Syracuse Orange men's soccer

Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange
2023 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team
Founded	1920; 104 years ago
University	Syracuse University
Head coach	Ian McIntyre (14th season)
Conference	ACC (2013–present)
Location	Syracuse, New York
Stadium	SU Soccer Stadium ; (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname	Orange
Colors	Orange and Blue;
Home	Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
	1936
NCAA Tournament championships
	2022
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	2015, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1984, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	1982, 1985, 2015, 2022

Syracuse Orange is the NCAA College soccer team for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. They are a Division I team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Syracuse is currently coached by Ian McIntyre who has brought the team to the National Championship, two NCAA Tournament College Cup, and two ACC Conference Titles in 2015 and 2022. McIntyre was named the National College Coach of the Year in 2022, the ACC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2022, and the Big East Coach of the Year in 2012.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Orange won the National Championship in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, defeating eight time NCAA Champions Indiana 7-6 on Penalty Kicks.^[4]

History

Syracuse fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1920.^[5] The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association as national champions for 1936. Syracuse competed with the other northeastern soccer programs as an independent until 1979.

The University was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979^[6] and the Orange broke new ground in 1982 when they finished with a record of 17-3-2 and won the inaugural BIG EAST Tournament^[7] by beating Boston College in the final. On July 1, 2013, Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Players

Current roster

As of 12 Sep 2024^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Jason Smith
2	DF	CAN	Chimere Omeze
3	DF	USA	Andre Cutler-DeJesus
4	DF	AUS	Sam Layton
5	DF	CAN	Dominic Bell
6	MF	USA	Ezra Widman
7	MF	USA	Nathan Scott
8	MF	USA	Elton Chifamba
9	FW	USA	Nicholas Kaloukian
10	MF	GHA	Ernest Bawa
11	MF	USA	Carlos Zambrano
12	DF	USA	Gavin Wigg
13	MF	USA	Sam Sery
14	FW	USA	Alex Wharton
15	FW	USA	Ben Rosenblatt
16	MF	USA	Michal Gradus


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	USA	Giona Leibold
18	FW	GHA	Michael Acquah
19	FW	USA	Daniel Burko
21	MF	USA	Gabe Threadgold
22	MF	MOZ	Kelvin Da Costa
23	MF	USA	Abokye Bikyeombe
24	MF	BER	Sachiel Ming
25	GK	USA	Thomas Hut
26	MF	CAN	Kristjan Fortier
27	DF	USA	Garrett Holman
28	FW	USA	Jack Grossman
29	MF	USA	Quinn Olcott
30	GK	CAN	Jahiem Wickham
31	FW	USA	Braedon Smith
40	MF	USA	Kyle Jansen

Orange in the MLS

MLS Draft History

*	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team or/and an MLS All-Star Game

Year	Player	Team	Pick
1996	Eric Puls	Colorado Rapids	12th round (112th overall)
1996	Paul Young	Columbus Crew	13th round (121st overall)
1997	Mike Britton	Colorado Rapids	3rd round (23rd overall)
2004	Chris Aloisi	LA Galaxy	6th round (57th overall)
2006	Ezra Prendergast	Chicago Fire FC	3rd round (34th overall)
2007	Richard Asante	Toronto FC	3rd round (27th overall)
2009	Kyle Hall	Toronto FC	3rd round (39th overall)
2015	Alex Bono	Toronto FC	1st round (6th overall)
2015	Skylar Thomas	Toronto FC	1st round (11th overall)
2015	Jordan Murrell	Real Salt Lake	3rd round (57th overall)
2016	Julian Büscher	D.C. United	1st round (11th overall)
2016	Ben Polk	Portland Timbers	1st round (20th overall)
2017	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United FC	1st round (2nd overall)
2017	Liam Callahan	Colorado Rapids	2nd round (24th overall)
2018	Mo Adams	Chicago Fire	1st round (10thoverall)
2019	Tajon Buchanan	New England Revolution	1st round (9th overall)
2019	Kamal Miller	Orlando City SC	2nd round (27th overall)
2020	Ryan Raposo	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1st round (4th overall)
2020	Nyal Higgins	Toronto FC	1st round (19th overall)
2021	Luther Archimède	New York Red Bulls	1st round (13th overall)
2021	Sondre Norheim	Nashville SC	3rd round (73rd overall)
2023	Abdi Salim	Orlando City	1st round (17th overall)
2023	Levonte Johnson	Vancouver Whitecaps	1st round (29th overall)
2023	Amferny Sinclair	Real Salt Lake	2nd round (45th overall)
2023	Russell Shealy	LA Galaxy	2nd round (52nd overall)
2023	Buster Sjöberg	Vancouver Whitecaps	2nd round (71st overall)
2024	Jeorgio Kocevski	Orlando City	1st round (21st overall)^[9]
2024	Olu Oyegunle	Chicago Fire	2nd round (33rd overall)^[10]

Generation Adidas Players

Tajon Buchanan (left) and Alex Bono, two of the Generation Adidas Syracuse players

Name	Age	Pos.	Hometown
Alex Bono	20	GK	Syracuse, NY
Julian Büscher	22	M	Dülmen, Germany
Miles Robinson	19	D	Arlington, MA
Mo Adams	21	M	Nottingham, England
Tajon Buchanan	19	F	Brampton, ON
Ryan Raposo	19	M	Hamilton, ON

MAC Hermann Trophy

Name	Pos.	Year	Place
Alex Bono	GK	2014	Finalist
Levonte Johnson	F	2022	Finalist

All-Americans

Name	Year	Team
John McEwan	1932	1st
Vincent Black	1932	1st
Vincent Black	1933	1st
Bill Nelson	1952	1st
Joe Papaleo	1982	3rd
Paul Young	1992	2nd
Alex Bono	2014	1st
Julian Buescher	2015	2nd
Miles Robinson	2016	1st
Nathan Opoku	2022	3rd
Levonte Johnson	2022	1st
Jeorgio Kocevski	2023	3rd

Source:^[11]

The 30-Goal Club

Player	Goals	Tenure
Marcello Vitale	44	1979–1982
Steve Morris	43	1986, 1988 – 1990
Mark DiMonte	42	1984–1987
Greg Kolodziey	35	1983–1986
Paul Young	32	1990–1992
Kirk Johnson	30	2000–2003

Current professionals

Updated January 18, 2024

Skylar Thomas (2011–2014) – Currently with Memphis 901
Alex Bono (2012–2014) – Currently with D.C. United
Chris Nanco (2013–2016) – Currently with Des Moines Menace
Miles Robinson (2015–2016) – Currently with FC Cincinnati
Morgan Hackworth (2015–2017) – Currently with Spokane Velocity
Kamal Miller (2015–2018) – Currently with Portland Timbers
Sergio Camargo (2016) – Currently with Cavalry FC
Mo Adams (2016–2017) – Currently with Al-Khaleej
Tajon Buchanan (2017–2018) – Currently with Inter Milan
Simon Triantafillou (2017–2020) – Currently with Burlington SC
Massimo Ferrin (2018–2019) – Currently with HFX Wanderers
Ryan Raposo (2018–2019) – Currently with Vancouver Whitecaps
Nyal Higgins (2019) – Currently with Vaughan Azzurri
Matt Orr (2019) – Currently with Sichuan Jiuniu
Luther Archimède (2019–2020) – Currently with Monterey Bay
Amferny Sinclair (2019–2022) – Currently with Real Monarchs
Abdi Salim (2020–2022) – Currently with Orlando City B
Russell Shealy (2020–2022) – Currently with Crown Legacy
Luke Biasi (2021) – Currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Levonte Johnson (2022) – Currently with Vancouver Whitecaps
Nathan Opoku (2022) – Currently with OH Leuven
Oluwaseun Oyegunle (2021–2023) – Currently with Sigma FC

Honours

National

NCAA Division I tournament (1): 2022

Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference (2): 2015, 2022
Big East Conference (2): 1982, 1985^[12]

Tournament details

2022 College Cup

2022 NCAA soccer season was the most successful in the history of the Orange program. Syracuse achieved a Treble by winning ACC Conference regular season, ACC Conference tournament, and NCAA National Championships.

Semifinals WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina			Championship WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina

	Pittsburgh	0

13	Indiana	2
			3	Syracuse	2 (7)

			13	Indiana	2 (6)
3	Syracuse	3

	Creighton	2

2015 College Cup

Semifinals Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas			Championship Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas

8	Stanford (pen.)	0(8)

4	Akron	0(7)
			8	Stanford	4

			2	Clemson	0
6	Syracuse	0(1)

2	Clemson (pen.)	0(4)

2022 ACC Conference Champions

First Round ACCN & ACCNX			Quarterfinals ACCN			Semifinals ACCN			Final ESPNU

			1	Duke	0
8	Clemson	3	8	Clemson	2
9	Notre Dame	1				8	Clemson	2
						4	Wake Forest	0
			4	Wake Forest	1
5	Louisville	1	12	Virginia Tech	0
12	Virginia Tech	2							8	Clemson	0
									2	Syracuse	2
			3	Virginia	1
6	Pittsburgh (a.e.t.)	4	6	Pittsburgh	0
11	NC State	1				3	Virginia	2 (3)
						2	Syracuse (pen.)	2 (5)
			2	Syracuse	1
7	North Carolina	1	7	North Carolina	0
10	Boston College	0

2015 ACC Conference Champions

Preliminary Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Championship

			1	Wake Forest (OT)	2
8	Duke	1	9	Louisville	1
9	Louisville	2				1	Wake Forest	0
						4	Notre Dame	1
			4	Notre Dame	1
			5	Virginia	0
									4	Notre Dame	0
									7	Syracuse	1
			3	Clemson	3
7	Syracuse	2	6	Boston College	0
10	NC State	0				3	Clemson	0
						7	Syracuse	2
			2	North Carolina	1 (3)
			7	Syracuse (pen.)	1 (4)

Big East Conference Champions

The Orange soccer program competed in the Big East Conference since its first season of existence until the Orange joined to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.^[13]

1982 Big East Conference Tournament ^[14]
Round	Opponent	Score
Semifinal	St. John's	3-2
Final	Boston College	1-0

1985 Big East Conference Tournament ^[15]
Round	Opponent	Score
Semifinal	Pittsburgh	2-0
Final	Connecticut	1-0

Footnotes

^
A: Co-champions with Penn State, Princeton and West Chester.^[16]

^ "Dean Foti has accumulated more wins than any other Orange soccer coach". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
^ "Chris Aloisi's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
^ "Richard Asante's success after Syracuse". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
^ "Syracuse's drafted players". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
^ "Syracuse's 2007 roster". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
^ "2007 Men's Soccer standings for the Big East Conference of the NCAA". bigeast.org/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
^ "SU Soccer History". suathletics.com/. Retrieved September 14, 2007.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "SU Pros". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
^ "History and Record Book". suathletics.com/. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

References

^ Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved 2022-12-17.
^ "Syracuse coaching staff named Big East Coaching Staff of the Year". The Daily Orange. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
^ Bambini, Cole (9 November 2022). "ACC names Syracuse's Ian McIntyre coach of the year". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ Camargo, Alberto (13 December 2022). "Syracuse wins the 2022 Men's College Cup on PKs after dramatic 2-2 draw". NCAA. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ "SU Soccer History". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Big East Conference | American athletic association | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
^ "1982 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
^ "2024 men's soccer roster". Syracuse University Athletics.
^ Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Orlando City selects SU's Jeorgio Kocevski 21st overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Chicago Fire select SU's Olu Oyegunle 33rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Mens Soccer All Americans". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ 2024 Record Book at cuse.com
^ "ACC accepts Syracuse, Pitt for 14-team league". ESPN.com. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
^ "2022 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
^ "1985 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
^ "NCAA College Soccer Championships: College Champions, 1904-1958". USA Soccer History Archives. Sover Communications. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

External links

Official website

[cnote_Note_A] 
A: Co-champions with Penn State, Princeton and West Chester.^[16]

[1] Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved 2022-12-17.

[2] "Syracuse coaching staff named Big East Coaching Staff of the Year". The Daily Orange. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

[3] Bambini, Cole (9 November 2022). "ACC names Syracuse's Ian McIntyre coach of the year". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

[4] Camargo, Alberto (13 December 2022). "Syracuse wins the 2022 Men's College Cup on PKs after dramatic 2-2 draw". NCAA. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[5] "SU Soccer History". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[6] "Big East Conference | American athletic association | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

[7] "1982 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

[8] "2024 men's soccer roster". Syracuse University Athletics.

[9] Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Orlando City selects SU's Jeorgio Kocevski 21st overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[10] Andrews, Cooper (20 December 2023). "Chicago Fire select SU's Olu Oyegunle 33rd overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[11] "Mens Soccer All Americans". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[recbook-12] 2024 Record Book at cuse.com

[13] "ACC accepts Syracuse, Pitt for 14-team league". ESPN.com. 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

[14] "2022 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

[15] "1985 BIG EAST Champions". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-16.

[16] "NCAA College Soccer Championships: College Champions, 1904-1958". USA Soccer History Archives. Sover Communications. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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