The

Columbia Lions The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is Peter Pilling. Ivy League athletics Th ...

men's soccer team is an intercollegiate

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team of

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. The team is a member of the

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of the

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. 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

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came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1–0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick. Since 2009, the Lions have been coached by Kevin Anderson, a former assistant coach for the

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program. Anderson played soccer professionally for ten years with the

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and the

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of Major League Soccer.

Roster

Team honors

Conference championships

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

Kit history

First kits Secondary kits

References

External links

* 1906 establishments in New York City Association football clubs established in 1906 {{NewYork-footyclub-stub