The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represents Coastal Carolina University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team competes in the Sun Belt Conference, following previous tenures in Conference USA and Big South Conference, both of which had been prior conference homes for that ream. During their Big South tenure, the Chanticleers were one of that league's more successful teams, both within the conference and in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Chanticleers became the first Big South team to reach the final sixteen in the tournament.[2]

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
men's soccer
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Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
UniversityCoastal Carolina University
Head coachShaun Docking (22nd season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationConway, South Carolina
StadiumCCU Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameChants
ColorsTeal, bronze, and black[1]
     
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Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1992, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020
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Despite not having been a Big South member since the 2015 season, the Chanticleers still have the most regular season and tournament championships of any Big South team. The program has won 11 regular season and 12 tournament championships.[2]

The Chanticleers won 4 out of 5 tournament championships during their tenure in Sun Belt men's soccer, with all 4 wins coming against Georgia State.

After the Sun Belt men's soccer league disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 school year, Coastal joined Conference USA (C-USA) for that sport. C-USA was already the men's soccer home of another in-state school, South Carolina, although the latter school's natural in-conference rival is Kentucky, given that Kentucky and South Carolina are full members of the Southeastern Conference.[3] However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the Sun Belt, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023.[4] The SBC later announced it would reinstate soccer in 2022, following the arrival of three new full members with men's soccer teams (James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion).[5]

Players

Current roster

As of August 9, 2024

[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Notable alumni

Team management

Coaching Staff

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Position Name
Head CoachUnited States Shaun Docking
Assoc. CoachUnited States Kyle Russell
Asst. CoachSouth Africa Kyle Timm
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States Lance Elicker
Director of OperationsUnited States Zavier Vera
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Head coaching history

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Dates Name Notes
1978–1981 England Dr. John Farrelly
1984–1997 United States Paul Banta First NCAA Tournament berth
1997 England Dermot McGrane
1998–present United States Shaun Docking
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List of seasons

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Season Coach Record Notes
OverallConference
1978 Dr. John Farrelly 4–11–0
1979 Dr. John Farrelly 10–4–1
1980 Dr. John Farrelly 12–4–2
1981 Dr. John Farrelly 4–12–1
1982 No records
1983 No records
Big South Conference
1984 Paul Banta 15–8–0 4–3–0
1985 Paul Banta 14–8–1 5–1–0
1986 Paul Banta 18–2–0 9–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1987 Paul Banta 14–6–1 5–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1988 Paul Banta 4–14–4 2–4–0
1989 Paul Banta 17–4–0 6–0–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
1990 Paul Banta 16–3–2 4–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions
1991 Paul Banta 7–8–3 1–4–1
1992 Paul Banta 16–2–1 0–0–0 NCAA Second Round
1993 Paul Banta 6–12–0 4–4–1
1994 Paul Banta 10–10–0 5–3–0
1995 Paul Banta 16–4–0 5–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA First Round

1996 Paul Banta 7–9–2 3–4–0
1997 Paul Banta and Dermot McGrane 6–10–1 1–5–1
1998 Shaun Docking 7–9–2 3–3–0
1999 Shaun Docking 12–4–1 6–1–0 Big South Regular Season Champions
2000 Shaun Docking 11–5–1 5–2–0 Big South Regular Season Champions
2001 Shaun Docking 11–8–2 3–2–2 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA First Round

2002 Shaun Docking 19–3–2 6–1–0 NCAA Second Round
2003 Shaun Docking 20–2–0 6–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA Sweet 16

2004 Shaun Docking 14–8–1 4–3–0 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA First Round

2005 Shaun Docking 11–9–1 5–2–0 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA First Round

2006 Shaun Docking 11–7–2 5–2–0
2007 Shaun Docking 10–8–1 6–0–0 Big South Regular Season Champions
2008 Shaun Docking 10–10–1 5–2–1
2009 Shaun Docking 9–2–7 5–0–3 Big South Regular Season Champions
2010 Shaun Docking 12–8–2 5–2–1 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA First Round

2011 Shaun Docking 18–4–0 9–0–0 Big South Regular Season Champions

NCAA Second Round

2012 Shaun Docking 20–2–2 10–0–0 Big South Regular Season Champions

NCAA Sweet 16

2013 Shaun Docking 19–5–0 9–1–0 Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA Sweet 16

2014 Shaun Docking 16–6–1 7–1–1 Big South Tournament Champions

NCAA Second Round

2015 Shaun Docking 13–3–4 6–1–2 NCAA Second Round
Sun Belt Conference
2016 Shaun Docking 9–6–3 3–1–1 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA Second Round

2017 Shaun Docking 14–7–1 4–1–0 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA Sweet 16

2018 Shaun Docking 10–6–0 2–2–0
2019 Shaun Docking 10–7–3 3–2–0 Sun Belt Tournament Champions

NCAA Second Round

2020 Shaun Docking 6–1–1 5–1–0 Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions

NCAA

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Stadium

Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field is home to CCU's men's and women's soccer programs. In 2003 the facility was the home of the first-ever NCAA Championship event hosted by Coastal Carolina University, as CCU's men's soccer team defeated Davidson, 3–0, in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.

Records and statistics

NCAA tournament results

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1992 South Carolina W, 2–0 (2 OT)
Davidson T, 0–0 (lost 5–6 in PK's)
1995 South Carolina L, 3–1
2001 Seton Hall L, 2–1
2002 South Carolina W, 2–1 (2 OT)
Clemson T, 1–1 (lost, 4–5 in PK's)
2003 Davidson W, 3–0
North Carolina W, 3–0
Santa Clara L, 3–2 (OT)
2004 Duke L, 3–0
2005 Clemson L, 2–0
2010 Duke L, 2–1
2011 Elon W, 4–3
North Carolina L, 3–2
2012 Elon W, 3–0
Wake Forest W, 2–1 (OT)
Maryland L, 5–1
2013 East Tennessee State W, 2–0
Charlotte W, 1–0
California L, 0–1
2014 FGCU W, 1–0
Clemson L, 2–1
2015 North Florida W, 1–0
North Carolina L, 2–1
2016 Radford W, 2–1
Wake Forest L, 2–0
2017 Mercer W, 1–0
Clemson W, 3–1
Stanford L, 2–0
2019 NC State W, 3–2 (2OT)
SMU L, 0–1 (2OT)
2020 TBD
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Honors

Big South Conference Coach of the Year

  • Paul Banta – 1986, 1987, 1989
  • Shaun Docking – 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012

Big South Conference Player of the Year

  • 1990 Guy Norcott
  • 1992 Eric Schmitt
  • 1999 Mario Benjamin
  • 2002 Joseph Ngwenya
  • 2003 Joseph Ngwenya
  • 2007 Mkhokheli Dube
  • 2009 Djamel Bekka

Big South Conference Attacking Player of the Year

  • 2011 Ashton Bennett
  • 2012 Ashton Bennett
  • 2013 Pedro Ribeiro

Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year

  • 2011 Cyprian Hedrick
  • 2012 Kjartan Sigurdsson
  • 2013 Shawn McLaws

References

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