[3]

Roster

As of May 11, 2021 [4]

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 Australia AUS Daniel López
2 DF United States USA Max González
3 DF United States USA Blake Willis
4 DF United States USA Matthew Leong
5 MF United States USA Jake Novoshelski
6 MF United States USA Andrew Stevens
7 MF United States USA Uri Zeitz
8 MF United States USA Vitto Luzio
9 FW Australia AUS Bryson Bezdek
10 MF United States USA Beto Carrillo
11 MF United States USA Sile Ogundeyin
12 FW United States USA Jon Ned
12 DF United States USA Jack Muoio
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Canada CAN Keenan Foley
15 MF United States USA Sebastian Gunbeyi
16 DF United States USA David Walley
17 MF United States USA Avi Eller
18 MF Canada CAN Jacob Daum
19 FW Australia AUS Spiros Stamoulis
20 MF United States USA Brian Timoney
21 DF Spain ESP Gannen Headrick
23 MF Sweden SWE Hugo Hamilton
24 MF United States USA Cyrus Siminou
27 DF Australia AUS Will Todd
30 GK United States USA Michael Collodi
33 GK United States USA Matthew Goodman

Team honors

Conference championships

Columbia has won 10 Ivy League championships,[5] their last being in the 2016–2017 season.

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1978 Ivy John Rennie 13–2–1 6–0–1
1979 Ivy Dieter Ficken 14–4–1 6–1–0
1980 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–2 4–1–2
1981 Ivy Dieter Ficken 10–2–4 6–1–0
1982 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–2 7–0–0
1983 Ivy Dieter Ficken 18–1–0 7–0–0
1984 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–2–2 6–1–0
1985 Ivy Dieter Ficken 12–3–2 6–0–1
1993 Ivy Dieter Ficken 9-6-1 6–1-0
2016 Ivy Kevin Anderson 13-3-1 5–1–1

Kit history

First kits

2013-2015
2016-

Secondary kits

2013-2014
2016
2017-

References

  1. Columbia University Brand Guide (PDF). December 1, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "No. 1 Wake Forest Ends Columbia's Run, 1-0". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. 2020 men's soccer roster on Lions website
  5. "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles" (PDF). gocolumbialions.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.


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