Syracuse Orange is the college soccer team for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. They are an NCAA Division I team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Syracuse is currently coached by Ian McIntyre who has brought the team to the National Championship, two NCAA Tournament College Cup, and two ACC Conference Titles in 2015 and 2022. McIntyre was named the National College Coach of the Year in 2022, the ACC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2022, and the Big East Coach of the Year in 2012.
The Orange won the National Championship in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, defeating eight time NCAA Champions Indiana 7–6 on Penalty Kicks.
History
Syracuse fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1920. The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association as national champions for 1936. Syracuse competed with the other northeastern soccer programs as an independent until 1979.
The university was a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979 and the Orange broke new ground in 1982 when they finished with a record of 17-3-2 and won the inaugural BIG EAST Tournament by beating Boston College in the final. On July 1, 2013, Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Players
Current roster
Orange in the MLS
MLS Draft History * Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team or/and an MLS All-Star Game
1996 Eric PulsColorado Rapids12th round (112th overall)1996 Paul YoungColumbus Crew13th round (121st overall)1997 Mike BrittonColorado Rapids3rd round (23rd overall)2004 Chris AloisiLA Galaxy6th round (57th overall)2006 Ezra PrendergastChicago Fire FC3rd round (34th overall)2007 Richard AsanteToronto FC3rd round (27th overall)2009 Kyle HallToronto FC3rd round (39th overall)2015 Alex Bono Toronto FC 1st round (6th overall) 2015 Skylar ThomasToronto FC1st round (11th overall)2015 Jordan MurrellReal Salt Lake3rd round (57th overall)2016 Julian BüscherD.C. United 1st round (11th overall)2016 Ben PolkPortland Timbers1st round (20th overall)2017 Miles RobinsonAtlanta United FC1st round (2nd overall)2017 Liam CallahanColorado Rapids2nd round (24th overall)2018 Mo AdamsChicago Fire1st round (10thoverall)2019 Tajon BuchananNew England Revolution1st round (9th overall)2019 Kamal MillerOrlando City SC2nd round (27th overall)2020 Ryan RaposoVancouver Whitecaps FC1st round (4th overall)2020 Nyal HigginsToronto FC1st round (19th overall)2021 Luther ArchimèdeNew York Red Bulls1st round (13th overall)2021 Sondre NorheimNashville SC3rd round (73rd overall)2023 Abdi SalimOrlando City1st round (17th overall)2023 Levonte JohnsonVancouver Whitecaps1st round (29th overall)2023 Amferny SinclairReal Salt Lake2nd round (45th overall)2023 Russell ShealyLA Galaxy2nd round (52nd overall)2023 Buster SjöbergVancouver Whitecaps2nd round (71st overall)2024 Jeorgio KocevskiOrlando City1st round (21st overall)2024 Olu OyegunleChicago Fire2nd round (33rd overall)
Generation Adidas Players
Name Age Pos. Hometown Alex Bono GK Syracuse, NY Julian Büscher M Dülmen, Germany Miles Robinson D Arlington, MA Mo Adams M Nottingham, England Tajon Buchanan F Brampton, ON Ryan Raposo M Hamilton, ON
MAC Hermann Trophy
Alex BonoGK2014FinalistLevonte JohnsonF2022Finalist
All-Americans
John McEwan19321stVincent Black19321stVincent Black19331stBill Nelson19521stJoe Papaleo19823rdPaul Young19922ndAlex Bono20141stJulian Buescher20152ndMiles Robinson20161stNathan Opoku20223rdLevonte Johnson20221stJeorgio Kocevski20233rd
Source:
The 30-Goal Club Player Goals TenureMarcello Vitale441979–1982Steve Morris431986, 1988 – 1990Mark DiMonte421984–1987Greg Kolodziey351983–1986Paul Young321990–1992Kirk Johnson302000–2003
Current professionals
Steve Morris (1986–1990) – Currently head coach of Bavarian United SC Alex Bono (2012–2014) – Currently with New England Revolution Miles Robinson (2015–2016) – Currently with FC Cincinnati and United States men's national soccer team international Kamal Miller (2015–2018) – Currently with Portland Timbers and Canada international Sergio Camargo (2016) – Currently with Cavalry FC Mo Adams (2016–2017) – Currently with Al Batin FC Hampus Bergdahl (2016–2017) – Currently with Team TG FF Tajon Buchanan (2017–2018) – Currently with Inter Milan and Canada international Simon Triantafillou (2017–2020) – Currently with Burlington SC Nathaniel St. Louis (2018) – Currently with Simcoe County Rovers FC Massimo Ferrin (2018–2019) – Currently with York United FC Ryan Raposo (2018–2019) – Currently with LAFC Nyal Higgins (2019) – Currently with York United FC Matt Orr (2019) – Currently with Shenzhen Peng City F.C. Luther Archimède (2019–2020) – Currently with Monterey Bay FC and Guadeloupe international Deandre Kerr (2020–2021) – Currently with Toronto FC Abdi Salim (2020–2022) – Currently with Somalia international Russell Shealy (2020–2022) – Currently with Union Omaha Luke Biasi (2021) – Currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Oluwaseun Oyegunle (2021–2023) – Currently with Chicago Fire FC II Levonte Johnson (2022) – Currently with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Nathan Opoku (2022) – Currently with Leicester City F.C. Joshua Belluz (2023) – Currently with Colorado Rapids 2 Nathaniel Edwards (2023) – Currently with Toronto FC Gabriel Mikina (2023) – Currently with St. Louis City 2 Jason Smith (2023–2024) - Currently with Chattanooga Red Wolves
Honours
National NCAA Division I tournament (1): 2022
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference (2): 2015, 2022 Big East Conference (2): 1982, 19852024 Record Book at cuse.com
Tournament details
2022 College Cup 2022 NCAA soccer season was the most successful in the history of the Orange program. Syracuse achieved a Treble by winning ACC Conference regular season, ACC Conference tournament, and NCAA National Championships.
2015 College Cup
2022 ACC Conference Champions
2015 ACC Conference Champions
Big East Conference Champions
The Orange soccer program competed in the Big East Conference since its first season of existence until the Orange joined to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.
Round Opponent Score Semifinal St. John's Final Boston College
Round Opponent Score Semifinal Pittsburgh Final Connecticut
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