The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently coached by Chad Riley. The team has made twenty four appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament with the most recent coming in 2023. The Fighting Irish won the 2013 national championship.
Origins The Irish soccer team was started as a club sport in 1961 by Joe Echelle and Faculty Advisor Mr. Christopher Fagan. The club was made up students representing five continents and was a manifestation of the increasing popularity of soccer as a college sport. The team posted a respectable inaugural 3–2 record winning games against Indiana Tech, Goshen College and PurdueUniversity of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN) - Class of 1962. Pages 278-279.
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Statistical leaders +Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders 1977 14 13 1978 29 10 1979 22 15 1980 16 8 1981 12 15 12 12 1982 16 9 9 1983 16 11 16 1984 16 6 1985 10 8 1986 13 10 1987 13 17 13 1988 14 12 1989 12 7 1990 7 4 7 1991 11 6 1992 8 4 4 1993 15 10 1994 12 11 1995 9 11 1996 7 6 1997 12 8 1998 10 8 1999 9 6 2000 4 6 4 4 2001 12 6 6 2002 11 12 2003 14 9 2004 5 5 5 2005 7 5 5 2006 22 7 2007 9 10 2008 12 6 2009 11 6 2010 12 6 6 2011 7 5 2012 21 9 2013 12 10 2014 9 7 2015 9 9 2016 14 7 2017 13 8 2018 6 6 2019 9 6 2020 8 4 2021 10 Dawson McCartney 5 Ethan O'Brien 2022 6 4 2023 11 7 2024 14 8 2025 5 7
Current professionals Updated March 4, 2025
Chad Riley (2000–2003) – Currently Head Coach with Notre Dame John Mousinho (2003–2005) – Currently Head Coach with Portsmouth F.C. Greg Dalby (2003–2006) – Currently Head Coach with Air Force Dillon Powers (2009–2012) – Currently with Orange County SC Brandon Aubrey (2013–2016) – Currently with the Dallas Cowboys (switched codes) Jon Gallagher (2014–2017) – Currently with Austin FC Tommy McCabe (2016–2018) – Currently with Loudoun United FC Paul Rothrock (2017–2018) – Currently with Seattle Sounders FC Aiden McFadden (2017–2020) – Currently with Louisville City FC Mohamed Omar (2018–2021) – Currently with San Antonio FC Philip Quinton (2018–2021) – Currently with Real Salt Lake Mohammad Abualnadi (2019–2021) – Currently with Selangor F.C. and Jordan international Ethan O'Brien (2019–2023) – Currently with Drogheda United F.C. Dawson McCartney (2020–2021) – Currently with Birmingham Legion FC Bryan Dowd (2020–2023) – Currently with Chicago Fire FC Bryce Boneau (2021–2023) – Currently with Huntsville City FC Josh Ramsey (2021–2024) – Currently with Lexington SC
Titles Sources:"BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY" – 2022 men’s soccer record book (p. 18) at bigeast.comUSA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSFRecord Book (2025) at horizonleague.orgRecord Book (2025) at theacc.com2025 Record book at fightingirish.com
National Championship Season Score Rival Venue NCAA tournament 1 2013 Maryland Subaru Park
Conference Conference Championship Titles Winning years Horizon League Tournament 1988, 1993, 1994 Regular season 1989 (N), 1993 Big East Tournament 1996, 2003, 2012 Regular season 2004, 2008 Atlantic Coast Tournament 2021 Regular season 2013, 2014 (C), 2023 (C) Independent Regular season 2004, 2007, 2008
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