The UC San Diego Tritons men's soccer is the NCAA Division IDivision I - San Diego, CA | UC San Diego on ncaa.com college soccer team that represents the University of California, San Diego. In the upcoming 2026 season, the Tritons will compete as an affiliate member of the Pac-12 Conference under the terms of an agreement between the Pac-12 and UCSD's full-time home of the Big West Conference (BWC). In July 2027, UCSD will leave the Big West for the West Coast Conference, which sponsors the sport.
The University first fielded a soccer team in 1975, being coached by Rod Gieger (who spent only a season with the squad). UC San Diego finished their debut season with a 6–3–1 record. The team is currently coached by Jon PascaleMen's soccer coaches (2025) at ucsdtritons.com, who has been in charge since 2008.Coaching marks at ucsdtritons.com
The Tritons have won the NCAA Division III tournament on three occasions,Championship History - DIII on ncaa.com the last in 1993.National Championships wonUSA - List of NCAA College Soccer Champions by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF
UC San Diego moved to Division II for the 2000–01 season. In July 2020, UC San Diego joined the Big West Conference (along with Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Bakersfield) as part of the University's transition to Division I. UC San Diego started participating in the Big West soccer tournament since the 2020–21 season.UC San Diego Formally Joins Big West as Part of Transition to Division I at ucsdtritons.com (news). 1 Jul 2020
The UC San Diego men's soccer team hosts its opponents at Triton Soccer Stadium at RIMAC Sports Center. In 2003, 2013, and 2014, it advanced to the first round of the NCAA West Regional. In 2013, they were the CCAA tournament runners-up. The best season in team history occurred in 2016, when the team advanced to the NCAA D-II tournament semifinals after claiming the CCAA league championship, CCAA tournament championship, and the NCAA West Region title.
Players
Current roster 2025 men's soccer roster at ucsdtritons.com
Records Source:Individual records
Top scorers
# Player Tenure Goals 1 Greg Schwarz 1983-86 44 2 Robert Paterson 1985-86 37 3 Chris Romey 1989-91, 1993 36 4 Matt Davey 2002-05 31 Carrick Brewster 1986-89 5 Scott Rommel 1987-89 29
Most assistances
# Player Tenure Assist. 1 Thien Nguyen 1984-86, 1988 36 2 Matt Davey 2002-05 24 3 Brady Bernard 1997-00 23 4 Chris Hanssen 1988-91 22 5 Phil Kenney 1982-85 21
Professional players Player Pos. Professional career (teams) Ref. Jake Serpa DF Los Angeles Force (NISA) (2023–) Serpa Signs with LA Force FC at UCSD, 26 Apr 2023Jake Serpa profile at NISA.comPlantel de LA Force on ESPN.co.cr
Coaches
Current staff Position Name Head coach Jon Pascale Assist. coach Ryan Hernandez Assist. coach Michael D’Arrigo Assist. coach Brett Jones
Coaching history Source: # Name Seasons Tenure Pct. 1 Rod Geiger 1 1975 6–3–1 .650 2 Ilan Rothmueller 1 1976 5–6–1 .458 3 Stewart Hayes 3 1977–79 15–25–3 .384 4 Tre Conrique 2 1980–81 9–19–2 .333 5 Derek Armstrong 26 1982-2007 326–138–48 .684 6 Jon Pascale 18 2008–pres. 153–109–57 .569
Stadium
UC San Diego play their home matches at the Triton Soccer Stadium, which is part of the RIMAC Sports Complex, opened in 1995. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 750, which can be expanded to 1,750 through the use of temporary bleachers for NCAA postseason fixtures. The venue is also used by the women's soccer team.Triton Soccer Stadium
Titles
National Championship Titles Winning years NCAA D-III tournament 1988, 1993, 1993
Team statistics
NCAA appearances UC San Diego's appearances in NCAA tournaments (D-III and D-II) through the years include:
Division III Year Stage 1983 West Regional 1984 West Regional 1985 Quarterfinals 1986 Runners-up 1987 West Regional 1988 Champions 1989 Semifinals 1990 Quarterfinals 1991 Champions 1993 Champions 1994 Quarterfinals 1995 West Regional 1996 West Regional 1997 First round 1999 First round
Division II Year Stage 2003 West Regional 2013 Third round 2014 First round 2016 Semifinals 2019 First round
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