1959 NCAA Soccer Championship

1959 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Country	United States
Teams	8
Champions	Saint Louis (1st title)
Runners-up	Bridgeport
Matches played	7
Goals scored	22 (3.14 per match)
1960 →

The 1959 NCAA Soccer Championship was the first organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top men's collegiate soccer team in the United States. The inaugural championship was played on November 28, 1959 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Saint Louis defeated Bridgeport in the final, 2–0, to claim the inaugural title.^[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 State	8–0–1	1st	Never
Williams	6–0–2	1st	Never

Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Final Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT
	Saint Louis		4
	San Francisco		0
						Saint Louis		6
						CCNY		2
	CCNY		1
	Williams		0
											Saint Louis		5
											Bridgeport		2
	Bridgeport (2OT)		3
	Colgate		2
						Bridgeport (10OT)		2
						West Chester State		1
	West Chester State		1
	Maryland		0

References

1. "1959 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2012.