The Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer team is the men's college soccer team that represent

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( Lewiston, New York, United States) and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) of

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Division I. The Purple Eagles play their home games at Niagara Field on the campus of

. The team colors are

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PMS 268 and

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History

The team played their first season in 1969, and joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in 1989. In the 2012 season, the team won its first MAAC tournament title and the program's first NCAA play-in berth, losing against

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on the first round (1–3).

Roster

All-time school records

*At the end of the 2024 season, the team holds an all time record of 296-503-83 overall and 98-158-32 in MAAC.History Book
/ref> *Most wins were obtained in the 2012 (13-2-4) season. *Most goals in a season were obtained in the 1970 (65) season. *Most goals scored and biggest margin of victory happened 19 September 1970: Niagara 17 – Canisius 0. *Most goals in a Single Game by a player Adrian Philip Humphries 19 September 1970 v. Canisius

All-time head coaches

NCAA Division I Playoffs

MAAC Season by season history since 2003

This only includes conference games. In 2015–16, 2011–12, and 2007–08 every team made the playoffs.

Notable players

* Anthony Di Biase, player of SC Toronto * Carl Haworth, player of

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* Micah Paulino, international player of the

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*Adel Rahman, international player of the

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and Achilles '29 * Navid Rahman, international player of the

and Achilles '29

References

External links

* Men's soccer clubs in New York (state) 1969 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-footyclub-stub