South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer

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|name = South Carolina Gamecocks

|logo = South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg

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|university = University of South Carolina

|conference = Sun Belt Conference

|conference_short = Sun Belt

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|founded = {{start date and age|1978}}

|city = Columbia

|stateabb = SC

|state = South Carolina

|coach = Tony Annan

|tenure = 4th

|stadium = Stone Stadium

|capacity = 5,700

|nickname = Gamecocks

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|NCAArunnerup = 1993

|NCAAcollegecup = 1988, 1993

| NCAAeliteeight = 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993

| NCAAsweetsixteen = 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2010

| NCAAroundof32 = 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2016

|NCAAtourneys = 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016

|conference_tournament = C-USA: 2005, 2010

|conference_season = Metro: 1993
C-USA: 2011

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The South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team represents the University of South Carolina and, as of the 2022 college soccer season, competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The team is coached by Tony Annan, who succeeded Mark Berson as head coach after the 2020 season.{{efn|Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA moved the Division I men's soccer tournament from its normal fall 2020 schedule to spring 2021. The NCAA continued to designate that season as the "2020" season.}} Berson had been the Gamecocks' only head coach since the program's inception in 1978 and had participated in 22 NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Quarterfinals on four occasions. Since 1981, South Carolina has played its home games at Stone Stadium, which is affectionately called "The Graveyard" by South Carolina fans due to an adjoining cemetery.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-soccer/scar-m-soccer-body.html |title=University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site |publisher=Gamecocksonline.com |access-date=2015-04-26}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/stone-stadium-s1741/ |title=Stone Stadium Review |publisher=stadiumjourney.com |access-date=2015-04-26}}

Program history

South Carolina first fielded a men's soccer team in 1978 under the direction of current coach Mark Berson. The program wasted little time making a name for itself on the national stage, as it reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1985. The 14-year period from 1985 to 1998 was a dominant era for South Carolina, as it posted a 213–61–22 overall record with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Of the 12 NCAA Tournament trips during this run, the Gamecocks advanced to the second round or beyond on nine occasions.

Throughout its history, South Carolina has made 22 NCAA Tournaments, with four Quarterfinal appearances, two Semi-final appearances, and a 1993 National Runner-up finish. The 1993 squad won 16 contests before falling to Virginia 2–0 in the National Title game. The Gamecocks' most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2016. Since the SEC does not sponsor NCAA Men's Soccer, South Carolina has participated as an Independent (even in its original years in the Metro Conference), finally joining the Metro for men's soccer in 1993 and 1994, but was forced back to independent status following the 1995 reunification with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA (C-USA) until 2005, when Kentucky left the Mid-American Conference in order to allow the two SEC schools to play in C-USA together. South Carolina and Kentucky continued to play in C-USA through the 2021 season, after which both left to join the revived men's soccer league of the Sun Belt Conference.

In terms of conference championships, South Carolina won the Metro Conference season title in 1993 and the Conference USA tournament in 2005 and 2010, along with its regular season title in 2011.

Head coaches

= Coaches history =

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! width= 120px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Name

! width= 120px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Years

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Seasons

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Won

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Lost

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Tie

! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Pct.

align=left| Mark Berson

| align=left| 1978–2020

| 43

| 511

| 261

| 76

| .654

align=left| Tony Annan

| align=left| 2021–present

| 4

| 26

| 31

| 11

| .456

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! colspan="2"| Total

! 47

! 537

! 292

! 87

! .647

Year-by-year results

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rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Season ! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Coach ! colspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Record ! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Notes
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Overall	style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|South Carolina Gamecocks\|border=1\|color=#ffffff}}"\| Conference
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1978 \| Mark Berson \| 13–3–1 \| — \|
1979 \| Mark Berson \| 14–5–0 \| — \| NCAA First Round
1980 \| Mark Berson \| 12–5–2 \| — \|
1981 \| Mark Berson \| 16–4–1 \| — \|
1982 \| Mark Berson \| 12–5–2 \| — \|
1983 \| Mark Berson \| 8–11–2 \| — \|
1984 \| Mark Berson \| 14–4–2 \| — \|
1985 \| Mark Berson \| 20–3–1 \| — \| NCAA Quarterfinals
1986 \| Mark Berson \| 17–5–0 \| — \| NCAA First Round
1987 \| Mark Berson \| 16–2–3 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
1988 \| Mark Berson \| 14–4–4 \| — \| NCAA Semi-finals
1989 \| Mark Berson \| 17–3–2 \| — \| NCAA Quarterfinals
1990 \| Mark Berson \| 14–5–2 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
1991 \| Mark Berson \| 14–5–0 \| — \|
1992 \| Mark Berson \| 13–5–3 \| — \| NCAA First Round
style="background: #ffffdd;" \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \| Metro Conference
1993 \| Mark Berson \| 16–4–4 \| 4–0–1 \| Metro Champions; NCAA Runners-up
1994 \| Mark Berson \| 16–4 \| 4–1–0 \| NCAA First Round
style="background: #ffffdd;" \| colspan="5" \| {{center\|Independent}}
1995 \| Mark Berson \| 16–4–0 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
1996 \| Mark Berson \| 8–9–2 \| — \|
1997 \| Mark Berson \| 16–3–1 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
1998 \| Mark Berson \| 16–5–0 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
1999 \| Mark Berson \| 10–7–2 \| — \|
2000 \| Mark Berson \| 12–4–3 \| — \| NCAA First Round
2001 \| Mark Berson \| 12–5–2 \| — \| NCAA Second Round
2002 \| Mark Berson \| 11–8–1 \| — \| NCAA First Round
2003 \| Mark Berson \| 9–7–2 \| — \|
2004 \| Mark Berson \| 12–7–1 \| — \| NCAA First Round
style="background: #ffffdd;" \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \| Conference USA
2005 \| Mark Berson \| 12–7–2 \| 7–1–1 \| Conference USA Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round
2006 \| Mark Berson \| 11–5–1 \| 4–3–1 \|
2007 \| Mark Berson \| 11–6–2 \| 4–2–2 \|
2008 \| Mark Berson \| 8–6–5 \| 2–2–4 \|
2009 \| Mark Berson \| 7–8–3 \| 2–4–2 \|
2010 \| Mark Berson \| 13–7–2 \| 4–2–2 \|Conference USA Tournament Champions; NCAA Third Round
2011 \| Mark Berson \| 9–7–3 \| 6–1–1 \|Conference USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA First Round
2012 \| Mark Berson \| 5–11–2 \| 2–5–1 \|
2013 \| Mark Berson \| 7–7–5 \| 4–2–3 \|
2014 \| Mark Berson \| 10–10–0 \| 3–5–0 \|
2015 \| Mark Berson \| 11–8–2 \| 6–2–0 \| NCAA Second Round
2016 \| Mark Berson \| 11–8–1 \| 5–2–1 \| NCAA Second Round
2017 \| Mark Berson \| 6–9–2 \| 2–4–2 \|
2018 \| Mark Berson \| 7–10–0 \| 2–6–0 \|
2019 \| Mark Berson \| 7–9–2 \| 2–5–0 \|
2020 \| Mark Berson \| 8–7–1 \| 2–4–1 \|
2021 \| Tony Annan \| 5–9–2 \| 1–5–2 \|
style="background: #ffffdd;" \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \| Sun Belt Conference
2022 \| Tony Annan \| 5-8-4 \| 1-4-3 \|
2023 \|Tony Annan \|6-9-3 \|3-4-2 \|
2024 \|Tony Annan \|10-5-2 \|5-4

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rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Season

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Coach

! colspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Record

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Notes

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Overall

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| colspan="5" | {{center|Independent}}

South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer

Program history

Head coaches

= Coaches history =

Year-by-year results

Championships

Records

=All-Time career leaders=

==Scoring==

==Goalkeeping==

=Single season records=

Notable former players

=Current professionals=

=Retired professionals=

=In other fields=

Footnotes

References

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