The 1959 NCAA soccer season was the inaugural season of college soccer sanctioned by the NCAA. Including the history of the ISFA, this was the 56th season of organized men's collegiate soccer in the United States.
The season culminated with the 1959 NCAA Soccer Tournament, the first of the modern NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament was won by the Saint Louis Billikens, who defeated Bridgeport Purple Knights in the final, 5–2.
Regular season Champions California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: San Francisco Community College New England Intercollegiate Soccer League: Bridgeport Ivy League: Harvard Metropolitan Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: Pratt Atlantic Coast Conference: Maryland New York State Athletic Conference: Cortland Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate League: Air Force Midwestern Conference: Michigan State Ohio Collegiate Soccer Conference: Akron Mason-Dixon Conference: Lynchburg Southern California Soccer Association: UCLA Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference: Elizabethtown
Standings
Postseason NCAA Tournament
Awards All-Americans The following players were named All-Americans following the 1959 season.
G - John Santos, Farleigh-Dickinson RF - James Gallo, Temple LF - Bohdan Huryn, Fenn College RH - Peter Hazahiak, Howard CH - John Dueker, St. Louis LH - Joseph Cosgrove, Baltimore OR - James Taylor, Colgate IR - Walter Chyzowych, Temple CF - Cecil Heron, Michigan State IL - Erich Streder, Michigan State OL - Adam Pintz, Fenn College
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