1959 NCAA Soccer Tournament
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Saint Louis (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bridgeport |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) |
1960 → | |
The 1959 NCAA Soccer Tournament was the inaugural men's college soccer tournament organized by the NCAA to determine the top men's collegiate soccer team in the United States.
The inaugural championship was played on November 28, 1959 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title.[1]
Teams[]
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Record | Appearance | Last Bid | |
| Bridgeport | 9–0 | 1st | Never | |
| CCNY | 8–1–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Colgate | 7–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Maryland | 8–0 | 1st | Never | |
| Saint Louis | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
| San Francisco | 8–1 | 1st | Never | |
| West Chester State | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Williams | 6–0–2 | 1st | Never | |
Bracket[]
| First round | Semifinals | Final Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT | ||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| CCNY | 2 | |||||||||||||
| CCNY | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Williams | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport (2OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport (10OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
Categories:
- 1959 NCAA soccer season
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament seasons
- 1958–59 in American soccer
- 1959–60 in American soccer
- 1959 in Connecticut
- November 1959 sports events in the United States