1979_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Soccer_Championship

1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

Football tournament season

The 1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 21st annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.

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The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 9.

SIU Edwardsville won their first Division I national title, defeating Clemson in the final, 3–2.[1]

Qualifying

See also: 1979 NCAA Division I soccer season

Three teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: SMU, South Carolina, and Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
San Francisco 3
Santa Clara 2
San Francisco 2
SIU Edwardsville 4
SMU 0
Saint Louis 1 SIU Edwardsville 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 SIU Edwardsville 2
Penn State 1
Indiana 5
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 Cleveland State 0
Cleveland State 2 Indiana 0
Penn State 2
Penn State 3
Philadelphia Textile 0 Princeton 1
Princeton 1 SIU Edwardsville 2
Clemson 0
American 1
Virginia 0
American 0
Clemson 1
Clemson 1
South Carolina 0
Clemson 4
Columbia 1
Hartwick College 2 Third place
Columbia 3
Columbia 5 Penn State 2
Rhode Island 1 Columbia 1
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island
(OT, PK) 		3

Championship Rounds

Final

More information SIU Edwardsville, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 5,500

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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