The Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer program represents the University of Detroit Mercy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, the Titans compete in the Horizon League. The Titans Coach is Nate Kopunek, who joined the team on March 6, 2023, replacing Coach Deren. Titans plays their home matches at Titan Field, on the Detroit Mercy campus.
Coaching history
University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2024 season.
YearsCoachGamesWLTPct. 1987–1991 Louie Stankovich 89 27 57 5 1992–2009 Morris Lupenec 345 150 153 42 2009–2022 Nicholas Deren 236 75 119 42 2023–present Nate Kopunek 35 8 20 7
Seasons
National champions Conference champions *Division champions NCAA Tournament berth ^ Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Overall Conference Conference NCAA W L T W L T Finish 1987Louie Stankovich Horizon 8 8 1 — — — — — — 1988 7 10 2 — — — — — — 1989 6 13 0 1 5 0 3rd, North Quarterfinal — 1990 3 14 0 1 7 0 9th First round — 1991 3 12 2 1 4 1 6th First round — 1992Morris Lupenec 7 11 1 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal — 1993 16 4 3 4 1 1 2nd Final — 1994 8 8 4 4 4 2 4th, East Semifinal —1995 * 13 6 2 6 0 2 1st * Final —1996 ^ 14 4 4 5 2 1 3rd Champion * First round ^ 1997 10 7 2 5 1 1 2nd Quarterfinal — 1998 4 11 2 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal — 1999 7 14 0 3 4 0 6th Final — 2000 3 13 1 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal — 2001 7 8 4 1 5 1 7th Quarterfinal — 2002 11 6 3 2 4 1 6th Quarterfinal — 2003 8 9 2 4 3 0 4th Semifinal — 2004 14 6 0 4 3 0 3rd Final — 2005 * 12 6 2 6 1 0 1st * Final — 2006 6 9 3 2 5 0 7th Quarterfinal — 2007 5 10 5 1 4 3 8th Quarterfinal — 2008 4 13 3 1 6 1 9th Second round — 2009 5 12 1 2 6 0 8th — — 2010 Nicholas Deren 8 8 2 4 4 0 5th Quarterfinal — 2011 5 12 1 1 6 1 9th — — 2012 * 10 9 0 6 1 0 1st * Semifinal — 2013 3 11 4 0 7 0 8th — — 2014 9 7 4 6 2 0 2nd Semifinal — 2015 7 5 8 3 1 5 4th Quarterfinal — 2016 3 10 4 1 6 2 9th — — 2017 7 8 4 4 4 1 6th Semifinal — 2018 1 14 3 0 6 2 9th — — 2019 7 11 1 4 3 1 3rd Quarterfinal — 2020 2 5 0 2 5 0 9th — — 2021 5 7 5 4 3 3 6th Quarterfinal — 2022 4 7 6 3 2 4 6th Quarterfinal — 2023 Nate Kopunek 5 10 3 4 3 2 4th Quarterfinal — 2024 3 10 4 2 3 4 7th — —
NCAA Tournament history
Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996.
Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results 1996 14–4–4 Bloomington First round Bowling Green L 0–4
Rivalries
Detroit's primary rival is the Oakland Grizzlies. Both programs compete in the Horizon League and are separated by 15 miles. Detroit also has intra-conference rivalries with Wright State and Cleveland State.
Individual honors National honors All-Americans No player from the program has been named an All-American.
Conference honors
The following players have earned Horizon League individual honors.
Horizon League Player of the Year 1996: Tim Blackwell 1997: Jorge Ferreira 2005: Andrew Ornoch 2012: Adam Bedell Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Most Valuable Player 1995: Dominic Vella 1996: Jeff Thomas All-Horizon League First Team selection 2021: Jonathan Kliewer Horizon League Newcomer of the Year 1993: Kal Kaliszewski 1995: Jorge Ferreira 1997: Marcel Flemming 2010: Ya Ya Toure 2021: Jonathan Kliewer Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year 2005: Andrew Ornoch 2012: Adam Bedell Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year 2005: Jason Massoglia Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year 2005: Sasha Bošković 2021: Jonathan Kliewer
Team honors Horizon League Regular Season Winners (3): 1995, 2005, 2012 Runners-up (3): 1993, 1997, 2014 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Winners (1): 1996 Runners-up (5): 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005
Notes Home fieldhttps://detroittitans.com/news/2023/3/6/mens-soccer-nate-kopunek-named-detroit-mercy-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx In 2022 is the 100th year anniversary playing football (soccer) on the location at Fairfield and McNichols Road. The primary tenant was the University of Detroit Titans football team, who played their home games there from the time it opened 1922, until the university dropped the program, following the 1964 season. The Titans played their home games on campus at University of Detroit Stadium.
Titan Field was called U of D Stadium and was home to Detroit Lions of NFL. University of Detroit Stadium (1934–1940)
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