Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer
      
| Cleveland State Vikings | 
| University | Cleveland State University | 
 
| Conference | Horizon League | 
 
 
| Location | Cleveland, OH | 
 
| Head Coach | Ali Kazemaini (8th year) | 
 
| Stadium | Krenzler Field (Capacity: 1,680)
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| Nickname | Vikings | 
 
| Colors | University green and White      
 
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| NCAA Tournament Appearances | 
| 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2012 | 
| Conference Tournament Champions | 
| 2012 | 
| Conference Regular Season Champions | 
| 1984, 1986, 1988 | 
The Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer team represent Cleveland State University in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I soccer. The team plays its home matches at Krenzler Field and is currently coached by Ali Kazemaini. The first season of soccer at Cleveland State was 1954 when the university was known as Fenn College.
Record by year
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | 
| Fenn College (Independent) (1954–1964) | 
 
| 1954 | Jack Marshall | 2–2–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1955 | Jack Marshall | 4–0–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1956 | Jack Marshall | 5–3–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1957 | Jack Marshall | 5–2–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1958 | Jack Marshall | 7–1–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1959 | Jack Marshall | 9–1–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1960 | Jack Marshall | 6–4–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1961 | Jack Marshall | 2–7–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1962 | Jack Marshall | 4–3–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1963 | Jack Marshall | 4–5–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1964 | Jack Marshall | 4–6–0 |  |  |  | 
| Cleveland State (Independent) (1965–1982) | 
 
| 1965 | Jack Marshall | 6–4–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1966 | Jack Marshall | 4–5–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1967 | William Clarke | 5–4–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1968 | William Clarke | 13–2–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1969 | William Clarke | 10–2–2 |  |  | NCAA, Third Round | 
 
| 1970 | William Clarke | 8–4–1 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1971 | William Clarke | 7–5–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1972 | Klaas de Boer | 8–4–0 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1973 | Klaas de Boer | 6–4–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1974 | Klaas de Boer | 9–5–0 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1975 | Klaas de Boer | 10–5–0 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1976 | Klaas de Boer | 8–5–1 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1977 | Klaas de Boer | 14–2–0 |  |  | NCAA, Third Round | 
 
| 1978 | Steve Parker | 10–5–1 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1979 | Steve Parker | 14–3–2 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1980 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 8–5–4 |  |  | NCAA, Second Round | 
 
| 1981 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 14–5–2 |  |  |  | 
 
| 1982 | Brian Doyle | 10–4–3 |  |  |  | 
| Cleveland State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1983–1993) | 
 
| 1983 | Brian Doyle | 10–7–3 | 4–1–0 | 3rd |  | 
| 1984 | Brian Doyle | 11–6–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st |  | 
 
| 1985 | Brian Doyle | 9–9–1 | 2–2–0 | T–2nd |  | 
| 1986 | Brian Doyle | 12–6–1 | 4–0–0 | 1st |  | 
 
| 1987 | Tom Turner | 9–10–1 | 2–2–0 | 3rd |  | 
| 1988 | Tom Turner | 11–7–3 | 4–0–1 | T–1st |  | 
 
| 1989 | Tom Turner | 14–5–2 | 4–2–0 | 3rd |  | 
 
| 1990 | Tom Turner | 12–6–2 | 5–2–0 | 3rd |  | 
 
| 1991 | Tom Turner | 6–12–0 | 3–4–0 | 5th |  | 
 
| 1992 | Tom Turner | 3–13–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th |  | 
 
| 1993 | Tom Turner | 9–7–3 | 5–1–2 | 2nd |  | 
| Cleveland State (Horizon League) (1994–present) | 
 
| 1994 | Brian Doyle | 3–13–0 | 1–8–0 | 6th (East) |  | 
 
| 1995 | Brian Doyle | 3–12–2 | 2–6–0 | T–7th |  | 
 
| 1996 | Brian Doyle | 8–8–3 | 3–4–1 | T–4th |  | 
 
| 1997 | Brian Doyle | 8–11–2 | 1–5–1 | 7th |  | 
 
| 1998 | Brian Doyle | 4–15–0 | 1–6–0 | 8th |  | 
 
| 1999 | Brian Doyle | 2–14–2 | 1–6–0 | T–7th |  | 
 
| 2000 | Pete Curtis | 3–13–1 | 1–6–0 | 8th |  | 
 
| 2001 | Pete Curtis | 3–15–0 | 0–7–0 | 8th |  | 
 
| 2002 | Pete Curtis | 10–11–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd |  | 
 
| 2003 | Pete Curtis | 6–13–1 | 2–5–0 | T–6th |  | 
 
| 2004 | Pete Curtis | 5–12–2 | 0–6–1 | 8th |  | 
 
| 2005 | Pete Curtis | 0–17–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th |  | 
 
| 2006 | Ali Kazemaini | 6–10–2 | 3–4–0 | 5th |  | 
 
| 2007 | Ali Kazemaini | 3–13–3 | 0–7–1 | 9th |  | 
 
| 2008 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–8–3 | 5–2–1 | 3rd |  | 
 
| 2009 | Ali Kazemaini | 7–8–5 | 4–2–2 | T–3rd |  | 
 
| 2010 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–10–1 | 4–3–1 | T–3rd |  | 
 
| 2011 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–9–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd |  | 
| 2012 | Ali Kazemaini | 11–6–3 | 4–1–2 | 2nd | NCAA, First Round | 
 
| 2013 | Ali Kazemaini | 8–12–0 | 3–4–0 | T–4th |  | 
| Total: | 437–426–84 |  | 
   
|       National champion  
      Postseason invitational champion  
Conference regular season champion   
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
 Division regular season champion
      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
 Conference tournament champion
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| School | Season | Record | (Conf. Record) | Postseason | 
| Total | 60 years | 437–426–84 | (82–112–18) | 9 Postseason bids | 
- Totals updated through the end of the 2013–2014 school year.[1][2][3]
NCAA Championship history
| Season | Eliminated Round
 | Teams Defeated | Lost to | 
| 1969 | Third Round | Michigan State | St. Louis | 
| 1970 | Second Round | – | SIU Edwardsville | 
| 1974 | Second Round | – | St. Louis | 
| 1975 | Second Round | – | SIU Edwardsville | 
| 1977 | Third Round | St. Louis | SIU Edwardsville | 
| 1978 | Second Round | – | Indiana | 
| 1979 | Second Round | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Indiana | 
| 1980 | Second Round | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Indiana | 
| 2012 | First Round | – | Michigan State | 
Head Coaching history
| # | Name | Years | Record | 
| 1 | Jack Marshall | 1954—1966 | 41–18–7 | 
| 2 | William Clarke | 1967—1971 | 43–17–7 | 
| 3 | Klaas de Boer | 1972—1977 | 55–25–3 | 
| 4 | Steve Parker | 1978—1979 | 24–8–3 | 
| 5 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 1980—1981 | 22–10–6 | 
| 6 | Brian Doyle | 1982—1986 | 52–32–10 | 
| 7 | Tom Turner | 1987—1993 | 64–61–13 | 
| 8 | Brian Doyle | 1994—1999 | 28–44–9 | 
| 9 | Pete Curtis | 2000—2005 | 27–81–5 | 
| 10 | Ali Kazemaini | 2006— | 62–76–18 | 
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