Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer

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Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer
2022 Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team
Founded1980
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[edit]

As of August 5, 2022.[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
0 GK Israel ISR Neil Strauber
1 GK Mexico MEX Diego Orduña
3 DF China CHN Tycho Collins
4 DF South Africa RSA Graeme Pratt
5 MF France FRA Leo Keller
6 DF Canada CAN Chadi Mayati
7 MF United States USA Edgardo Obregón
8 FW Israel ISR Yochai Kariv
9 MF Germany GER Leon Reilhac
10 MF Spain ESP Jose Alastuey
11 FW France FRA Victor Claudel
12 MF Austria AUT Sebastian Zettl
14 DF United States USA Kyle Gruno
16 DF Germany GER Eric Zech
17 FW Sweden SWE Andreas Raisanen
18 MF Israel ISR Liad Mordechi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Italy ITA Davide Viola
20 DF Sweden SWE Tom Abrahamsson
21 MF United States USA Zach Hassell
22 FW United States USA Blake Dean
23 FW Sweden SWE Pontus Steffensen
27 GK Germany GER Axel Hofmann
28 DF Germany GER Luis Sailer Fidalgo
29 MF Spain ESP Pepo Bravo
30 DF Sweden SWE Tim Bernhardsson
31 MF Israel ISR Yuval Oren
33 FW Germany GER Fritz Kleiner
34 FW United States USA Ricardo Packer
35 MF United States USA Spencer Mallion
FW France FRA Emmanuel Abolo Carré
MF France FRA Arthur Widiez

Captains in bold

Coaching history[edit]

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

Years Coach GP W L T Pct.
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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. 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. ^ "FAU Men's Soccer Roster 2022". Florida Atlantic Owls. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Head Coaching History - 2006 FAU Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Florida Atlantic Owls. CBS Sports Interactive. August 1, 2006. p. 9. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

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