1959 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
| Country | USA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Saint Louis | ||
| Runners-up | Bridgeport | ||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 22 (3.14 per match) | ||
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The 1959 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the first organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Saint Louis Billikens won the first title, defeating the Bridgeport Purple Knights in the final.[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 | 8–0–1 | 1st | Never | |
| Williams | 6–0–2 | 1st | Never | |
Bracket
| First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | |||||||||||||
| CCNY | 2 | |||||||||||||
| CCNY | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Williams | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport (2-OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Colgate | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bridgeport (10-OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 1 | |||||||||||||
| West Chester | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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