1980 NAIA Soccer Championship
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = NAIA Soccer Championship
| year = 1980
| image = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
| image_size = 200
| caption =
| country = United States
Canada
| num_teams = 10
| venue = Springfield, Illinois
| winners = Quincy (IL)
| count = 10
| second = Simon Fraser
| third = Davis & Elkins
| fourth = Alabama–Huntsville
| matches = 13
| goals = 56
| award = Mike Gallo,
Quincy (IL)
| prev_season = 1979
| next_season = 1981
}}
The 1980 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 22nd annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.
Three-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' tenth NAIA national title.
The final was again played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.{{cite web|title=NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/msoc/History/MSOC_Championship_Records.pdf|work=NAIA|accessdate=9 January 2022}}
Qualification
{{see also|1980 NAIA men's soccer season}}
The tournament field remained fixed at ten teams. Two consolation games were eliminated, however, reducing the number of games from fifteen to thirteen.
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Qualified Teams |
| School
!Appearance !Last Bid |
|---|
| Alabama–Huntsville
|4th |1979 |
| Davis & Elkins
|11th |1978 |
| Dowling
|1st |Never |
| Keene State
|6th |1978 |
| Quincy (IL)
|14th |1979 |
| Rockhurst
|9th |1979 |
| Sangamon State
|2nd |1979 |
| Simon Fraser
|6th |1979 |
| Southern Maine
|3rd |1979 |
| Wilmington (OH)
|1st |Never |
Brackets
=Championship=
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1= Preliminary round
| RD2= Quarterfinals
| RD3= Semifinals
| RD4= Final
| RD4b = Third Place Final
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Sangamon State
| RD1-score03=2
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Dowling
| RD1-score04=0
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Wilmington (OH)
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Southern Maine
| RD1-score12=2
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Davis & Elkins
| RD2-score01=4****
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Sangamon State
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Simon Fraser
| RD2-score03=2
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Keene State
| RD2-score04=0
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Alabama–Huntsville
| RD2-score05=8
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Wilmington (OH)
| RD2-score06=1
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Quincy (IL)
| RD2-score07=1
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Rockhurst
| RD2-score08=0
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Davis & Elkins
| RD3-score01=0
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Simon Fraser
| RD3-score02=5
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Alabama–Huntsville
| RD3-score03=0
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Quincy (IL)
| RD3-score04=4
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Simon Fraser
| RD4-score01=0
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Quincy (IL)
| RD4-score02=1
| RD4-seed03=
| RD4-team03=Davis & Elkins
| RD4-score03=3
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04=Alabama–Huntsville
| RD4-score04=2
}}
=Consolation=
{{4TeamBracket
| byes=1
| RD1=Consolation semifinls
| RD2=Consolation final
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Dowling
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Keene State
| RD1-score2=4
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Southern Maine
| RD1-score3=0
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Rockhurst
| RD1-score4=1*
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Keene State
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Rockhurst
| RD2-score2=4
}}
== See also ==
References
{{reflist}}
{{NAIA Men's Soccer Championship}}
Category:NAIA men's soccer championship