South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer

South Carolina Gamecocks
University	University of South Carolina
Conference	CUSA
Founded	1978
Location	Columbia, SC
Head Coach	Mark Berson (34th year)
Stadium	Stone Stadium (Capacity: 5,700)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and Black
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Runner Up
1993
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011
Conference Tournament Champions
C-USA: 2005, 2010
Conference Regular Season Champions
Metro: 1993 C-USA: 2011

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in Conference USA. The team has been coached by Mark Berson since its inception in 1978 and has participated in 20 NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Quarterfinals on four occasions. Since 1981, South Carolina has played its home games at Stone Stadium, which is affectionately called "The Graveyard" by South Carolina fans due to an adjoining cemetery.

Program History [edit]

South Carolina first fielded a Men's soccer team in 1978 under the direction of current coach Mark Berson. The program wasted little time making a name for itself on the national stage, as it reached the NCAA Quarterfinals in 1985. The 14-year period from 1985-1998 was a dominant era for South Carolina, as it posted a 213-61-22 overall record with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. Of the 12 NCAA Tournament trips during this run, the Gamecocks advanced to the Second Round or beyond on nine occasions.

Throughout its history, South Carolina has made 20 NCAA Tournaments, with four Quarterfinal appearances, two Semifinal appearances, and a 1993 National Runner-up finish. The 1993 squad won 16 contests before falling to Virginia 2-0 in the National Title game. The Gamecocks' most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2011. Since the SEC does not sponsor NCAA Men's Soccer, South Carolina has participated as an Independent (even in its original years in the Metro Conference), finally joining the Metro for men's soccer in 1993 and 1994, but was forced back to independent status until 2005, when the two men's soccer-playing SEC schools (Kentucky the other) joined the reunified Conference USA.

In terms of conference championships, South Carolina won the Metro Conference season title in 1993 and the Conference USA tournament in 2005 and 2010, along with its regular season title in 2011.

Head coaches [edit]

Year-by-Year Results [edit]

Championships [edit]

• Metro Conference: 1993
• Conference USA: 2005, 2010, 2011

Records [edit]

All-Time Career Leaders [edit]

Single Season Records [edit]

Points: 53, Clint Mathis-1995
Goals: 25, Clint Mathis-1995
Assists: 16, Rubén Tufiño-1989
GAA: 0.49, Charles Arndt-1987
Shutouts: 13, Warren Lipka - 1985

Notable Former Players [edit]

Current Professionals [edit]

• Josh Wolff — DC United
• Blake Brettschneider — DC United
• Brad Guzan — Aston Villa, United States men's national soccer team
• Makan Hislop — United Petrotrin, Trinidad and Tobago national football team
• Joey Worthen - Orlando City S.C.
• Joshua Alcala - Austin Aztex
• Jimmy Maurer - Atlanta Silverbacks
• Tyler Ruthven - New York Red Bulls
• Tim Hankinson - Head coach of San Antonio Scorpions

Retired Professionals [edit]

• Clint Mathis- Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Hannover 96, Colorado Rapids, Ergetolis, Real Salt Lake; Former member of US National Team
• Warren Lipka- Played for Maryland Bays in the ASL; Former US women's youth national team assistant
• Doug Allsion- Played 5 seasons in the NPSL; Current Furman men's soccer coach
• Paul Turin- Played for the Tulsa Roughnecks of the NASL
• Henry Ring- Chicago Fire
• Clark Brisson- Charleston Battery
• Rob Smith- Columbus Crew
• Rubén Tufiño- Played in Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, most notably with Blooming and Bolivar; earned 35 caps for Bolivian National Team
• Chris Faklaris- member of 1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad, last American to score a hat trick in an Under-20 World Cup
• Mike Gosselin - earned one cap for US National Team
• Billy Clifford - played three seasons for the Jacksonville Cyclones
• Ray Vigliotti- Played for the Miami Americans of the ASL; played for the New York Arrows, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Baltimore Blast, and Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Richard Wurdack- Played for the Denver Avalanche and Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Brian Winstead- Played for the New England Tea Men of the NASL; played for the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Tom Fouch- Played for the Carolina Lightnin' of the ASL
• Ed Fouchs- Played for the Carolina Lightnin' of the ASL
• Dan Potter- Played for the New Jersey Americans of the ASL
• John Tremont- Played for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL
• Art Kramer- Played for the Oklahoma Stampede of the ASL; played for the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Viktor Wikstrom- Played for Skeid of Norway
• David Burr- Played for the St. Louis Steamers of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Dave Goodchild- Played for the Denver Avalanche of the Major Indoor Soccer League
• Tony McCall- Played for Cliftonville of the IFA Premiership in Northern Ireland
• Warren Lipka- Played for the Fort Wayne Flames, Indiana Kick, and the Detroit Rockers of the American Indoor Soccer Association
• Scott Cook- Played for the Maryland Bays of the American Professional Soccer League
• Pat Walsh- Played for the New Jersey Eagles of the ASL
• Charles Arndt- Played for the Maryland Bays of the ASL

In other fields [edit]

• Jim Sonefeld — Went on to become drummer for Hootie & the Blowfish.

See also [edit]

• South Carolina Gamecocks

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