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TopDrawerSoccer.com
TopDrawerSoccer.com (TDS) is an American soccer website that is dedicated to youth soccer in the United States. Specifically, the website focuses on Academy soccer, high school soccer, and college soccer in the United States. The website was launched by Robert Ziegler in 2003. Profile and history The website was founded ahead of the 2003 college soccer season by Robert Ziegler who was looking to create a website dedicated to the collegiate game and youth soccer in the United States. Since then it has grown as one of the most prestigious youth and college soccer websites in the United States. It runs its own Top 100 youth soccer players nationally and regionally for both boys and girls soccer for all levels of the game. Since 2011, the website has awarded the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award which is awarded to the best men's and women's college soccer players for the season. It was first awarded following the 2011 NCAA Division I men's and women's seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 61st season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and continued into the third weekend of November 2019. The season culminated with the four-team College Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, December 13–15, 2019. A total of 206 men's soccer teams played in Division I during this season. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA title, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 7–6 on penalty kicks following a 3–3 draw after.two extra time periods. Changes from 2018 Coaching changes New programs The Merrimack Warriors began the transition from Division II to Division I, joining the Northeast Conference. Long Island University announced in October 2018 that its two current athletic programs—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers—would merge into a single Division I athletic program under the LIU name after the 2018–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 62nd season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season was originally slated to begin on August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 15, 2020. The season was to culminate with the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, which was to be held from November 18 to December 13, 2020, with the four-team College Cup at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. On August 13, 2020, the NCAA Tournament was suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Leading up to the postseason tournament suspension, some conferences had planned to play conference-only matches during the fall season, while some conferences opted to postpone the season to Spring 2021 (February to May 2021). Ultimately, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Sun Belt Conference began play for the 2020 fall season; while a handful of programs scheduled competitive fixtures for the fall 2020 season: Army, Kentucky, Mercer, Navy, South C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 60th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 24, 2018 and continued into the first weekend of November 2018. The season culminated with the four-team College Cup at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California, December 7–9, 2018. There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition. The Maryland Terrapins won their fourth NCAA title, defeating the Akron Zips 1–0. Changes from 2017 Coaching changes New programs Mount St. Mary's University reinstated their men's soccer program, which had been dormant since the end of the 2012 season, for the 2018 season. The California Baptist Lancers began the transition from Division II to Division I and the Western Athletic Conference in 2018–19. The UC San Diego Tritons will begin the transition from Division II to Division I and will join the Big West Conference in 2020–21. The Merrimack Warriors will begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 55th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. There were 203 teams in men's Division I competition. The defending champions were the Indiana Hoosiers who defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in the 2012 College Cup. The season concluded with Notre Dame defeating Maryland 2–1 to win its first NCAA soccer title. Changes from 2012 New programs * Grand Canyon joined the WAC after previously playing in NCAA Division II. * UMass Lowell joined the America East Conference after previously playing in NCAA Division II. * Incarnate Word joined the Southland Conference, but is playing as an independent after having been an NCAA Division II member. Discontinued programs * Richmond dropped the sport, as well as men's track and field, following the school's decision to add men's lacrosse as a varsity sport. * Mount St. Mary's dropped the sport, as well as men's and women's golf, for economic reasons. * Towson dropped the sport due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 64th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began in August 2022 and concluded in November. It culminated with the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, with the Men's College Cup held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Syracuse won the NCAA Championship by defeating Indiana 7-6 on penalty kicks following a 2-2-draw. Changes from 2021 Rule changes In April 2022, during a meeting among the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP), several major rule changes were enacted. This included overtime, expansion of video assistant referee (VAR), and the appeals process of a suspension. Specifically overtime was abolished during the regular season. Matches that ended in a draw during a conference or national tournament match would go to extra time, consisting of two 10-minute periods without a golden goal. A playoff game tied after two overtime periods would still move to a penalty ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 63rd season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. After the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season partially returned to normal. However, despite the development of several vaccines, the pandemic was still ongoing, which might have led to various local or regional disruptions. Also, many conferences did not fully return to their pre-COVID state, with several having changed postseason tournament formats. The season began on August 27, 2021, and concluded on November 14. The season culminates with the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, which was held from November 17 to December 12, with the four-team College Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Changes from 2020 Coaching changes } , - , San Francisco , Leonard Griffin , Hired by Grand Canyon , May 7, 2021 , Chris Brown , May 25, 2021 , - , La Salle , Rob Irvine , Hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 59th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 25 and continued into the first weekend of November 2017. The season culminated with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and the four-team College Cup finals at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, December 8–10. There were 205 teams in men's Division I competition. The two-time defending champions, the Stanford Cardinal, won their third consecutive championship by downing the previously undefeated Indiana Hoosiers 1–0 in double overtime. Changes from 2016 Coaching changes New programs The California Baptist Lancers have been approved to begin the transition from Division II to Division I and the Western Athletic Conference in 2018–19. Discontinued programs Buffalo discontinued men's soccer and three other sports in April 2017 for financial reasons. Conference realignment * † = The SIU Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and Philippines, the Philippines. The United Kingdom also has an university league. The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff, although the student athletes are mostly amateur and are not paid. History The 1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game, first ''de facto'' college football game held in the U.S. in 1869 college football season, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University, Princeton was contested, at Rutgers captain John W. Leggett's request, with rules mixing soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ... and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veljko Petković (footballer)
Veljko Petković (born September 5, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Minnesota United FC 2. Petković is the most recent recipient of the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award, a national recognition for the top college soccer player in the United States. Early life Petković was born in 2000 to Serbian parents, Nataša and Bojan Petkovic, in the Queens borough of New York City. He is one of three children and attended Maspeth High School. Career Youth and college Petković played youth soccer for the Woodhaven Soccer Club in Queens before joining the New York City FC academy in 2015. Upon graduating high school, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate soccer for the University of Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference ahead of the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Immediately upon joining Pittsburgh, Petković became a starter. During his freshman year, he made 19 appearances, garnering 15 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Season
The 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 58th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 26 and continued into the first weekend of November 2016. The season culminated with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2016. There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition. The defending champions were Stanford who defeated Clemson 4–0 to win its first NCAA soccer title. The season concluded with Stanford defending its title by defeating Wake Forest 5–4 in a penalty kick shootout following a 0–0 double-overtime draw. Changes from 2015 Coaching changes New programs Chicago State was initially budgeted to finally start competition in the Western Athletic Conference this season. However, the ongoing State of Illinois budgetary crisis and the school's own critical financial problems have set this back once more. Mount St. Mary's University announced that their soccer program, which has been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Stanford Cardinal Men's Soccer Team
The 2015 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season of the university fielding a program. Background and preseason Roster changes During the 2015 offseason, Stanford's junior forward, Jordan Morris was capped again by the United States men's national soccer team for an April 15, 2015 friendly against Mexico–United States soccer rivalry, the team's regional rivals, Mexico national football team, Mexico. Morris scored in the match, becoming the first collegiate soccer player since 1985 to score in a U.S. match. The last time this had occurred was John Kerr Jr. (soccer), John Kerr, Jr. (while playing for Duke) who scored in a 1985 CONCACAF Championship match against Guatemala national football team, Guatemala on May 26, 1985. The performance with the men's national team caused much speculation that Morris would forgo his junior year and either sign a Homegrown Player Rule (Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Indiana Hoosiers Men's Soccer Team
The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represented Indiana University Bloomington in men's college soccer during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. It was the 46th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program, and the 28th season the program played in the Big Ten Conference. During the regular season Indiana completed the league double by winning both the Big Ten regular season, and the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hoosiers were seeded second overall in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the College Cup before losing to eventual national champions, and fellow Big Ten side, Maryland. Indiana defender, Andrew Gutman, was named the winner of the Hermann Trophy, the top individual award a men's college soccer player can earn. Background Long time assistant coach, Brian Maisonneuve, left Indiana to take the head coaching position at Ohio State. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
