The 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 55th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began in late August 2014 and continued into November 2014. The season culminated with the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2014. There are 205 teams in men's Division I competition.[1] The defending champions were the Notre Dame Fighting Irish who won its first NCAA soccer title by defeating the Maryland 2-1 in last year's College Cup.[2] The season concluded with Virginia defeating UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.[3]
Changes from 2013
Conference changes
- The Sun Belt Conference added men's soccer, absent since 1995, with three full member schools plus two ex-independent teams and a transfer from another conference joining the conference for 2014 as affiliate members.[4]
New programs
Discontinued programs
None.
Conference realignment
Season overview
Pre-season polls
Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2014.
NSCAA[7] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
Maryland |
3 |
Virginia |
4 |
UCLA |
5 |
New Mexico |
6 |
Washington |
7 |
California |
8 |
Connecticut |
9 |
Georgetown |
10 |
Michigan State |
11 |
Wake Forest |
12 |
Marquette |
13 |
Akron |
14 |
Louisville |
15 |
Penn State |
16 |
UC Irvine |
17 |
Coastal Carolina |
18 |
UC Santa Barbara |
19 |
UMBC |
20 |
Stanford |
21 |
Wisconsin |
22 |
North Carolina |
23 |
Charlotte |
24 |
Cal State Northridge |
25 |
Navy |
25 |
Old Dominion |
|
College Soccer News[8] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
Virginia |
3 |
Maryland |
4 |
UCLA |
5 |
Washington |
6 |
Connecticut |
7 |
New Mexico |
8 |
North Carolina |
9 |
Georgetown |
10 |
California |
11 |
Michigan State |
12 |
Marquette |
13 |
Louisville |
14 |
Stanford |
15 |
UC Santa Barbara |
16 |
Wake Forest |
17 |
Akron |
18 |
Coastal Corolina |
19 |
UC Irvine |
20 |
UNBC |
21 |
Charlotte |
22 |
Penn State |
23 |
Cal State Northridge |
24 |
Clemson |
25 |
Old Dominion |
|
Soccer America[9] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
UCLA |
2 |
Notre Dame |
3 |
Virginia |
4 |
Washington |
5 |
Maryland |
6 |
Georgetown |
7 |
Connecticut |
8 |
New Mexico |
9 |
Louisvile |
10 |
North Carolina |
11 |
Marquette |
12 |
Michigan State |
13 |
Stanford |
14 |
California |
15 |
Penn State |
16 |
Wake Forest |
17 |
Coastal Carolina |
18 |
UC Santa Barbara |
19 |
Clemson |
20 |
UC Irvine |
21 |
UMBC |
22 |
Charlotte |
23 |
Akron |
24 |
Creighton |
25 |
Cal State Northridge |
|
Top Drawer Soccer[10] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
UCLA |
3 |
Maryland |
4 |
Virginia |
5 |
Washington |
6 |
North Carolina |
7 |
Connecticut |
8 |
Michigan State |
9 |
Wake Forest |
10 |
Louisville |
11 |
Georgetown |
12 |
Stanford |
13 |
New Mexico |
14 |
Akron |
15 |
UMBC |
16 |
Cal State Northridge |
17 |
Marquette |
18 |
UC Irvine |
19 |
Michigan |
20 |
Navy |
21 |
Delaware |
22 |
Loyola Marymount |
23 |
UC Santa Barbara |
24 |
Duke |
25 |
California |
|
College Sports Madness[11] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
UCLA |
3 |
Washington |
4 |
Virginia |
5 |
Maryland |
6 |
North Carolina |
7 |
Louisville |
8 |
Georgetown |
9 |
Stanford |
10 |
New Mexico |
11 |
Marquette |
12 |
Akron |
13 |
Connecticut |
14 |
Wake Forest |
15 |
Michigan State |
16 |
UMBC |
17 |
Penn State |
18 |
Cal State Northridge |
19 |
Coastal Carolina |
20 |
South Florida |
21 |
California |
22 |
UAB |
23 |
UC-Santa Barbara |
24 |
Michigan |
25 |
Duke |
|
Regular season
#1
Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked team[12] |
Date |
Team |
|
Date |
Team |
|
Date |
Team |
|
Date |
Team |
August 6 (preseason) |
Notre Dame |
|
None until after season starts |
|
September 2 |
UCLA |
|
September 9 |
UCLA |
September 16 |
North Carolina |
|
September 23 |
UCLA |
|
September 30 |
Notre Dame |
|
October 7 |
Washington |
October 14 |
Washington |
|
October 21 |
Notre Dame |
|
October 28 |
UCLA |
|
November 4 |
Syracuse |
November 11 |
Syracuse |
|
November 18 |
Stanford |
|
None until after tournament |
|
December 16 |
Virginia |
Standings
|
2014 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
UConn |
6 |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
|
10 |
– |
6 |
– |
3 |
Tulsa ‡ |
5 |
– |
2 |
– |
1 |
|
|
11 |
– |
6 |
– |
3 |
SMU |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
|
|
10 |
– |
6 |
– |
2 |
South Florida |
4 |
– |
3 |
– |
1 |
|
|
10 |
– |
7 |
– |
3 |
Memphis |
3 |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
|
9 |
– |
7 |
– |
2 |
UCF |
1 |
– |
3 |
– |
4 |
|
|
2 |
– |
10 |
– |
6 |
Cincinnati |
2 |
– |
5 |
– |
1 |
|
|
5 |
– |
10 |
– |
3 |
Temple |
1 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
|
2 |
– |
14 |
– |
2 |
|
|
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014 Division I men's soccer independents soccer records |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
—None— |
0 |
– |
0 |
– |
0 |
|
|
0 |
– |
0 |
– |
0 |
|
|
As of March 20, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
|
|
2014 Ivy League men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
#25 Dartmouth ‡ |
5 |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
|
12 |
– |
5 |
– |
2 |
Princeton ‡x |
5 |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
|
11 |
– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Harvard |
4 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
|
|
11 |
– |
4 |
– |
2 |
Brown |
2 |
– |
3 |
– |
2 |
|
|
5 |
– |
6 |
– |
6 |
Penn |
2 |
– |
3 |
– |
2 |
|
|
6 |
– |
9 |
– |
2 |
Columbia |
2 |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
|
7 |
– |
8 |
– |
1 |
Cornell |
3 |
– |
4 |
– |
0 |
|
|
10 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
Yale |
0 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
|
1 |
– |
13 |
– |
3 |
|
|
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
|
2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
Quinnipiac |
7 |
– |
0 |
– |
3 |
|
|
10 |
– |
4 |
– |
5 |
Iona |
6 |
– |
3 |
– |
1 |
|
|
9 |
– |
7 |
– |
3 |
Rider |
6 |
– |
4 |
– |
0 |
|
|
9 |
– |
7 |
– |
2 |
Monmouth ‡ |
4 |
– |
1 |
– |
5 |
|
|
11 |
– |
4 |
– |
6 |
Siena |
5 |
– |
3 |
– |
2 |
|
|
10 |
– |
7 |
– |
2 |
Fairfield |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
4 |
|
|
8 |
– |
5 |
– |
7 |
Canisius |
4 |
– |
4 |
– |
2 |
|
|
9 |
– |
6 |
– |
3 |
Marist |
3 |
– |
5 |
– |
2 |
|
|
7 |
– |
7 |
– |
4 |
Niagara |
2 |
– |
6 |
– |
2 |
|
|
5 |
– |
11 |
– |
3 |
Saint Peter's |
2 |
– |
8 |
– |
0 |
|
|
4 |
– |
14 |
– |
0 |
Manhattan |
1 |
– |
8 |
– |
1 |
|
|
2 |
– |
12 |
– |
2 |
|
|
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
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|
|
|
2014 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
#16 Stanford ‡ |
6 |
– |
1 |
– |
3 |
|
|
13 |
– |
3 |
– |
3 |
#2 UCLA + |
6 |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
|
|
14 |
– |
4 |
– |
6 |
#12 Washington + |
5 |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
|
12 |
– |
5 |
– |
3 |
#15 California + |
4 |
– |
5 |
– |
1 |
|
|
11 |
– |
7 |
– |
1 |
Oregon State + |
4 |
– |
5 |
– |
1 |
|
|
12 |
– |
8 |
– |
1 |
San Diego State |
1 |
– |
9 |
– |
0 |
|
|
7 |
– |
12 |
– |
0 |
|
|
As of December 16, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
|
2014 Patriot League men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
Boston U. |
6 |
– |
0 |
– |
3 |
|
|
12 |
– |
4 |
– |
0 |
Navy |
6 |
– |
1 |
– |
2 |
|
|
11 |
– |
4 |
– |
5 |
American |
5 |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
|
|
11 |
– |
3 |
– |
4 |
Lehigh |
5 |
– |
3 |
– |
1 |
|
|
10 |
– |
8 |
– |
1 |
Bucknell ‡ |
4 |
– |
3 |
– |
2 |
|
|
10 |
– |
10 |
– |
3 |
Army |
3 |
– |
4 |
– |
2 |
|
|
6 |
– |
8 |
– |
6 |
Loyola (MD) |
2 |
– |
5 |
– |
2 |
|
|
5 |
– |
8 |
– |
2 |
Colgate |
2 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
|
6 |
– |
10 |
– |
2 |
Holy Cross |
2 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
|
5 |
– |
9 |
– |
3 |
Lafayette |
2 |
– |
7 |
– |
0 |
|
|
6 |
– |
10 |
– |
2 |
|
|
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
|
2014 Southern Conference men's soccer standings |
|
Conf |
|
|
Overall |
Team |
W |
|
L |
|
T |
|
|
W |
|
L |
|
T |
Mercer |
8 |
– |
2 |
– |
0 |
|
|
14 |
– |
7 |
– |
0 |
Wofford |
7 |
– |
2 |
– |
1 |
|
|
11 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
Furman ‡ |
5 |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
|
12 |
– |
5 |
– |
5 |
UNC Greensboro |
5 |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
|
6 |
– |
12 |
– |
2 |
East Tenn. State |
3 |
– |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
|
7 |
– |
9 |
– |
1 |
VMI |
0 |
– |
10 |
– |
0 |
|
|
1 |
– |
16 |
– |
1 |
|
|
As of November 24, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA |
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Major upsets
In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher.
Statistics
Individuals
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE[14] |
Rank |
Keeper |
School |
Games |
Minutes |
GA |
GAA |
1 |
Eric Klenofsky |
Monmouth |
21 |
2050 |
11 |
.483 |
2 |
Connor Sparrow |
Creighton |
22 |
2039 |
11 |
.485 |
3 |
Matt Turner |
Fairfield |
19 |
1807 |
10 |
.452 |
4 |
Scott Levene |
UConn |
11 |
1043 |
6 |
.518 |
5 |
Addison Watson |
Missouri State |
16 |
1514 |
9 |
.535 |
6 |
Billly Heavner |
UMBC |
17 |
1513 |
9 |
.535 |
7 |
Alex Bono |
Syracuse |
21 |
1949 |
12 |
.554 |
8 |
Tyler Miller |
Northwestern |
19 |
1857 |
12 |
.581 |
9 |
Jackson Morgan |
Navy |
18 |
1696 |
11 |
.584 |
10 |
Sven Lissek |
Furman |
21 |
1998 |
13 |
.585 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals Against Average
ASSISTS[15] |
Rank |
Player |
School |
Games |
Assists |
1 |
Eric Lynch |
Wright State |
21 |
13 |
2 |
Connor Hallisey |
California |
19 |
12 |
|
Khiry Shelton |
Oregon State |
21 |
12 |
4 |
Pablo Medina |
St. Francis (PA) |
20 |
11 |
5 |
Sean Conerty |
Western Michigan |
15 |
10 |
|
Sean Davis |
Duke |
16 |
10 |
|
Michael Gamble |
Wake Forest |
15 |
10 |
8 |
Lucas Baldin |
South Florida |
20 |
9 |
|
Lucas Diniz |
Stetson |
16 |
9 |
|
Joseph Holland |
Hofstra |
19 |
9 |
|
Edwin Moalosi |
South Florida |
20 |
9 |
|
Timo Pitter |
Creighton |
22 |
9 |
|
Will Walker |
Xavier |
23 |
9 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Assists
SAVE PERCENTAGE[16] |
Rank |
Keeper |
School |
Games |
Saves |
GA |
Save % |
1 |
Matt Turner |
Fairfield |
19 |
78 |
10 |
.886 |
2 |
Eric Klenofsky |
Monmouth |
21 |
81 |
11 |
.880 |
3 |
Tyler Miller |
Northwestern |
19 |
70 |
12 |
.854 |
4 |
Zach Zagorski |
Cornell |
17 |
64 |
11 |
.853 |
5 |
Borja Angoitia |
Quinnipiac |
18 |
75 |
13 |
.852 |
6 |
Alex Bono |
Syracuse |
21 |
67 |
12 |
.848 |
7 |
Yves Dietrich |
Western Illinois |
19 |
97 |
18 |
.843 |
8 |
Billly Heavner |
UMBC |
17 |
48 |
9 |
.842 |
9 |
Greg Ranjitsingh |
Mercer |
21 |
106 |
20 |
.841 |
10 |
Connor Sparrow |
Creighton |
22 |
58 |
11 |
.841 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Save pct
TOTAL POINTS[17] |
Rank |
Player |
School |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
1 |
Andy Craven |
North Carolina |
22 |
15 |
5 |
35 |
2 |
Andy Bevin |
West Virginia |
19 |
13 |
8 |
34 |
|
Cameron Porter |
Princeton |
17 |
15 |
4 |
34 |
4 |
Neco Brett |
Robert Morris |
18 |
15 |
3 |
33 |
5 |
Pat Flynn |
Bowling Green |
21 |
14 |
4 |
32 |
|
Adam Najem |
Akron |
21 |
14 |
4 |
32 |
|
Khiry Shelton |
Oregon State |
21 |
10 |
12 |
32 |
8 |
Ethan Kutler |
Colgate |
18 |
12 |
7 |
31 |
9 |
Robert Kristo |
Saint Louis |
20 |
14 |
2 |
30 |
|
Connor Hallisey |
California |
19 |
9 |
12 |
30 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Points
TOTAL SAVES[18] |
Rank |
Keeper |
School |
Games |
Saves |
1 |
Dan Jackson |
UNC Asheville |
17 |
118 |
2 |
Eric Hamilton |
Howard |
18 |
111 |
3 |
Greg Ranjitsingh |
Mercer |
21 |
106 |
4 |
Matthew Mozynski |
Campbell |
18 |
101 |
5 |
Shane Haworth |
Seattle |
19 |
99 |
6 |
Andre Rawls |
St. Mary's |
19 |
98 |
7 |
Brenden Alfery |
Robert Morris |
18 |
97 |
|
Yves Dietrich |
Western Illinois |
19 |
97 |
|
Jack Falle |
Georgia Southern |
17 |
97 |
10 |
Alex Guerra |
VMI |
14 |
96 |
|
Wade Hamilton |
Cal Poly |
19 |
96 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Total Saves
Teams
SCORING OFFENSE[19] |
Rank |
School |
Games |
Goals |
Goals/Game |
1 |
California |
19 |
47 |
2.474 |
2 |
North Carolina |
22 |
52 |
2.364 |
3 |
Winthrop |
19 |
44 |
2.316 |
4 |
Wofford |
18 |
40 |
2.222 |
|
Rider |
18 |
40 |
2.222 |
6 |
Charlotte |
19 |
41 |
2.158 |
7 |
Coastal Carolina |
23 |
48 |
2.087 |
8 |
Delaware |
20 |
41 |
2.050 |
9 |
Stetson |
17 |
34 |
2.000 |
|
Princeton |
17 |
34 |
2.000 |
|
UNLV |
22 |
44 |
2.000 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Goals/Game
SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)[20] |
Rank |
School |
Games |
Minutes |
GA |
Team GAA |
1 |
Monmouth |
21 |
2050 |
11 |
.483 |
2 |
Creighton |
22 |
2044 |
11 |
.484 |
3 |
Syracuse |
21 |
1949 |
12 |
.554 |
4 |
Missouri State |
18 |
1733 |
11 |
.571 |
5 |
Northwestern |
19 |
1857 |
12 |
.582 |
6 |
Fairfield |
20 |
1958 |
13 |
.598 |
7 |
Furman |
22 |
2088 |
14 |
.603 |
8 |
Georgetown |
23 |
2208 |
15 |
.611 |
9 |
Cornell |
17 |
1585 |
11 |
.625 |
10 |
Navy |
20 |
1939 |
14 |
.6498 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team GAA
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE[21] |
Rank |
School |
Games |
Shutouts |
Shutout % |
1 |
Fairfield |
20 |
13 |
.650 |
2 |
Cornell |
17 |
11 |
.647 |
3 |
Missouri State |
18 |
11 |
.611 |
4 |
Monmouth |
21 |
12 |
.571 |
|
Syracuse |
21 |
12 |
.571 |
|
St. Louis |
21 |
12 |
.571 |
7 |
Michigan State |
23 |
13 |
.565 |
8 |
Creighton |
22 |
12 |
.545 |
|
Furman |
22 |
12 |
.545 |
10 |
George Mason |
20 |
10 |
.500 |
|
Kentucky |
20 |
10 |
.500 |
|
Saint Francis (PA) |
20 |
10 |
.500 |
|
Penn State |
20 |
10 |
.500 |
|
Marquette |
18 |
9 |
.500 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - SO Pct
- All statistics are through the games of December 14, 2014. (Final)
WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGE[22] |
Rank |
School |
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
W-L-T % |
1 |
Creighton |
16 |
3 |
3 |
.795 |
2 |
Syracuse |
15 |
2 |
1 |
.786 |
3 |
Charlotte |
14 |
4 |
1 |
.763 |
|
Stanford |
13 |
3 |
3 |
.763 |
5 |
Providence |
16 |
5 |
2 |
.739 |
6 |
Winthrop |
13 |
4 |
2 |
.737 |
7 |
Lipscomb |
12 |
4 |
1 |
.735 |
|
Princeton |
11 |
3 |
3 |
.735 |
9 |
North Carolina |
15 |
5 |
2 |
.727 |
10 |
Davidson |
10 |
2 |
6 |
.722 |
Last update on December 14, 2014. Source: NCAA.com - Team W-L-T pct
NCAA Tournament
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The College Cup was played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on December 12 & 14, 2014.[23] In the semifinals, Virginia defeated UMBC 1–0[24] and UCLA beat Providence 3–2 in double overtime.[25] In the finals, Virginia and UCLA played to a scoreless draw through two extra periods, and Virginia won its seventh national crown on penalty kicks, 4–2.[26]
Postseason polls
Post season polls with (pre-season rankings).
NSCAA[27] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Virginia (3) |
2 |
UCLA (4) |
3 |
Providence (—) |
4 |
UMBC (19) |
5 |
Georgetown (9) |
6 |
North Carolina (22) |
7 |
Creighton (—) |
8 |
Michigan State (10) |
9 |
Notre Dame (1) |
10 |
Syracuse (—) |
11 |
Clemson (—) |
12 |
Washington (6) |
13 |
Xavier (—) |
14 |
UC Irvine (16) |
15 |
California (7) |
16 |
Stanford (20) |
17 |
Indiana (—) |
18 |
Louisville (14) |
19 |
Maryland (2) |
20 |
Charlote (23) |
21 |
Saint Louis (—) |
22 |
Coastal Carolina (17) |
23 |
Penn State (15) |
24 |
Old Dominion (t25) |
25 |
Dartmouth (—) |
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College Soccer News |
Rank |
Team |
No Poll |
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Top Drawer Soccer[28] |
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Virginia (4) |
2 |
UCLA (2) |
3 |
Providence (—) |
4 |
UMBC (15) |
5 |
North Carolina (6) |
6 |
Georgetown (11) |
7 |
Creighton (—) |
8 |
Michigan State (8) |
9 |
Notre Dame (1) |
10 |
Syracuse (—) |
11 |
Xavier (—) |
12 |
UC Irvine (18) |
13 |
Clemson (—) |
14 |
Louisville (10) |
15 |
California (25) |
16 |
Washington (5) |
17 |
Stanford (12) |
18 |
Maryland (3) |
19 |
Indiana (—) |
20 |
Charlotte (—) |
21 |
Ohio State (—) |
22 |
Furman (—) |
23 |
Coastal Carolina (—) |
24 |
Old Dominion (—) |
25 |
Akron (14) |
|
College Sports Madness |
Rank |
Team |
No Poll |
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See also
References
2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
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Tournaments |
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National tournaments |
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Cups |
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International
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Club competitions |
- CONCACAF Champions League
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National teams |
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Team seasons
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Men
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MLS |
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NASL |
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USL Pro |
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Women
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NWSL |
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Indoor
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PASL |
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