# Dayton Flyers men's soccer

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The Dayton Flyers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Dayton's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1956. The team plays its home games at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers are coached by Dennis Currier.

## Current squad

    As of 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 |
| — | GK | POR | Dario Caetano |
| — | GK | CAN | Marc Kouadio |
| — | DF | SWE | Elias Hauptmann Harryson |
| — | DF | BIH | Milan Miric |
| — | DF | ISL | Hjalti Sigurdsson |
| — | MF | PUR | Adrián Biaggi |
| — | MF | SWE | Adam Zenzén |
| — | MF | NOR | Martin Bakken |
| — | MF | USA | Cooper Lijewski |

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Independent (1956–1987) ||||||
| 1956 | Pat Smith | 2–3–0 | | | |
| 1957 | Pat Smith | 6–1–0 | | | |
| 1958 | Paul Scheurmann | 6–2–0 | | | |
| 1959 | Paul Scheurmann | 1–8–0 | | | |
| 1960 | John Wiesler | 1–5–2 | | | |
| 1961 | John Wiesler | 4–5–0 | | | |
| 1962 | John Wiesler | 1–7–0 | | | |
| 1963 | John Wiesler | 2–5–1 | | | |
| 1964 | John Schleppi | 4–4–0 | | | |
| 1965 | John Schleppi | 3–5–1 | | | |
| 1966 | Bernie Harawa | 6–1–1 | | | |
| 1967 | John Schleppi | 8–2–1 | | | |
| 1968 | John Schleppi | 9–1–1 | | | |
| 1969 | Pat O'Hanlon | 6–4–1 | | | |
| 1970 | Pat O'Hanlon | 6–4–1 | | | |
| 1971 | Bob McNamee | 8–2–0 | | | |
| 1972 | Bob McNamee | 10–1–1 | | | |
| 1973 | Bob Richardson | 6–2–2 | | | |
| 1974 | Bob Richardson | 7–3–3 | | | |
| 1975 | Bob Richardson | 11–3–0 | | | |
| 1976 | Bob Richardson | 11–3–0 | | | |
| 1977 | Bob Richardson | 6–9–1 | | | |
| 1978 | Bob Richardson | 5–11–2 | | | |
| 1979 | Bob Richardson | 6–12–0 | | | |
| 1980 | Jerry Butcher | 8–7–3 | | | |
| 1981 | Jerry Butcher | 7–11–1 | | | |
| 1982 | Jerry Butcher | 10–6–0 | | | |
| 1983 | Jerry Butcher | 8–6–3 | | | |
| 1984 | Pete Hayes | 4–9–1 | | | |
| 1985 | Pete Hayes | 3–14–1 | | | |
| 1986 | Pete Hayes | 7–10–0 | | | |
| 1987 | Roger Creed | 12–10–0 | | | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1988–1992) ||||||
| 1988 | Roy Craig | 7–15–0 | 2–4–0 | 6th | |
| 1989 | Roy Craig | 8–13–1 | 1–5–0 | T-5th | |
| 1990 | Roy Craig | 11–7–4 | 4–2–1 | 5th | |
| 1991 | Roy Craig | 9–11–1 | 2–4–0 | T-4th | |
| 1992 | Roy Craig | 7–9–2 | 4–2–1 | T-3rd | |
| Great Midwest Conference (1993–1994) ||||||
| 1993 | Roy Craig | 10–9–1 | 2–3–1 | | |
| 1994 | Roy Craig | 8–12–0 | 2–7–0 | | |
| Atlantic 10 Conference (1995–present) ||||||
| 1995 | Roy Craig | 5–12–1 | 2–8–1 | 12th | |
| 1996 | Dwayne Shaffer | 7–10–1 | 6–5–0 | 7th | |
| 1997 | Jim Launder | 12–8–1 | 7–4–0 | T–3rd | A-10 Champions NCAA Play-in |
| 1998 | Jim Launder | 13–8–0 | 9–2–0 | 1st | A-10 Champions NCAA Play-in |
| 1999 | Jim Launder | 9–7–2 | 5–5–1 | 6th | |
| 2000 | Dave Schureck | 14–4–2 | 8–1–1 | T–1st | A-10 Runners-up |
| 2001 | Dave Schureck | 11–7–2 | 8–2–1 | 2nd | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2002 | Dave Schureck | 9–10–1 | 4–7–0 | 8th | |
| 2003 | Dave Schureck | 12–5–2 | 7–3–1 | T–3rd | A-10 First Round |
| 2004 | Dave Schureck | 11–7–1 | 8–3–0 | 2nd | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2005 | Dennis Currier | 11–5–4 | 5–2–2 | 4th | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2006 | Dennis Currier | 6–9–2 | 2–5–2 | 10th | |
| 2007 | Dennis Currier | 10–4–5 | 4–3–2 | 6th | A-10 First Round |
| 2008 | Dennis Currier | 15–4–3 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | A-10 Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2009 | Dennis Currier | 14–5–1 | 8–1–0 | 1st | A-10 Runners-up |
| 2010 | Dennis Currier | 7–8–3 | 3–4–2 | 11th | |
| 2011 | Dennis Currier | 5–13–1 | 4–4–1 | T–7th | |
| 2012 | Dennis Currier | 11–5–2 | 5–3–1 | 6th | A-10 Quarterfinal |
| 2013 | Dennis Currier | 14–2–3 | 4–2–2 | 5th | A-10 Quarterfinal |
| 2014 | Dennis Currier | 7–7–5 | 3–3–2 | 6th | A-10 Quarterfinal |
| 2015 | Dennis Currier | 13–5–5 | 5–1–2 | 2nd | A-10 Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2016 | Dennis Currier | 7–9–3 | 3–3–2 | 8th | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2017 | Dennis Currier | 9–8–2 | 6–2–0 | 4th | A-10 Quarterinal |
| 2018 | Dennis Currier | 9–6–4 | 4–3–1 | 7th | A-10 Semiinal |
| 2019 | Dennis Currier | 13–8–0 | 6–2–0 | 3rd | A-10 Final |
| 2020 | Dennis Currier | 4–4–1 | 4–1–1 | 1st | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2021 | Dennis Currier | 6–9–3 | 3–4–1 | 8th | A-10 Quarterfinal |
| 2022 | Dennis Currier | 10–2–5 | 3–2–3 | 6th | A-10 Semifinal |
| 2023 | Dennis Currier | 8–7–6 | 3–1–4 | 6th | A-10 Champions NCAA First Round |
| Total: | Total: | 520-441-94 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

### NCAA tournament results

Dayton has appeared in six NCAA tournaments.
| Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
| 1997 | 12–8–1 | N/A | N/A | Play-in round | Rider | L 1–3 |
| 1998 | 13–8–0 | N/A | N/A | Play-in round | Lafayette | L 0–1 |
| 2008 | 15–4–2 | N/A | 2 | First round | UIC | T 0–0 (L 2–3 pen.) |
| 2015 | 13–5–5 | N/A | 1 | First round Second round | Oakland #9 Ohio State | T 2–2 (W 4–3 pen.) T 1–1 (L 3–4 pen.) |
| 2023 | 8–7–6 | N/A | 2 | First round | Louisville | L 3-4 |
| 2024 | 14-2-3 | 5 | 2 | Second round Third round | Michigan #12 SMU | W 2–0 L 3-1 |

## Notable alumni

* Antti Arst
* Jonas Fjeldberg
* Denny Clanton
* Marlon Duran
* Omar Jarun
* Aubrey Kebonnetse
* Isaac Kissi
* Dasan Robinson
* Chris Rolfe
* Amass Amankona
* Lalas Abubakar
* Xavier Zengue
* Jaden Jones-Riley
* Ousseynou Cisse
* Kenji Mboma-Dem