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Army Black Knights men's soccer

{{Short description|American college soccer team}}

{{Infobox college soccer team

|name = Army Black Knights men's soccer

|logo = Army West Point logo.svg

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|university = United States Military Academy

|conference = Patriot League

|conference_short = Patriot

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|founded = {{start date and age|1921}}

|city = West Point

|stateabb = NY

|state = New York (state)

|coach = Brian Plotkin

|tenure = 1st

|stadium = Malek Stadium at Clinton Field

|capacity = 1,500

|nickname = Black Knights

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|ISFAchampion = 1945

|NCAAchampion =

|NCAArunnerup =

|NCAAcollegecup = 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

|NCAAeliteeight = 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968

|NCAAsweetsixteen =1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

|NCAAroundof32 = 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1996

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The Army Black Knights men's soccer program represents the United States Military Academy (West Point) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1921, the Black Knights compete in the Patriot League. The Black Knights play in the Patriot League and are coached by Russell Payne, a former goalkeeper who played in the A-League (the United Soccer League's second division predecessor). Army plays their home matches at Clinton Field in West Point, New York.

In 1945, Army was declared co-national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, the predecessor to the NCAA, making it the only season Army won a national championship of any kind in men's college soccer. Much of the program's success in NCAA came in the 1960s, when they were regulars in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. From 1963 until 1967 Army reached the College Cup (final four) for four consecutive seasons, although the program never managed to reach the national championship. The program regularly made appearances through the mid-1970s before having a dip in form. The program once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, but have failed to qualify since then.

Several notable military personnel and professional soccer players played for the Black Knights including Winston Boldt.

Roster

{{updated|19 Sep 2024}}{{cite web|title= Men's Soccer Roster|url= https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster |website=goarmywestpoint.com|access-date= }}

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{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name= Blair Camargo |no=00}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name= Aiden Rice|no=0}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name= Michael Guiry |no=1}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Kasem Minzey |no=2}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Owen Ennis |no=3}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Eric Lusskin |no=4}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Kelly Cooper |no=5}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Colin McCarthy |no=6}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Riley Cullum |no=7}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Reef McGee |no=8}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Jack Drabenstott |no=9}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Jubril Bamgbala |no=10}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Gage Lyons |no=11}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Skyler Smith |no=12}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Owen Mejia |no=13}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Jacob Lee |no=14}}

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{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Niko Kapustin |no=15}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Justin Davidyock |no=16}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Jack Meyer |no=17}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Ryan Behrmann |no=18}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Kai Thomas |no=19}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Ronald Zhai |no=20}}

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{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Miles Hadley |no=22}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=FW|name= Jack Kryger |no=23}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Curtis Boozer |no=24}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Daniel Gormley |no=25}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Liam Tucker |no=27}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=MF|name= Sean Adu-Gyamfi |no=28}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=DF|name= Andrew Kim |no=33}}

{{fs player|nat=USA|pos=GK|name= Keanu Likewise |no= 34}}

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Coaching staff

{{updated|19 Sep 2024}}[https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-soccer/coaches Men's soccer coaches] on goarmywestpoint.com

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights |color= white|border= }}" | Position

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights |color= white|border= }}" | Name

Head coachBrian Plotkin
Assistant coachJonathan Delano
Assistant coachChris Koch
Assistant coachSteven Ortiz

Rivalries

File:Army vs Navy soccer.jpg

  • Navy — Mirrored off of the neutral site football rivalry, Navy and Army play annually at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. The match is deemed the Army–Navy Cup{{cite web|title=Army-Navy Cup returning to PPL Park|url=http://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-union/army-navy-cup-returning-ppl-park|website=NBC Sports|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=June 25, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Talen Energy Stadium To Host Army-Navy Cup VI On Sunday, October 15|url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/b/2017/07/06/talen-energy-stadium-host-army-navy-cup-vi-sunday-october-15|website=Philadelphia Union|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=December 27, 2017|date=July 6, 2017}}

Team honors

= National championships =

  • ISFA National Co-Champion (1): 1945

= Conference championships =

Individual honors

= National honors =

  • CoSIDA Academic All-American
  • First Team'
  • 2007: Daniel Newell
  • Second Team
  • 2008: A.J. Glubzinski
  • 2013: Winston Boldt
  • Third Team
  • 2009: Andrew Kydes
  • ECAC All-Star
  • 2014: Winston Boldt

= Conference honors =

The following players for Army have been honored with Patriot League honors since the league began sponsoring men's soccer in 1990:{{cite web|title=2016 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book|url=http://patriotleague.org/documents/2016/8/19//2016_Men_s_Soccer_Record_Book.pdf|website=patriotleague.org|access-date=December 27, 2017|pages=14–17|format=PDF|date=August 19, 2016}}

  • Patriot League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year
  • 1996: A.J. Florkowski
  • Patriot League Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year
  • 2013: Winston Boldt
  • 2014: Winston Boldt
  • Patriot League Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
  • 1991: Joe Chiavaro
  • 1996: Joe Chiavaro
  • Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament MVP
  • 1996: A.J. Florkowski
  • 1993: Tony Dedmond
  • Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990–2000)
  • Tony Parilli
  • Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete the Year
  • 2006: Bill Watts
  • 2007: Daniel Newell
  • 2008: A.J. Glubzinkski
  • 2009: Andrew Kydes

Seasons

= NCAA Tournament history =

Army has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including four College Cup appearances. Their most recent performance came in 1996. Their combined NCAA record is 10–12–1.

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights|color= white|border= }}" | Season

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights|color= white|border= }}" | Round

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights|color= white|border= }}" | Rival

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Army Black Knights|color= white|border= }}" | Score

rowspan="3"| 1963

| First round

| Adelphi

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|4–2}}

Quarterfinals

| Brown

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|3–1}}

Semifinals

| Navy

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|0–4}}

rowspan="3"| 1964

| First round

| Cortland State

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|4–3 {{aet}} }}

Quarterfinals

| Trinity

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|6–1}}

Semifinals

| Michigan State

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|2–3 {{aet}} }}

rowspan="3"| 1965

| First round

| Long Island

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|3–2}}

Quarterfinals

| Trinity

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|3–1}}

Semifinals

| Michigan State

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–3}}

rowspan="3"| 1966

| First round

| Connecticut

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|2–1}}

Quarterfinals

| Navy

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|3–1}}

Semifinals

| San Francisco

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|0–2}}

1967

| First round

| Trinity

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|4–6}}

rowspan="3"| 1968

| First round

| Harvard

| bgcolor="#ddffdd" |{{center|4–1}}

Second round

| Brockport State

| bgcolor="#ffffdd" |{{center|3–3 {{pso}} }}

Quarterfinals

| Brown

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–3}}

1970

| First round

| Hartwick

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|0–4}}

1971

| First round

| Hartwick

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|0–3}}

1972

| First round

| Cornell

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–3}}

1973

| First round

| Oneonta State

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–2 {{aet}} }}

1975

| First round

| Hartwick

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–2}}

1996

| First round

| William & Mary

| bgcolor="#ffdddd" |{{center|1–3 {{aet}} }}

References

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External links

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Category:1921 establishments in New York (state)

Category:Association football clubs established in 1921

Category:Military soccer clubs in the United States

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