Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer

{{Short description|Defunct soccer team of the University of Cincinnati}}

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men's soccer

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|university = University of Cincinnati

|conference = American Athletic Conference

|conference_short = American

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|founded = 1982

|folded = 2020

|city = Cincinnati

|stateabb = OH

|state = Ohio

|coach = Hylton Dayes

|tenure = 18th

|stadium = Gettler Stadium

|capacity = 1,400

|nickname = Cats

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|NCAAroundof32 = 1998

|NCAAtourneys = 1998, 2003, 2006

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: For information on all University of Cincinnati sports, see Cincinnati Bearcats

The Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer team represented the University of Cincinnati in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Cincinnati previously competed in various conferences including the American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Conference USA, the Great Midwest Conference and the Big Central Soccer Conference. The Bearcats played their home fixtures at Gettler Stadium on the University of Cincinnati campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati was most recently coached by Hylton Dayes, a former player who had coached the Bearcats since 2001.

The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics discontinued its men's soccer program effective immediately, Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced on April 14, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2020/4/14/uc-discontinues-mens-soccer-program.aspx |title=UC Discontinues Men’s Soccer Program |author= |date=14 Apr 2020 |website=gobearcats.com |publisher=GoBearcats |access-date=14 Apr 2020 }}

The men's soccer program dated to 1973 with an all-time record of 385–408–84. The Bearcats were 5–11–1 in 2019 and longtime head coach Hylton Dayes stepped down following the season.

Seasons

The following is a list of Cincinnati's records since forming in 1982.{{cite web|title=Cincinnati Men's Soccer History and Record Book|url=http://www.gobearcats.com/documents/2017/10/10/History_Record_Book.pdf|website=gobearcats.com|publisher=Cincinnati Bearcats|access-date=January 10, 2018|pages=13–17|format=PDF|date=October 10, 2017}}

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|name= Cincinnati

|startyear= 1973

|conference=Independent

|endyear= 1987

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1973

| name = Dick Kleinschmidt

| overall = 7–5–2

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| season = 1974

| name = Dick Kleinschmidt

| overall = 9–10–1

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| season = 1975

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 7–8–2

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| season = 1976

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 8–7–0

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| season = 1976

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 8–7–0

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| season = 1977

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 11–4–0

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| season = 1978

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 9–7–1

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| season = 1979

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 8–10–0

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| season = 1980

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 7–10–1

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| season = 1981

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 6–9–3

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| season = 1982

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 9–5–2

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| season = 1983

| name = Jim McDowell

| overall = 7–10–1

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| season = 1984

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 10–7–1

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| season = 1985

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 12–6–0

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| season = 1986

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 11–8–0

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| season = 1987

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 9–9–1

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Independent Total

| overall = 0–0–0

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|name=Cincinnati

|startyear= 1988

|conference=Big Central Soccer Conference

|endyear= 1990

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 12–7–2

| conference = 3–2–1

| confstanding = 3rd

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| season = 1989

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 14–4–1

| conference = 5–1–0

| confstanding = 1st

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| season = 1990

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 9–10–2

| conference = 3–3–0

| confstanding = 5th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Big Central Total

| overall = 35–21–5

| confrecord = 11–6–1

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|name=Cincinnati

|startyear= 1991

|conference=Great Midwest Conference

|endyear= 1994

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| season = 1991

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 9–12–1

| conference = 2–2–1

| confstanding = 3rd

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| season = 1992

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 10–11–0

| conference = 2–3–0

| confstanding = 4th

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| season = 1993

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 9–9–3

| conference = 1–2–2

| confstanding = 5th

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| season = 1994

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 3–14–1

| conference = 1–5–0

| confstanding = 6th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Great Midwest Total

| overall = 31–46–5

| confrecord = 6–12–3

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|name=Cincinnati

|startyear= 1995

|conference=Conference USA

|endyear= 2004

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| season = 1995

| name = Bob Muro

| overall = 6–14–1

| conference = 4–4–0

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| season = 1996

| name = Jeff Cook

| overall = 7–12–3

| conference = 0–6–2

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| season = 1997

| name = Jeff Cook

| overall = 7–8–3

| conference = 2–4–2

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| season = 1998

| name = Jeff Cook

| overall = 11–5–3

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA First Round

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| season = 1999

| name = Jeff Cook

| overall = 11–8–1

| conference = 3–5–0

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| season = 2000

| name = Jeff Cook

| overall = 7–9–3

| conference = 3–2–3

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| season = 2001

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–8–4

| conference = 5–4–1

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| season = 2002

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 10–8–3

| conference = 5–4–1

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| season = 2003

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 10–4–6

| conference = 6–2–1

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA First Round

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| season = 2004

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–10–2

| conference = 5–3–1

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Conference USA Total

| overall = 0–0–0

| confrecord = 0–0–0

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|name=Cincinnati

|startyear= 2005

|conference=Big East Conference

|endyear= 2012

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| season = 2005

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 10–7–2

| conference = 6–3–2

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| season = 2006

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 11–6–2

| conference = 7–3–1

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| postseason = NCAA First Round

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| season = 2007

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 9–10–2

| conference = 5–5–1

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| season = 2008

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–10–2

| conference = 4–6–1

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| season = 2009

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 8–10–0

| conference = 3–7–0

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| season = 2010

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–5–7

| conference = 5–1–3

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| season = 2011

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 6–11–1

| conference = 2–7–0

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| season = 2012

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 6–9–4

| conference = 3–4–2

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Big East Conference Total

| overall = 0–0–0

| confrecord = 0–0–0

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|name=Cincinnati

|startyear= 2013

|conference=American Athletic Conference

|endyear= 2019

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| season = 2013

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 6–12–1

| conference = 1–7–0

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| season = 2014

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 5–10–3

| conference = 2–5–1

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| season = 2015

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–9–3

| conference = 1–4–3

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| season = 2016

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 9–7–1

| conference = 3–4–0

| confstanding = 4th

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| season = 2017

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 7–9–1

| conference = 0–7–0

| confstanding = 8th

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| season = 2018

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 3–14–1

| conference = 1–6–0

| confstanding = 8th

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| season = 2019

| name = Hylton Dayes

| overall = 5–11–1

| conference = 1–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = American Athletic Conference Total

| overall = 0–0–0

| confrecord = 0–0–0

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= NCAA tournament results =

Cincinnati appeared in three NCAA tournaments. They held a combined record of 0–2–1.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2017/D1Brackets.pdf|website=fs.ncaa.org|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=January 7, 2018|date=July 30, 2017}}

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| 1998

| 11–5–3