Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer

The Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the team is a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference (The American). FAU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton. The Owls are coached by Joey Worthen.^[2]

Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer
2024 Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer team
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
University	Florida Atlantic University
Head coach	Joey Worthen (1st season)
Conference	The American
Location	Boca Raton, Florida
Stadium	FAU Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Blue and red[1]
Home Away
Conference Tournament championships
2007
Conference Regular Season championships
2004

For information on all Florida Atlantic University sports, see Florida Atlantic Owls

The Owls' most successful achievement in their history came in 2004, where they finished as co-regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2007, the Owls won the Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament, although it does not have a binding NCAA birth. Their strongest performance in the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament came in 1997, 1999 and 2003, where the Owls reached the finals, but lost on all three occasions. In 2021, the Owls reached the finals of the 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament bust lost to Kentucky in extra time. Florida Atlantic has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

FAU's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it left Conference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of the Sun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four.^[3] Of these four schools, three, including FAU, were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future, most likely in July 2023.^[4] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league.^[5]

Roster

As of 21 Sep 2024^[6]<

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Francisco Ranieri 2 DF  USA Malique Spooner 3 DF  USA Caleb Chapman 4 DF  ENG Callum Frogson 5 MF  USA Samir Spaulding 6 DF  ENG Nick Kinina 7 FW  DEN Oliver Moller 8 MF  MEX Mark Andros 9 FW  SWE Andreas Raisanen 10 MF  USA Thiago Pires 11 FW  NOR Noah Kvifte 12 MF  ESP Jeremy Montero 13 GK  CRC Nacho Alfaro 14 MF  MCO Arthur Widiez 15 DF  USA Matthew Gordon

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  JAM Ajay Stewart 17 MF  USA Matthew Alfred 18 FW  CIV Aboubacar Traore 19 DF  DEN Kasper Heerfordt 20 DF  FRA Enzo Rabot 21 MF  USA Zach Hassell 22 MF  NED Joep Wouters 23 MF  AUT Sebastian Zettl 24 MF  CAN Noel Williamson 25 MF  JAM Tyrese Small 27 GK  USA Zac Clary 30 DF  SUI Jozo Cancar 33 DF  CAN Kerfalla Toure 34 MF  USA Ethan Schumaker 35 FW  USA Mamadou Diarra

Coaches

Current staff

As of 21 Sep 2024^[6]

Position	Name
Head coach	Joey Worthen
Assistant coach	Tom Harman
Assistant coach	Brad Shore

Coaching history

There have been five head coaches in FAU history.^[7]

Years	Coach	Pld.	W.	L.	D.	%
1980–1982	Regis Patter	43	17	23	3	.430
1983	Steve Pete	16	9	5	2	.625
1984–1986	Chris Holloway	46	18	25	3	.424
1987–2016	Kos Donev	341	159	168	14	.487
2017–present	Joey Worthen	78	26	46	6	.333

Honors

• Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season
  • Winners (1): 2004
• Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament
  • Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2003
• Atlantic Soccer Conference Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2007
• Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 2021