UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer

{{Short description|American college soccer team}}

{{Infobox college soccer team

|name = UNC Greensboro Spartans
men's soccer

|logo = UNCG script logo.jpg

|logo_size = 200

|university = University of North Carolina at Greensboro

|conference = Southern Conference

|conference_short = SoCon

|founded = {{start date and age|1971}}

|city = Greensboro

|stateabb = NC

|state = North Carolina

|coach = [https://uncgspartans.com/staff-directory/chris-rich/76 Chris Rich]

|stadium = UNCG Soccer Stadium

|capacity = 3,540

|nickname = UNCG, Spartans

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|NCAAchampion = Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987

|NCAArunnerup = Division II: 1989

|NCAAcollegecup = Division II: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989

|NCAAeliteeight = Division I: (2022)
Division II: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990

|NCAAsweetsixteen = Division I: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)

|NCAAroundof32 = Division I: (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)

|NCAAtourneys = Division I: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020, 2022)
Division II: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)

|conference_tournament = 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020

|conference_season = 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015

|current = 2021 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer team

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The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Men's Soccer Team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UNCG's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1971. The team plays its home games at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro.{{Cite web|title=UNCG Mens Soccer/Coaching staff|url=https://uncgspartans.com/sports/mens-soccer/coaches|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=UNCG Athletics}}

Historically, UNCG has been one of the most successful college soccer teams in North Carolina. In the 1980s, UNCG, while still playing in NCAA Division III, won five NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships. In the mid-2000s, the Spartans reached three Sweet Sixteens in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the program had several NCAA violations that caused the program to forfeit several losses; In addition to the losses, the program also suffered the loss of their head coach at the time,{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Soccer-wire UNCG Men's Soccer|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/college-team/unc-greensboro-men/?filter=eyJzb3J0X2J5IjoibWV0YS5pc19mZWF0dXJlZC5yYXciLCJzb3J0X2RpcmVjdGlvbiI6ImRlc2MiLCJxdWVyeSI6IiIsInNlbGVjdGVkRmlsdGVycyI6e30sInNlbGVjdGVkUmFuZ2VGaWx0ZXJzIjp7fSwiY3VycmVudFBhZ2UiOjF9|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=Soccer-Wire}} a fine of $5,000 payable to the NCAA, and significant recruitment and recruitment communications suspensions.