1959 NCAA soccer tournament

1959 NCAA soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Memorial Stadium
Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsSaint Louis (1st title)
Runner-upBridgeport
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored22 (3.14 per match)
1960 →

The 1959 NCAA soccer tournament was the inaugural tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

The inaugural championship was played on November 28 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title.[1]

Qualifying

See also: 1959 NCAA soccer season
Qualified teams
School Record Appearance Last Bid
Bridgeport 9–0 1st Never
CCNY 8–1–1 1st Never
Colgate 7–1 1st Never
Maryland 8–0 1st Never
Saint Louis 8–1 1st Never
San Francisco 8–1 1st Never
West Chester State 8–0–1 1st Never
Williams 6–0–2 1st Never

Bracket

First round Semifinals Final
Memorial Stadium
Storrs, CT
      
Saint Louis 4
San Francisco 0
Saint Louis 6
CCNY 2
CCNY 1
Williams 0
Saint Louis 5
Bridgeport 2
Bridgeport (2OT) 3
Colgate 2
Bridgeport (10OT) 2
West Chester State 1
West Chester State 1
Maryland 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.