Maryland Terrapins men's soccer

Maryland Terrapins
University	University of Maryland, College Park
Conference	ACC
Founded	1946
Location	College Park, MD
Head Coach	Sasho Cirovski (18th year)
Stadium	Ludwig Field (Capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Terps
Colors	Red and Black and Gold
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1968, 2005, 2008
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
1960, 1962
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Conference Tournament Champions
1996, 2002, 2008, 2010
Conference Regular Season Champions
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971

The Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college soccer competition. Maryland competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team most recently won the 2008 College Cup.

History

Maryland fielded its first varsity soccer team in 1946. It was coached by Doyle Royal, who remained in that position through 1973.

In 1948, Royal led the Terrapins to an undefeated record, including an upset that ended Temple's 19-game winning streak. The only blemish on the season was a 4–4 tie against Loyola of Maryland, and the team had one of the strongest cases in the nation for the title of the mythical national championship.^[1] The NCAA did not sponsor a championship until 1959. In 1968, Maryland defeated San Jose State, 4–3, to advance to the NCAA National Championship game. There, they tied Michigan State, 2–2, in order to take a share of their first national title.^[2] In 1974, Bud Beardmore, a future National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, took over as men's soccer coach for one season.^[3][4] Sasho Cirovski was hired as head coach in 1993. He led the Terrapins to capture two more national championships in 2005 and 2008.^[5]

Current roster

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Keith Cardona 2 DF Taylor Kemp 4 DF Kyle Roach 5 MF Alex Shinsky 6 MF Helge Leikvang 7 MF Dan Metzger 8 MF Widner Saint Cyr 10 FW Sunny Jane 11 FW Casey Townsend 12 MF Jereme Raley 13 FW Gonzalo Frechilla 15 MF Patrick Mullins

No. Position Player 17 DF Marquez Fernandez 18 DF Alex Lee 19 FW Matt Oduaran 20 DF Jake Pace 21 GK Will Swaim 22 DF London Woodberry 23 MF Kaoru Forbess 24 GK Jordan Tatum 25 DF Patrick Seymour 27 MF John Stertzer 28 MF Jordan Cyrus

Notable players

Scottish Premier League

• Maurice Edu (Rangers)

Danish Superliga

• Clarence Goodson (Brøndby)

Major League Soccer

• Marc Burch (D.C. United)
• Danny Califf (Philadelphia Union)
• A. J. DeLaGarza (LA Galaxy)
• Jason Garey (Houston Dynamo)
• Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
• Jeremy Hall (Portland Timbers)
• Matt Kassel (New York Red Bulls)
• Stephen King (D.C. United)
• Zac MacMath (Philadelphia Union)
• Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
• Chris Seitz (Dallas)
• Rodney Wallace (Portland Timbers)
• Ethan White (D.C. United)
• Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

North American Soccer League

• Abe Thompson (Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2011)

USL Pro

• Drew Yates (Harrisburg City Islanders)
• Jason Herrick (Harrisburg City Islanders)
• Rich Costanzo (Rochester Rhinos)

Others

• Kenney Bertz
• Scott Buete
• Leo Cullen
• Michael Dello-Russo
• Nick Downing
• Sumed Ibrahim
• Domenic Mediate
• Philip Salyer
• Seth Stammler (New York Red Bulls)
• Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

References

1. ^ Terrapin, p. 264, University of Maryland, 1948.
2. ^ 1968 National Champions, University of Maryland, retrieved June 4, 2011.
3. ^ Clayton A. Beardmore, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, retrieved July 8, 2010.
4. ^ Coaching History, University of Maryland, retrieved June 4, 2011.
5. ^ NCAA Tournament History, University of Maryland, retrieved June 6, 2011.

External links

• Official site