The Army Black Knights men's soccer program represents the United States Military Academy (West Point) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1921, the Black Knights compete in the Patriot League. The Black Knights play in the Patriot League and are coached by Russell Payne, a former goalkeeper who played in the A-League (the United Soccer League's second division predecessor). Army plays their home matches at Clinton Field in West Point, New York.
In 1945, Army was declared co-national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, the predecessor to the NCAA, making it the only season Army won a national championship of any kind in men's college soccer. Much of the program's success in NCAA came in the 1960s, when they were regulars in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. From 1963 until 1967 Army reached the College Cup (final four) for four consecutive seasons, although the program never managed to reach the national championship. The program regularly made appearances through the mid-1970s before having a dip in form. The program once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, but have failed to qualify since then.
Several notable military personnel and professional soccer players played for the Black Knights including Winston Boldt.
Roster
Coaching staff Men's soccer coaches on goarmywestpoint.com Position Name Head coach Brian Plotkin Assistant coach Jonathan Delano Assistant coach Chris Koch Assistant coach Ryan Hulings
Rivalries
Navy — Mirrored off of the neutral site football rivalry, Navy and Army play annually at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. The match is deemed the Army–Navy Cup
Team honors National championships ISFA championship (1): 1945
Conference championships Patriot League Tournament (3): 1991, 1993, 1996 Patriot League Regular Season (2): 1992, 1996
Individual honors National honors
CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team' 2007: Daniel Newell Second Team 2008: A.J. Glubzinski 2013: Winston Boldt Third Team 2009: Andrew Kydes ECAC All-Star 2014: Winston Boldt
Conference honors The following players for Army have been honored with Patriot League honors since the league began sponsoring men's soccer in 1990:
Patriot League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year 1996: A.J. Florkowski Patriot League Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year 2013: Winston Boldt 2014: Winston Boldt Patriot League Men's Soccer Coach of the Year 1991: Joe Chiavaro 1996: Joe Chiavaro Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament MVP 1996: A.J. Florkowski 1993: Tony Dedmond Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990–2000) Tony Parilli Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete the Year 2006: Bill Watts 2007: Daniel Newell 2008: A.J. Glubzinkski 2009: Andrew Kydes
Seasons
NCAA Tournament history Army has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including four College Cup appearances. Their most recent performance came in 1996. Their combined NCAA record is 10–12–1.
Season Round Rival Score 1963 First round Adelphi Quarterfinals Brown Semifinals Navy 1964 First round Cortland State Quarterfinals Trinity Semifinals Michigan State 1965 First round Long Island Quarterfinals Trinity Semifinals Michigan State 1966 First round Connecticut Quarterfinals Navy Semifinals San Francisco 1967 First round Trinity 1968 First round Harvard Second round Brockport State Quarterfinals Brown 1970 First round Hartwick 1971 First round Hartwick 1972 First round Cornell 1973 First round Oneonta State 1975 First round Hartwick 1996 First round William & Mary
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