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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] [ 4] [ 5]
As of 21 Sep 2024 [ 6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
As of 21 Sep 2024 [ 6]
Position
Name
Head coach
Joey Worthen
Assistant coach
Tom Harman
Assistant coach
Brad Shore
There have been five head coaches in FAU history.[ 7]
Years
Coach
Pld.
W.
L.
D.
%
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
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Venues Culture & lore People National championship seasons in bold ; College Cup seasons in italics
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2024 Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team
