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{{Short description|Men's soccer team of Harvard University}}

{{For|the women's team|Harvard Crimson women's soccer}}

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|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2009

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The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.{{Cite web |title=Men's Soccer |url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Harvard University |language=en}}

Harvard is one of the most successful teams of the Ivy League, having won 13 championships. In the pre-NCAA era, Harvard also won 4 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) championship titles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101125204357/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/ncaa.html#isfa College Champions, 1904-1958] (archived)

History

The Crimson fielded their first varsity soccer team in 1905,[https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule/1905 1905 men's soccer schedule] on gocrimson.com making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA) championships, and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s.

File:Harvard vs yale soccer match 1922.jpg

Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.

From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer, a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program. In 2014, Ross Friedman attained two all-time Harvard records with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.{{cite news | last =Batterson | first =Paul | title =Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew | newspaper =Columbus Free Press | date =January 23, 2014 | url =http://columbusfreepress.com/article/homegrown-friedman-hopes-become-permanent-part-crew | access-date =April 8, 2014 }}

In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/10/25/harvard-mens-soccer-2012-report/|title=2012 Harvard Men's Soccer Team Produced Sexually Explicit 'Scouting Report' on Female Recruits|work=The Harvard Crimson|date=October 25, 2016|last=Fahs|first=C. Ramsey}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/nov/04/harvard-men-soccer-team-season-lewd-rankings-female-players|title=Harvard ends men's soccer team season over lewd rankings of female players |work=The Guardian|date=November 4, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/sports/harvard-mens-soccer-season-canceled.html|title=Harvard Cancels Rest of Men's Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players|work=The New York Times|last=Chokshi|first=Niraj|date=November 3, 2016}}

Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen.

Team image

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Historically, the Harvard soccer teams have worn white kits as their primary colors, while alternate kits have been crimson[https://gocrimson.com/news/2022/10/1/mens-soccer-bjarnason-arlotti-score-goals-mens-soccer-drops-3-2-decision-at-cornell.aspx Bjarnason, Arlotti Score Goals, Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision at Cornell], 1 Oct 2022 or black.[https://gocrimson.com/news/2016/10/29/10_29_2016_7045.aspx Men's Soccer Wins Thriller at Dartmouth, 1-0], 29 Oct 2016

Players

= Current roster =

{{updated|7 Sep 2024}}[https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster 2024 roster] on Gocrimson.com

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{{fs player |no=1 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Cullen MacNeil}}

{{fs player |no=2 |nat=ISL |pos=DF |name= Kristján Gunnarsson}}

{{fs player |no=3 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Zachary Sard}}

{{fs player |no=4 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Ludovico Rollo}}

{{fs player |no=5 |nat=GER |pos=DF |name= Jan Riecke}}

{{fs player |no=6 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Sam Bjarnason}}

{{fs player |no=7 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Marcos Ojea}}

{{fs player |no=8 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Ben Kelly }}

{{fs player |no=9 |nat=NOR |pos=FW |name= Nicholas Nyquist }}

{{fs player |no=10 |nat=Serbia |pos=MF |name= Marko Isakovic }}

{{fs player |no=11 |nat=CYP |pos=FW |name= Andreas Savva}}

{{fs player |no=12 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Rustin Khosravi}}

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{{fs player |no=16 |nat=NOR |pos=MF |name= Erik Dalaker}}

{{fs player |no=17 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Dylan Tellado}}

{{fs player |no=18 |nat=SVK |pos=MF |name= Matus Vician}}

{{fs player |no=19 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Bobby Cupps }}

{{fs player |no=20 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Shane Lonergan }}

{{fs player |no=21 |nat=USA |pos=FW |name= Xavier Tanyi }}

{{fs player |no=22 |nat=JPN |pos=FW |name= Yuta Hata }}

{{fs player |no=23 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Nayan Das }}

{{fs player |no=24 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Alexander Castel }}

{{fs player |no=26 |nat=USA |pos=MF |name= Ethan Veghte}}

{{fs player |no=28 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Edwin Dominguez}}

{{fs player |no=31 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Tim Langenbahn}}

{{fs player |no=33 |nat=USA |pos=DF |name= Ricardo Rollo}}

{{fs player |no=77 |nat=USA |pos=GK |name= Will Sherwood}}

{{fs player |no=99 |nat=SWE |pos=GK |name= Lucian Wood}}

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= Notable alumni =

{{Category see also|Harvard Crimson men's soccer players}}

= First Team All-Americans =

Harvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans.{{cite web|title=Harvard Men's Soccer All-Americans|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/history/files/All_Americans.pdf|website=Harvard Crimson|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104948/https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/history/files/All_Americans.pdf|url-status=dead}} Several players including Andre Akpan, John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college.{{cite web|title=MLS: 1997 Collegiate Draft Results (Feb. 2)|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/16901/mls-1997-collegiate-draft-results-feb-2.html|website=Soccer America|access-date=November 27, 2017|date=February 2, 1997}}{{cite web|title=Andre Akpan|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/andre-akpan|website=MLSSoccer.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}} Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen, who was part of the Harvard Five{{cite web|last1=Bernstein|first1=Fred A.|title=John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/arts/design/john-m-johansen-last-of-harvard-five-architects-dies-at-96.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 27, 2017|date=October 26, 2012}} and Daniel Needham, who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division.{{cite news|title=Will Command 51st Artillery|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=November 18, 1930}}{{cite news|title=Needham Heads 26th Division|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=November 17, 1934}}{{cite news|last1=Sibley|first1=Frank P.|title=Needham Could Get Wire When There Wasn't Any|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=March 19, 1933}}

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Lester CushingDF1909
Frank LelandFW1909
Elwyn BarronDF1910, 1912
Harry ByngFW1911, 1912
Brayton NicholsGK1912
Eugene McCallMF1912
Daniel NeedhamGK1912
Henry FranckeMF1913
Francis GrantMF1913
Walter WeldFW1913, 1914, 1915
J. Coleman JenningsFW1914
Richard CookeFW1916
John SullivanDF1922
Randolph HeizerFW1922

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Walter PattisonDF1924
Joseph MacKinnonMF1925
Laurence DriggsFW1925
Richard ThomasGK1926
John FaudeGK1930
John BlandMF1930
Harvard BroadbentFW1932
Theodore RobieDF1935
John DormanMF1935
James WoodFW1935
Bernard JacobsenMF1939
John JohansenFW1939

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Richard GiffordMF1942
Charley UffordDF1952
Langley KeyesFW1959
Marsh McCallMF1959
Tom BagnoliGK1962
Chris OhiriFW1963
Solomon GomezFW1969, 1970
Chris WilmotDF1969, 1970
Chris PapagianisFW1972
John CatliffFW1986
Will KohlerFW1996
Andre AkpanFW2008, 2009

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= Second Team All-Americans =

Harvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.

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Carl ChadwickFW1909
C. M. BrowneGK1911
Quincy GreeneFW1911
Morris HallowellMF1912
Kenneth CrooksDF1926
John BlandMF1928
Alex StollmeyerDF1929

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Paul CatinellaDF1930
John CarriganFW1930
Theodore Roosevelt IIIMF1934
George StorkFW1935
Charles WeissDF1949
Andy KydesMF1966
Phil KydesFW1971
Andre AkpanFW2007
Mike FucitoFW2007, 2008

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= Third Team All-Americans =

Harvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.

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Tony MarksDF1966
Nick HotchkinFW1987
Kevin AraFW2002

Coaches

= Current staff =

Sources:[https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer/coaches Coaches] on gocrimson.com

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Head coachJosh Shapiro
Assistant coachJordie Ciuffetelli
Assistant coachBryan Harkin
Goalkeepers coachMorgan Sawyer

= Historical head coaches =

Sources:[https://gocrimson.com/documents/2024/1/19/MSOC_RecordBook_2024.pdf 2024 Men's soccer record book] on gocrimson.com

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1905–10(no coach){{refn|Teams were coached by their captains.|group=n|name=cap}}69-19-5
1911–16, 1921Charles Burgess754-33-10
1922–23William R. Welsh25-12-1
1924–26Thomas B. White39-11-4
1927–28John Kershaw29-9-3
1929–40John F. Carr1263-22-19
1941–47James McDonald718-12-6
1948–73J. Bruce Munro26180-87-27
1974–81George Ford847-51-15

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1982–86Jape Shattuck544-29-8
1987–91Mike Getman542-26-9
1992–98Stephen Locker754-45-13
1999–2007John Kerr981-59-13
2008–09Jamie Clark226-10-1
2010–12Carl Junot36-30-11
2013–19Pieter Lehrer742-58-13
2020–presentJosh Shapiro422-14-14

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Team honors

= National championships =

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{{center|1}}1913TournamentISFA9–6–3Charles Burgess
{{center|2}}1914TournamentISFA6–1–2Charles Burgess
{{center|3}}1926TournamentISFA4–2–2Thomas B. White
{{center|4}}1930TournamentISFA8–1–0John F. Carr

= Conference championships =

Harvard has won 13 Ivy League championships.{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/history/Ivy_League_Titles|website=gocrimson.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}} The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.{{cite web|title=Year-By-Year Results - Men's Soccer|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/history/SOM_Year_by_Year.pdf|website=gocrimson.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}}

File:Air Force vs. Harvard men's soccer (43918009345) (cropped).jpg

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{{center|1}}1955IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro10–2–05–1–0
{{center|2}}1958IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro10–2–15–1–1
{{center|3}}1959IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro9–1–35–1–0
{{center|4}}1961IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro8–2–15–1–1
{{center|5}}1962IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro6–5–05–2–0
{{center|6}}1963IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro8–2–06–0–0
{{center|7}}1969IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro14–1–07–0–0
{{center|8}}1970IvyRegular seasonJ. Bruce Munro12–1–07–0–0
{{center|9}}1987IvyRegular seasonMike Getman14–1–36–0–1
{{center|10}}1994IvyRegular seasonStephen Locker5–9–25–1–1
{{center|11}}1996IvyRegular seasonStephen Locker16–2–06–1–0
{{center|12}}2006IvyRegular seasonJohn Kerr Jr.14–5–16–0–1
{{center|13}}2009IvyRegular seasonJamie Clark14–4–15–1–1

Rivalries

{{main|Harvard–Yale soccer rivalry}}

Harvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports since 1875,{{cite web|last1=Christenfeld|first1=Sam O. M.|title=Harvard-Yale Rivalry Goes Beyond the Game|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/12/16/harvard-yale-beyond-the-game/|website=The Harvard Crimson|publisher=thecrimson.com|access-date=November 28, 2017|date=December 16, 2015}}{{cite magazine|last1=Rasco|first1=Erick W.|title=The Game: Harvard vs. Yale, Vol. 134|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/photo/2017/11/21/harvard-yale-game-rivalry-history-highlights|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=Time Warner|access-date=November 28, 2017|format=Photojournal|date=November 21, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Samuels|first1=Robert S.|title=A History of Harvard-Yale|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2011/11/18/harvard-football-yale-history/|website=The Harvard Crimson|publisher=thecrimson.com|access-date=November 28, 2017|date=November 18, 2011}}{{cite book|last1=Corbett|first1=Bernard M.|last2=Simpson|first2=Paul|title=The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry|date=December 18, 2007|publisher=Crown-Archetype|location=New York City|isbn=9780307422255}} and it also translates to the men's soccer programs.

Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907.{{cite web |title=Game-by-Game Results |url=https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2020/7/9/msocyear_by_year_results.pdf |website=yalebulldogs.com |publisher=Yale University Athletics |accessdate=November 18, 2023 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.171.html/2005/important-sports-memorabilia-and-cards-n08155|title=First Harvard versus Yale Football Game Program, 1875 - lot - Sotheby's|work=sothebys.com|access-date=2023-11-18|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111203156/http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.171.html/2005/important-sports-memorabilia-and-cards-n08155|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theunbalancedline.com/2010/03/year-by-year-1875.html|title=Year by Year 1875|work=theunbalancedline.com}} As of Nov 2023, the Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 54–42–13.[https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2023 Men's soccer statistics 2023] at gocrimson.com

See also

References

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External links

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