The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represents Coastal Carolina University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team competes in the Sun Belt Conference, following previous tenures in Conference USA and Big South Conference, both of which had been prior conference homes for that ream. During their Big South tenure, the Chanticleers were one of that league's more successful teams, both within the conference and in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Chanticleers became the first Big South team to reach the final sixteen in the tournament.
Despite not having been a Big South member since the 2015 season, the Chanticleers still have the most regular season and tournament championships of any Big South team. The program has won 11 regular season and 12 tournament championships.
The Chanticleers won 4 out of 5 tournament championships during their tenure in Sun Belt men's soccer, with all 4 wins coming against Georgia State.
After the Sun Belt men's soccer league disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 school year, Coastal joined Conference USA (C-USA) for that sport. C-USA was already the men's soccer home of another in-state school, South Carolina, although the latter school's natural in-conference rival is Kentucky, given that Kentucky and South Carolina are full members of the Southeastern Conference. However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the Sun Belt, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023. The SBC later announced it would reinstate soccer in 2022, following the arrival of three new full members with men's soccer teams (James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion).
Players Current roster
Notable alumni
Joseph Ngwenya Kheli Dube Mubarike Chisoni Jordan Hughes Tyler Hughes Boyzzz Khumalo Stu Riddle Pedro Ribeiro Tommy Rutter DZ Harmon Oliver Gerbig
Team management
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Adam Perron Asst. Coach Nick Melville Asst. Coach Will Lukowski Asst. Coach Chay Strine
Head coaching history
Dates Name Notes 1978–1981 Dr. John Farrelly 1984–1997 Paul Banta First NCAA Tournament berth 1997 Dermot McGrane 1998–2024 Shaun Docking 2025 Chris Fidler 2026–present Adam Perron
List of seasons
Season Coach Record Notes Overall Conference 1978 Dr. John Farrelly 4–11–0 — 1979 Dr. John Farrelly 10–4–1 — 1980 Dr. John Farrelly 12–4–2 — 1981 Dr. John Farrelly 4–12–1 — 1982 No records — — 1983 No records — — Big South Conference 1984 Paul Banta 15–8–0 4–3–0 1985 Paul Banta 14–8–1 5–1–0 1986 Paul Banta 18–2–0 9–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions 1987 Paul Banta 14–6–1 5–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions 1988 Paul Banta 4–14–4 2–4–0 1989 Paul Banta 17–4–0 6–0–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions 1990 Paul Banta 16–3–2 4–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions 1991 Paul Banta 7–8–3 1–4–1 1992 Paul Banta 16–2–1 0–0–0 NCAA Second Round 1993 Paul Banta 6–12–0 4–4–1 1994 Paul Banta 10–10–0 5–3–0 1995 Paul Banta 16–4–0 5–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 1996 Paul Banta 7–9–2 3–4–0 1997 Paul Banta and Dermot McGrane 6–10–1 1–5–1 1998 Shaun Docking 7–9–2 3–3–0 1999 Shaun Docking 12–4–1 6–1–0 Big South Regular Season Champions 2000 Shaun Docking 11–5–1 5–2–0 Big South Regular Season Champions 2001 Shaun Docking 11–8–2 3–2–2 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2002 Shaun Docking 19–3–2 6–1–0NCAA Second Round 2003 Shaun Docking 20–2–0 6–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 2004 Shaun Docking 14–8–1 4–3–0 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2005 Shaun Docking 11–9–1 5–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2006 Shaun Docking 11–7–2 5–2–0 2007 Shaun Docking 10–8–1 6–0–0 Big South Regular Season Champions 2008 Shaun Docking 10–10–1 5–2–1 2009 Shaun Docking 9–2–7 5–0–3 Big South Regular Season Champions 2010 Shaun Docking 12–8–2 5–2–1 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2011 Shaun Docking 18–4–0 9–0–0Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Second Round 2012 Shaun Docking 20–2–2 10–0–0Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Sweet 16 2013 Shaun Docking 19–5–0 9–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 2014 Shaun Docking 16–6–1 7–1–1 Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round 2015 Shaun Docking 13–3–4 6–1–2NCAA Second Round Sun Belt Conference 2016 Shaun Docking 9–6–3 3–1–1 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round 2017 Shaun Docking 14–7–1 4–1–0 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 2018 Shaun Docking 10–6–0 2–2–0 2019 Shaun Docking 10–8–3 3–2–0 Sun Belt Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round 2020 Shaun Docking 6–1–1 5–1–0 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round Conference USA 2021 Shaun Docking 6–5–4 3–1–4 Sun Belt Conference 2022 Shaun Docking 5–5–6 2–1–5 2023 Shaun Docking 3–9–3 1–6–2 2024 Shaun Docking 3–10–3 1–5–3 2025 Chris Fidler 3-9-2 2-6-1 2026 Adam Perron
Stadium Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field is home to CCU's men's and women's soccer programs. In 2003 the facility was the home of the first-ever NCAA Championship event hosted by Coastal Carolina University, as CCU's men's soccer team defeated Davidson, 3–0, in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.
Records and statistics
NCAA tournament results Year Opponent Result 1992South Carolina W, 2–0 (2 OT)Davidson T, 0–0 (lost 5–6 in PK's)1995South CarolinaL, 3–12001Seton HallL, 2–12002South CarolinaW, 2–1 (2 OT)ClemsonT, 1–1 (lost, 4–5 in PK's)2003DavidsonW, 3–0North CarolinaW, 3–0Santa ClaraL, 3–2 (OT)2004DukeL, 3–02005ClemsonL, 2–02010DukeL, 2–12011ElonW, 4–3North CarolinaL, 3–22012ElonW, 3–0Wake ForestW, 2–1 (OT)Maryland L, 5–12013East Tennessee StateW, 2–0CharlotteW, 1–0CaliforniaL, 0–12014FGCUW, 1–0ClemsonL, 2–12015North FloridaW, 1–0North CarolinaL, 2–12016RadfordW, 2–1Wake ForestL, 2–0 2017MercerW, 1–0ClemsonW, 3–1StanfordL, 2–02019NC StateW, 3–2 (2OT)SMUL, 0–1 (2OT)2020Wake ForestL, 2–3
Honors Big South Conference Coach of the Year Paul Banta – 1986, 1987, 1989 Shaun Docking – 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012
Big South Conference Player of the Year 1990 Guy Norcott 1992 Eric Schmitt 1999 Mario Benjamin 2002 Joseph Ngwenya 2003 Joseph Ngwenya 2007 Mkhokheli Dube 2009 Djamel Bekka
Big South Conference Attacking Player of the Year 2011 Ashton Bennett 2012 Ashton Bennett 2013 Pedro Ribeiro 2014 Ricky Garbanzo
Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2011 Cyprian Hedrick 2012 Kjartan Sigurdsson 2013 Shawn McLaws 2014 Shawn McLaws
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