# Central Arkansas Bears soccer

The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer. Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference. The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Frank Kohlenstein.

## Roster

    As of 30 Sep 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 01 | GK | USA | Javier Ramirez |
| 1 | GK | USA | Connor Wachtel |
| 2 | DF | USA | Alex Kiss |
| 3 | FW | BRB | Devonte Richards |
| 4 | DF | USA | Elijah Bishop |
| 5 | MF | USA | Lucas Shearer |
| 6 | DF | USA | Josh Baros |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Franco DiGiovanni |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Sohma Ichikawa |
| 9 | FW | USA | Michael Oliveri |
| 10 | MF | USA | Aby Gomez |
| 11 | MF | BRB | Tajio James |
| 12 | MF | USA | Andres Robles |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | USA | Jonathan Abusada |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Charles Brunet |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Matheo Francou |
| 16 | DF | USA | Kevin Ventura |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Joan Sureda |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Kaisei Matsudo |
| 19 | MF | USA | Cristian Marcucci |
| 20 | MF | GER | Pharis Petrica |
| 21 | GK | CAN | Matthew Dovale |
| 22 | MF | USA | Baruc Delgado |
| 23 | FW | USA | Christian Chavez |
| 24 | DF | USA | Jaxon Hinds |
| 25 | DF | POR | Edgar Correia |

## Record by year

Reference
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Central Arkansas (Gulf South Conference (Div. II)) (1996–2005) ||||||
| 1996 | Ryan Strong | 6-11-1 | 0-3-1 | 6th | |
| 1997 | Ryan Strong | 11-8-0 | 3-2-0 | 3rd | |
| 1998 | Ryan Strong | 9-7-1 | 2-3-0 | 3rd (tie) | |
| 1999 | Joel Harrison | 12-3-2 | 2-2-1 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Joel Harrison | 7-9-1 | 3-3-1 | 5th (tie) | |
| 2001 | Joel Harrison | 13-6-0 | 5-2-0 | 3rd (tie) | |
| 2002 | Joel Harrison | 17-2-2 | 7-0-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 3rd |
| 2003 | Chad Flanders | 11-5-2 | 4-2-1 | 2nd (tie) | |
| 2004 | Chad Flanders | 11-6-2 | 5-1-1 | 2nd (tie) | NCAA Div.II Elite 8 |
| 2005 | Chad Flanders | 14-4-2 | 7-1-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 1st round |
| Central Arkansas (Division I Independent) (2006–2009) ||||||
| 2006 | Chad Flanders | 6-8-2 | | | |
| 2007 | Chad Flanders | 6-10-0 | | | |
| 2008 | Chad Flanders | 3-14-1 | | | |
| 2009 | Chad Flanders | 7-7-1 | | | |
| Central Arkansas (Missouri Valley Conference) (2010–2018) ||||||
| 2010 | Chad Flanders | 3-13-0 | 0-7-0 | 8th of 8 | |
| 2011 | Chad Flanders | 2-12-4 | 1-4-1 | 5th of 7 | |
| 2012 | Ross Duncan | 8-9-1 | 1-4-1 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2013 | Ross Duncan | 4-11-2 | 0-4-2 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2014 | Ross Duncan | 3-13-1 | 0-5-1 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2015 | Ross Duncan | 2-15-1 | 1-5-0 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2016 | Ross Duncan | 7–7–3 | 4–3–1 | 4th of 7 | |
| 2017 | Ross Duncan | 9–10–1 | 5–3–-0 | 2nd of 7 | NCAA Tournament |
| 2018 | Ross Duncan | 8–6–4 | 4–1–1 | 1st of 7 | NCAA Tournament |
| Central Arkansas (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–2020) ||||||
| 2019 | Ross Duncan | 10–7–1 | 4–1–0 | 1st of 6 | |
| 2020 | Ross Duncan | 6-9-2 | 3-3-0 | 3rd of 4 | |
| Central Arkansas (ASUN Conference) (2021–present) ||||||
| 2021 | Frank Kohlenstein | 11–6–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | |
| Total: | Total: | 195-212-37 | 61-59-12 | | |
| 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 ||||||