1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 21st annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.

1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1979 College Cup
Country United States
Championship venueTampa Stadium
Florida Tampa, Florida
Teams19
ChampionsSIU Edwardsville (1st title)
Runners-upClemson
Third placePenn State
Fourth placeColumbia
Matches played19
Goals scored66 (3.47 per match)
Attendance30,947 (1,629 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nigeria Obed Ariri, Clemson (5)
1978
1980

The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 9.

SIU Edwardsville won their first Division I national title, defeating Clemson in the final, 3–2.[1]

Qualifying

Three teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: SMU, South Carolina, and Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
San Francisco 3
Santa Clara 2
San Francisco 2
SIU Edwardsville 4
SMU 0
Saint Louis 1 SIU Edwardsville 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 SIU Edwardsville 2
Penn State 1
Indiana 5
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 Cleveland State 0
Cleveland State 2 Indiana 0
Penn State 2
Penn State 3
Philadelphia Textile 0 Princeton 1
Princeton 1 San Francisco 2
Indiana 0
American 1
Virginia 0
American 0
Clemson 1
Clemson 1
South Carolina 0
Clemson 4
Columbia 1
Hartwick College 2 Third place
Columbia 3
Columbia 5 Penn State 2
Rhode Island 1 Columbia 1
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island
(OT, PK)
3

Championship Rounds

Final

SIU Edwardsville3–2Clemson
  • Malloy
Attendance: 5,500

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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