Missouri State Bears soccer

The Missouri State Bears men's soccer team represent Missouri State University in NCAA Division I men's soccer.[3] They compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team plays its home matches at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium. They are currently coached by Jon Leamy who is entering his 29th season as head coach. Missouri State has made 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2019. Their overall record in the NCAA Tournament is 1–4. They have won 8 conference regular season titles and one conference tournament. Missouri State has had 8 players selected in the MLS Draft.

Missouri State Bears men's soccer
Founded1981
UniversityMissouri State University
Head coachMichael Seabolt
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationSpringfield, Missouri
StadiumBetty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000[1])
NicknameBears
ColorsMaroon and white[2]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1999, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Regular Season championships
1997, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

History

Conference memberships

For the first seven years of the programs existence they were an independent. They switched their conference affiliation for a year in 1989 to the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Summit League). They switched back to being an independent for the 1990 season. Since 1991 the team has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Prior to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State.

†Founding member of the conference

Roster
As of April 4, 2023[4]

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 England ENG Harry Townsend
2 DF Spain ESP Javier Martin gil
3 DF Italy ITA Giacomo Sala
4 DF England ENG Lewis Green
5 DF England ENG Michael Peck
6 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Dentale
8 MF England ENG Kian Yari
9 FW Spain ESP Jesus Barea
10 FW Italy ITA Nicolo Mulatero
11 FW Spain ESP Jon Koka
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF New Zealand NZL Matt Jones
13 DF United States USA Elijah Zelkind
15 MF England ENG Alex Matthews
16 DF England ENG Sam Ottley
17 MF Norway NOR Daniel Normann
18 FW England ENG Ollie Bate
19 MF England ENG Jack Denton
20 FW Norway NOR Simon Bakken
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL James Jennings
22 FW Spain ESP Pablo Guillen
25 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Fiorini
26 MF Italy ITA Pascal Corvino
28 MF England ENG Charlie Bell
— GK United States USA Jonathan Kliewer
— GK Italy ITA Lorenzo Rovei
— DF United States USA Blake Bastian
— DF Germany GER Mattis Koch
— DF Italy ITA Mattia Petricca
— DF Sweden SWE Daniel Shabani
— MF England ENG Declan O'Hare
— MF Scotland SCO Tyler Caton
— MF England ENG Jospeh Ling
— MF New Zealand NZL Max Falconer
— MF United States USA Alan Rivera
— FW Italy ITA Marco Gueli

Facilities

Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium

Missouri State plays their home matches at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium. The on-campus, 1,500-seat stadium was built in the summer of 2014. The stadium has a combination of bleacher and chair-back seating. The stadium features a Sport Turf artificial turf playing surface. The stadium has locker rooms for both men's and women's soccer programs. It also has a press box and Daktronics LED premier video board.[5]

Championships

Regular season

Missouri State has won 9 regular season conference championships in the team's history. They won back-to-back championships twice, in 2013–2014 and 2019–2020. In 2019 the Bears finished the regular season undefeated in both conference and non-conference play. Jon Leamy has coached the team to all of their championships.

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1997Missouri ValleyJon Leamy13-5-36–0–1
1999Missouri ValleyJon Leamy17-1-36–0-1
2009Missouri ValleyJon Leamy12-5–27-1–1
2011†Missouri ValleyJon Leamy9-8-25-1-0
2013Missouri ValleyJon Leamy11-5–25-1–0
2014Missouri valleyJon Leamy9-5–44–0-2
2017Missouri ValleyJon Leamy9-5-35-2-1
2019Missouri ValleyJon Leamy18–1-110–0-0
2020Missouri ValleyJon Leamy12-2-07-1-0
Total Conference Championships: 9
† Denotes co-champions

NCAA tournament history

Missouri State has appeared in 4 NCAA Tournaments and has an overall record of 1–4. Missouri State won their first tournament game 2019 at home against Denver 1–0. This was the first time the program hosted a tournament game. Prior to 2005 Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State where they made 2 appearances in 1997 and 1999. Jon Leamy has coached the Bears in all of their tournament appearances.

Season Coach Round Host Opponent Result
1997Jon LeamyFirst roundSaint LouisSaint LouisL 2-1
1999Jon LeamyFirst roundUABUABL 2-1
2009Jon LeamyFirst roundSaint LouisSaint LouisL 2-1
2019Jon LeamyFirst round
Round of 32		Missouri State
Central Florida		Denver
Central Florida		W 1-0
L 2-1 (OT)

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: NCAA Soccer

Yearly results

Missouri State's first season was in 1981 where they went 4-6-1 under head coach Frank Dinka. From the inaugural season in 1981 to the end of the 2004 season Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State. The school changed their name to Missouri State in 2005 and since then has been known as Missouri State. The Bears were an independent until 1988 when they joined what is now the Summit League for a year. After a lone season as an independent again, Missouri State joined the Missouri Valley Conference. They have been a member of the MVC ever since. They made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1997 when they lost to Saint Louis University in the first round 2–1. The Bears have appeared 3 more times since then, most recently in 2019 where they reached the round of 32. 2019 was also Missouri State's most successful season as they went 18-1-1 and went an undefeated 10-0-0 in conference play and 16-0-0 during the regular season.

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Independent[6]) (1981–1988)
1981 Frank Dinka 4–6–1
1982 Frank Dinka 5–10–2
1983 Frank Dinka 3–12–1
1984 Frank Dinka 6–11–0
1985 Frank Dinka 7–10–2
1986 Frank Dinka 8–11–0
1987 Jan Stahle 9–10–1
1988 Jan Stahle 9–12–1
Southwest Missouri State Bears (AMCU[7]) (1989–only)
1989 Jan Stahle 14–8–33–3–04th
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Independent[6]) (1990–only)
1990 Tom Howe 8–8–1
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Valley Conference[8][9]) (1991–2004)
1991 Tom Howe 9–10–01–2–0t-4th
1992 Jon Leamy 4–15–00–5–06th
1993 Jon Leamy 9–9–01–4–05th
1994 Jon Leamy 12–5–11–4–16th
1995 Jon Leamy 14–5–02–3–04th
1996 Jon Leamy 12–6–03–2–03rd
1997 Jon Leamy 13–5–36–0–11stNCAA 1st round
1998 Jon Leamy 13–7–13–3–1t-4th
1999 Jon Leamy 17–1–35–0–21stNCAA 1st round
2000 Jon Leamy 10–7–24–5–28th
2001 Jon Leamy 10–9–17–2–02nd
2002 Jon Leamy 9–11–06–3–03rd
2003 Jon Leamy 9–7–33–5–18th
2004 Jon Leamy 11–6–24–4–1t-5th
Missouri State Bears (Missouri Valley Conference[8][9]) (2005–present)
2005 Jon Leamy 12–4–24–3–05th
2006 Jon Leamy 8–8–33–2–13rd
2007 Jon Leamy 6–10–41–3–26th
2008 Jon Leamy 7–10–53–1–13rd
2009 Jon Leamy 12–5–27–1–11stNCAA 1st round
2010 Jon Leamy 8–7–34–1–2t-2nd
2011 Jon Leamy 9–8–25–1–0t-1st
2012 Jon Leamy 5–8–40–6–07th
2013 Jon Leamy 11–5–25–1–01st
2014 Jon Leamy 9–5–44–0–21st
2015 Jon Leamy 6–6–53–2–14th of 7
2016 Jon Leamy 9–8–23–4–15th of 7
2017 Jon Leamy 9–5–35–2–11st
2018 Jon Leamy 9–2–62–2–24th of 7
2019 Jon Leamy 18–1–110–0–01stNCAA Round of 32
2020–21 Jon Leamy 12–2–07–1–01stNCAA Round of 16
MVC: 277–249–55102–64–19
Total:350–348–63

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

MLS Draft History

Missouri State has had several alumni drafted by Major League Soccer clubs in the various MLS drafts.

MLS College Draft

Missouri State has had 1 player drafted in the MLS College Draft. Matt Caution was drafted in the third round of the 1998 Draft by the Dallas Burn.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Matt CautionFW19983Dallas Burn

Note: The MLS College Draft was held from 1996 to 1999.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Soccer America

MLS Supplemental Draft

Missouri State has had 2 players drafted in the MLS Supplemental Draft. Doug Lascody was drafted in the third round of the 2005 Draft by the Kansas City Wizards. Justin Douglass was drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 Draft by the Houston Dynamo.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Doug LascodyMF20053Kansas City Wizards
Justin DouglassDF20074Houston Dynamo

Note: The MLS Supplemental Draft has been held off and on since 1996. The last draft to have taken place was in 2013.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Major League Soccer

MLS SuperDraft

Missouri State has had 4 players drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. Chris Brunt was drafted in the third round of the 2002 draft by the Kansas City Wizards. Missouri State had two players selected in the 2004 Draft;Matt Pickens in the second round with the Chicago Fire and Jamal Sutton in the fourth round with the Columbus Crew. Matthew Bentley was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 draft by Minnesota United F.C.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Chris BruntDF20023Kansas City Wizards
Matt PickensGK20042Chicago Fire
Jamal SuttonFW20044Columbus Crew
Matthew BentleyFW20204Minnesota United F.C.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Major League Soccer

References
  1. "Betty and Bobby Allison South".
  2. "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. "Missouri State Official Athletic Site". missouristatebears.com.
  4. "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". missouristatebears.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. "Betty and Bobby Allison South".
  6. "2012 Missouri State Men's Soccer Guide". missouristatebears.com.
  7. "The Summit League" (PDF). thesummitleague.org.
  8. http://www.mvc.org/records/msoccer.pdf
  9. Streamline Technologies – Nashville, TN. "Men's Soccer – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
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