Fordham Rams men's soccer

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{{Infobox college soccer team

|name = Fordham Rams men's soccer

|logo = Fordham Rams F Logo.png

|logo_size = 90

|current=

|university = Fordham University

|conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

|conference_short = Atlantic 10

|division =

|founded = {{start date and age|1952}}

|city = The Bronx

|stateabb = NY

|state = New York (state)

|coach = Carlo Acquista

|tenure = 5th

|stadium = Coffey Field

|capacity = 7,000

|nickname = Rams

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|NCAAchampion =

|NCAArunnerup =

|NCAAcollegecup =

|NCAAeliteeight = 2017

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 2017

|NCAAroundof32 = 2017, 2020

|NCAAtourneys = 1996, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024

|conference_tournament = 1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2020

|conference_season = 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2011

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The Fordham Rams men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Fordham University in The Bronx, New York, United States.{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer|url=http://www.fordhamsports.com/index.aspx?tab=msoc&path=msoc|website=Fordham Athletics|publisher=FordhamSports.com}} The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Fordham's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1952. The team plays its home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx, New York. The Rams are coached by Carlo Acquista.

Seasons

Fordham University has only kept statistics from the 1985 season onward on file, although the program began in 1952.

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! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fordham Rams|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Overall

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! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fordham Rams|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Postseason

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Records unavailable

| conference= no

| startyear = 1952

| endyear = 1984

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subhead|

|name=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

|startyear= 1985

|conference=no

|endyear= 1989

}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1985

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 13–4–3

| conference = 6–0–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1986

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 5–14–1

| conference = 3–2–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1987

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 11–7–3

| conference = 4–1–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 9–11–1

| conference = 5–2–0

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1989

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 5–13–1

| conference = 3–1–1

| confstanding = 2nd, North

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subtotal

| name =MAAC Total{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer All-Time Standings|url=http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=1138660|website=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|publisher=MAACSports.com|access-date=16 June 2016|date=3 January 2013}}

| overall = 43–49–9

| confrecord = 21–6–2

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subhead|

|name=Patriot League

|startyear=1990

|conference=no

|endyear=1994

|}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1990

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 12–7–1

| conference = 4–2–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1991

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 2–15–3

| conference = 2–5–0

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 5–13–1

| conference =3–4–0

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1993

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 5–12–2

| conference = 1–6–0

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 6–10–0

| conference = 0–7–0

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Patriot League Total{{cite web|title=2015 Patriot League Men’s Soccer Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015PLMSOCRecordBook.pdf|website=Patriot League|publisher=CSTV.com|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314020117/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015PLMSOCRecordBook.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| overall = 30–57–7

| confrecord = 10–24–0

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subhead|

|name=Atlantic-10 Conference

|startyear=1995

|conference=no

|endyear=

|}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 9–5–4

| conference = 3–4–4

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1996

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 12–10–1

| conference = 7–3–1

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1997

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 7–13–0

| conference =3–8–0

| confstanding = T–10th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1998

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 12–7–1

| conference =8–3–0

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = A-10 Semifinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1999

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 0–20–0

| conference = 0–11–0

| confstanding = 12th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2000

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 6–11–0

| conference = 3–7–0

| confstanding = T–9th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2001

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 4–14–0

| conference = 3–8–0

| confstanding = T–10th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2002

| name = Frank Schnur

| overall = 4–14–0

| conference = 1–10–0

| confstanding = 12th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2003

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 4–12–1

| conference = 3–8–0

| confstanding = T–9th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2004

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 3–12–3

| conference = 1–7–3

| confstanding = 12th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2005

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 8–5–5

| conference = 2–4–3

| confstanding = 10th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2006

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 9–3–5

| conference = 3–3–3

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2007

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 6–10–3

| conference = 5–4–0

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = A-10 Quarterfinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2008

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 9–8–2

| conference = 5–3–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = A-10 Quarterfinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2009

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 9–7–3

| conference = 6–1–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = A-10 Quarterfinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2010

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 10–8–0

| conference = 5–4–0

| confstanding = T–6th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2011

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 11–7–1

| conference = 7–2–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = A-10 Semifinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2012

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 6–7–4

| conference = 2–4–3

| confstanding = 11th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 5–11–1

| conference = 2–5–1

| confstanding = 11th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2014

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 8–9–4

| conference = 3–3–2

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 7–8–4

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding = T–4th

| postseason = A-10 Semifinal

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2016

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 10–7–4

| conference = 5–2–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 14–6–3

| conference = 5–2–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = A-10 Semifinals
NCAA Quarterfinals

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018

| name = Jim McElderry

| overall = 8–5–4

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = A-10 Quarterfinals

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019

| name = Carlo Acquista

| overall = 7–10–3

| conference = 5–2–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = A-10 Semifinals

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2020

| name = Carlo Acquista

| overall = 7–1–2

| conference = 3–0–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = A-10 Champions

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021

| name = Carlo Acquista

| overall = 7–9–3

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = A-10 Semifinals

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022

| name = Carlo Acquista

| overall = 3–4–9

| conference = 1–2–5

| confstanding = 12th

| postseason =

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023

| name = Carlo Acquista

| overall = 6–4–7

| conference = 3–3–2

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = A-10 Quarterfinals

}}

{{CSOC Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = A10 Total{{cite web|title=Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2014)|url=http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/Mens%20Soccer_thru2014.pdf?SPSID=799925&SPID=136213&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31600|website=Atlantic 10 Conference|publisher=Atlantic10.com|access-date=12 June 2016}}

| overall = 163–206–45

| confrecord = 81–107–25

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{{CSOC Yearly Record End | overall = 236–312–61 |confrecord = 112–137–27 | poll = two | polltype= | polltype2 =}}

Source:{{cite web|title=Fordham Rams Men's Soccer Record Book|url=https://static.fordhamsports.com/custompages/stats/msoc/MSRecordBook.pdf|website=Fordham Athletics|access-date=25 Aug 2023}}

= NCAA tournament results =

Fordham has appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their best performance came in 2017, where they reached the quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

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1996

| 11–10–1

| N/A

| Williamsburg

| Play-in round
First round

| Loyola (MD)
St. John's

| 3–2
1–5

2014

| 8–9–4

| N/A

| Regional 3

| First round

| No. 20 Dartmouth

| 1–2

2016

| 10–6–4

| N/A

| Regional 3

| First round

| Boston College

| 0–1

2017

| 14–5–3

| N/A

| Regional 3

| First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals

| St. Francis Brooklyn
#11 Virginia
#6 Duke
#3 North Carolina

| 3–2 {{aet}}
1–0
2–2 {{pso|8–7}}
1–2

2020

| 7–1–2

| N/A

| Second round

| Marshall

| 1–2 {{aet}}

Notable alumni

{{flagicon|SCO}} Grant Kerr
{{flagicon|USA}} Sal Leanti
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lewis
{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Mark Lugris
{{flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Meara
{{flagicon|GHA}} Rashid Nuhu
Jack Shannon
{{flagicon|USA}} John Wolyniec
{{flagicon|GER}} Janos Loebe

Honors

Tri-State Conference{{cite web|title=League Championships|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fordham.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/11/12/15MSocGuide.pdf|website=Fordham Rams Men's Soccer Media Guide|publisher=Fordham Athletics|access-date=11 June 2016|pages=27}}
Regular Season (3): 1982, 1984, 1985
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tournament (2): 1986, 1987
Regular Season (3): 1981, 1982, 1986
Patriot League
Tournament (1): 1990
Atlantic-10 Conference
Tournament (3): 1996, 2014, 2016
Regular Season (1): 2011

Rivalries

Fordham's biggest rivals are St. John's and Manhattan. Fordham's rivalry with St. John's goes back to the 1970s,{{cite web|title=Fordham Edges St. John's, 1-0|url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090117aaa.html|website=redstormsports.com|access-date=November 23, 2017}} and their rivalry with Manhattan is known as the Battle of the Bronx.{{cite web |title=Men’s Soccer Back in the Bronx This Week with NYC Rivalry Matches |url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2018/9/17/mens-soccer-back-in-the-bronx-this-week-with-nyc-rivalry-matches.aspx |website=fordhamsports.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |date=September 18, 2018}}

References

External links

{{official website}}

Category:Men's soccer clubs in New York (state)

Category:1952 establishments in New York City

Category:Association football clubs established in 1952