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2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team

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2019 UCF Knights men's soccer
AAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 10
Record15–3–2 (6–0–1 American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Souders (4th season)
  • Jamie Davies (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumUCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 UCF + 6 0 1 15 3 2
No. 7 SMU 5 1 1 18 2 1
South Florida + 4 3 0 10 7 1
Memphis 4 3 0 10 7 0
Temple 3 2 2 8 8 2
UConn 2 5 0 5 12 1
Cincinnati 1 5 1 5 11 1
Tulsa 0 6 1 4 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Scott Calabrese's third year as head coach for the program.

UCF finished the season with a 15–3–2 overall record and a 6–0–1 conference record, best in the AAC. The Knights advanced to the finals of the AAC Tournament where they fell to SMU for the third consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round where they were defeated by SMU.

Background

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The Knights are coming off a 13–3–3 season where they finished 5–1–1 in AAC play, earning them their first American Athletic Conference regular season title. In the 2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, UCF lost to SMU in penalty kicks, 4–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time. UCF earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were one of the 16 seeded teams (out of 48 teams total) given the 14 seed. It was UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. With the seed, they earned a bye into the second round where they hosted the winner of Washington and Lipscomb. Lipscomb beat Washington in penalties, and also ended up beating the Knights in overtime, thus ending the season for UCF.

Junior striker, Cal Jennings, lead UCF in goals and assists for 2018 and was named a consensus All-American with Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer America, United Soccer Coaches, and CollegeSoccerNews.com all naming him as a first-team All-American.

Player movement

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Departures

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Name Nat. Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Andreas Steineger  NOR 2 DF 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 Senior Oslo, NOR Graduated
Zachary Waitman  USA 5 DF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 Senior Montverde, FL Graduated
Jonathan Dean  USA 6 MF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 Senior Macon, GA Graduated
Gorka Aperribay  USA 9 FW 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 Senior Winter Springs, FL Graduated
Walker Dawkins  USA 11 MF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 135 RS-Senior Royal Palm Beach, FL Graduated
François André Dulysse  HAI 16 DF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Transferred to Manhattan[1]
C. J. Campbell  USA 17 DF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 Senior Plantation, FL Graduated
Max Stiegwardt  USA 19 MF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 Senior Plymouth, MN Graduated
Ricardo Oliveros  VEN 22 MF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 Senior Weston, FL Graduated
Noah Murphy  USA 23 FW 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 Senior Austin, TX Graduated
Matthew Rosenberg  USA 26 GK 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 Junior Manalapan, NJ Transferred to Xavier

Incoming transfers

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Name Nat. Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Former School
Itzik Efraim  ISR 18 DF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 Sophomore Jerusalem, ISR Belmont[2]
Glademir Mendoza  MEX 31 DF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 RS-Freshman Phoenix, AZ New Mexico[3]

High school recruits

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Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
José Aldaco, Jr.
FW
 USA Lake Alfred, FL Auburndale Weston FC [4]
Bernardo Brandão
GK
 BRA Rio de Janeiro, BRA IMG Academy [5]
Jeremy Di Lallo
MF
 CAN Blainville, QC Montverde Academy Orlando City [6]
Andrew Lizyness
MF
 USA Windermere, FL Olympia (FL) Acys Spirit United [7]
Josiah Ramírez
MF
 USA Harrisburg, PA Lower Dauphin Penn FC [8]
Jonas Schmalbäch
FW
 ITA Venice, ITA ESNR Lausanne NR
Gino Vivi
FW
 CRC San José, CRC CFIS Saprissa NR
Beto Ydrach
MF
 PUR Orlando, FL Olympia (FL) Orlando City [9]

Roster

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As of September 26, 2019[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Yannik Oettl
3 FW United States USA Cal Jennings
4 DF United States USA Jack McCloskey
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Andres Hernandez Betancur
6 DF France FRA Yanis Leerman
7 FW Ghana GHA Richard Amon
8 MF Israel ISR Yoni Sorokin
9 FW Italy ITA Jonas Schmalbach
10 MF France FRA Louis Perez
11 FW France FRA Hattabiou Barry
12 MF Brazil BRA Gregorio Ibanez
13 MF United States USA Josiah Ramirez
14 MF Brazil BRA Gianluca Arcangeli
15 DF England ENG Gideon Adu-Peprah
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Puerto Rico PUR Beto Ydrach
17 FW Costa Rica CRC Gino Vivi
18 DF Israel ISR Itzik Efraim
19 MF United States USA Andrew Lizyness
20 MF Costa Rica CRC Mauricio Villalobos Vega
21 FW United States USA Brandon Golding
22 MF Canada CAN Jeremy Di Lallo
23 MF Norway NOR Thomas Ness
24 DF United States USA Jonathan Dean
25 GK United States USA Matt Douglass
26 GK Brazil BRA Bernardo Brandão
28 FW Argentina ARG Franco Loello
29 FW United States USA Jose Aldaco, Jr.
31 DF Mexico MEX Glademir Mendoza

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director Danny White
Head Coach Scott Calabrese
Associate Head Coach Paul Souders
Assistant Coach Jamie Davies
Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach Peter Davis

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 19*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Eastern Florida W 6–0 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
August 24*
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 FIU W 3–1 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
August 30*
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 at No. 4 Wake Forest
Carolina Nike Classic
L 1–2  0–1–0
Spry Stadium (1,578)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 1*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 at No. 6 North Carolina
Carolina Nike Classic
W 2–1  1–1–0
Fetzer Field (814)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m., Twitch
No. 15 Penn State T 2–2 2OT 1–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (706)
Orlando, FL
September 8*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 15 UTRGV W 3–2 OT 2–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (362)
Orlando, FL
September 13*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 16 VCU W 2–0  3–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (731)
Orlando, FL
September 18*
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Florida Gulf Coast W 4–1  4–1–1
FGCU Soccer Complex (653)
Fort Myers, FL
September 22*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 13 South Carolina W 2–0  5–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (436)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic regular season
September 27
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 12 Temple W 2–0  6–1–1
(1–0–0)
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (605)
Orlando, FL
October 1*
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 11 Florida Atlantic W 3–2 OT 7–1–1
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (367)
Orlando, FL
October 6
8:00 p.m., ADN
No. 11 at No. 4 SMU T 3–3 2OT 7–1–2
(1–0–1)
Westcott Field (2,719)
Dallas, TX
October 12
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 9 Tulsa W 3–2 2OT 8–1–2
(2–0–1)
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (514)
Orlando, FL
October 20
7:00 p.m., ADN
No. 11 at UConn
Civil Conflict
W 2–1 OT 9–1–2
(3–0–1)
Dillon Stadium (1,625)
Hartford, CT
October 26
7:00 p.m., ADN
No. 8 at South Florida
War on I-4
W 1–0  10–1–2
(4–0–1)
Corbett Soccer Stadium (1,506)
Tampa, FL
October 29*
6:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 8 Stetson W 3–2 2OT 11–1–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (346)
Orlando, FL
November 1
7:00 p.m., UCFKnights.tv
No. 6 Memphis W 1–0  12–1–2
(5–0–1)
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (826)
Orlando, FL
November 5
7:00 p.m., ADN
No. 6 at Cincinnati W 3–2 OT 13–1–2
(6–0–1)
Gettler Stadium (373)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
November 13
7:00 p.m., FBL
(1) No. 5 (5) Temple
Semifinals
W 5–0  14–1–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (711)
Orlando, FL
November 16
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
(1) No. 5 (2) No. 10 SMU
AAC Championship
L 0–1  14–2–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (1,237)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 24
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) No. 8 No. 12 Missouri State
Second round
W 2–1 OT 15–2–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (857)
Orlando, FL
November 30
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(9) No. 8 at (8) No. 5 SMU
Third round
L 1–2 OT 15–3–2
Westcott Field (979)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Cal Jennings AAC Offensive Player of the Year November 12, 2019 [11]
Yoni Sorokin AAC Midfielder of the Year
Yannik Oettl AAC Goalkeeper of the Year
Gino Vivi AAC Rookie of the Year
Scott Calabrese AAC Coaching Staff of the Year
Yannik Oettl All-AAC First Team
Cal Jennings
Yoni Sorokin
Yanis Leerman
Louis Perez All-AAC Second Team
Glademir Mendoza All-AAC Rookie Team
Gino Vivi
Cal Jennings AAC All-Tournament Team November 16, 2019 [12]
Yannik Oettl
Louis Perez
Gino Vivi
Cal Jennings Soccer America All-America First-Team December 12, 2019 [13]
Cal Jennings United Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team [14]
Cal Jennings College Soccer News All-America First-Team December 16, 2019 [15]
Cal Jennings Top Drawer Soccer All-America First-Team December 23, 2019 [16]
Yoni Sorokin Top Drawer Soccer All-America Second-Team
Yanis Leerman

2020 MLS Super Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Cal Jennings FC Dallas 1 17 FW
Jonathan Dean Orlando City 2 39 DF

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. NV=Not receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[17] 15 None 15 16 13 12 11 9 11 8 6 6 5 8 None Released 10
Top Drawer Soccer[18] 17 17 11 19 17 14 9 3 3 6 4 4 3 8 8 10 10 10
College Soccer News[19] 18 None 17 19 18 12 11 11 12 10 9 9 8 8 None Released 10
Soccer America 13 None 9 12 9 7 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 8 None Released

References

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  1. ^ "Manhattan Adds Two For 2019". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "UCF Adds Five for 2019". UCF Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "University of Central Florida adds defender Glademir Mendoza as late transfer". SoccerWire. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jose Aldaco". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bernardo Brandao". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jeremy DiLallo". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Andrew Lizyness". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "Josiah Ramirez". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Roberto Ydrach". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". ucfknights.com. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Awards". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. The American Athletic Conference. November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Awards: NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team". Soccer America. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "College Soccer News 2019 All-America Teams". collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". Top Drawer Soccer. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  19. ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
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