The 2016 Horizon League men's soccer season is the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The UIC Flames are the defending regular season champions, and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions.
Changes from 2015
Paul Doroh joins the Oakland Golden Grizzlies coaching staff.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Belmont Bruins Nashville, Tennessee E. S. Rose Park Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland, Ohio Krenzler Field Detroit Titans Detroit, Michigan Titan Field Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay, Wisconsin Aldo Santaga Stadium Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee, Wisconsin Engelmann Field Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights, Kentucky NKU Soccer Stadium Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester, Michigan Oakland Soccer Field UIC Flames Chicago, Illinois Flames Field Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso, Indiana Eastgate Field Wright State Raiders Dayton, Ohio Alumni Field
Regular season
Rankings
NSCAA National
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Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Belmont C Cleveland State C Detroit C Green Bay C Milwaukee C Northern Kentucky C Oakland C UIC C Valparaiso C Wright State C
NSCAA Great Lakes Regional
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Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalBelmont C Cleveland State C 7 NR Detroit C Green Bay C Milwaukee C 10 NR Northern Kentucky C Oakland C UIC C Valparaiso C 10 NR 10 Wright State C 9 NR 9 NR 10 10 8 8
Postseason
Horizon League Tournament
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Louisville UICL, 0–2 vs. Loyola Chicago – (Chicago)
All-Horizon League awards and teams
2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearPeguy Ngatcha, Wright StateOffensive Player of the YearPeguy Ngatcha, Wright StateDefensive Player of the YearSergio Manesio, Cleveland StateGoalkeeper of the YearAndrew Putna, UICFreshman of the YearEvan Conway, MilwaukeeCoach of the YearBryan Davis, Wright State
2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Rookie TeamMax Todd, UIC (So., F) Peguy Ngatcha, Wright State (Sr., F) Eric Lynch, Wright State (Sr., F) Alec Nagucki, Cleveland State (Jr., MF) Jose Fuentes, UIC (Jr., MF) Isaiah Madrid, Valparaiso (Sr., MF) Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State (Sr., D) Omar Lawrence, Valparaiso (Sr., D) Jake Stovall, Wright State (Sr., D) Kaique Fernandes, Wright State (Sr., D) Andrew Putna, UIC (Sr., GK)Jake Lagania, Cleveland State (Jr., F) Spiro Pliakos, Detroit Mercy (Jr., F) Nick Moon, Milwaukee (Jr., F) Kendan Anderson, Valparaiso (Sr., F) Francesco Saporito, Milwaukee (So., MF) Jackson Dietrich, Wright State (So., MF) AJ Paterson, Wright State (Jr., MF) Andre Baires, Green Bay (Fr., D) Jon Stadler, Milwaukee (Jr., D) Adrian Graham, Valparaiso (Sr., D) Nico Campbell, Valparaiso (Sr., GK)Mertcan Akar, Belmont (GK) Eli Crognale, Belmont (MF) Lawrence Karpeh, Cleveland State (F) Andre Baires, Green Bay (D) Evan Conway, Milwaukee (F) Nyal Higgins, Oakland (D) Nebojsa Popovic, Oakland (MF) Cristian Sanchez, UIC (D) Alexander Cervantes, UIC (F) Steffen Pulinx, Valparaiso (D) Austin Kinley, Wright State (D)
See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament 2016 Horizon League women's soccer season
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