# NAIA men's soccer championship

The NAIA Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's college soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1959.
The most successful program is Quincy (IL), with 11 NAIA national titles.
The current champions are Dalton State, who won their first men's national title in 2024.

## Results

NAIA Men's Soccer Championship :
| Ed. | Year | Championship match | Championship match | Championship match | Host city |
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Host city |
| 1 | 1959 | Pratt Institute (1) | 4−3 (a.e.t.) | Elizabethtown | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania |
| 2 | 1960 | Elizabethtown (1) Newark Engineering (1) | 2−2 (a.e.t.) | – | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | 1961 | Howard (1) | 3−2 | Newark Engineering | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
| 4 | 1962 | East Stroudsburg State (1) | 4−0 | Pratt Institute | Richmond, Indiana |
| 5 | 1963 | Earlham (1) Castleton State (1) | – | – | Frostburg, Maryland |
| 6 | 1964 | Trenton State (1) | 3−0 | Lincoln (PA) | Upper Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7 | 1965 | Trenton State (2) | 6−2 | Earlham | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 8 | 1966 | Quincy (1) | 6−1 | Trenton State | Belmont, North Carolina |
| 9 | 1967 | Quincy (2) | 3−1 | Rockhurst | Quincy, Illinois |
| 10 | 1968 | Davis & Elkins (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Quincy | Quincy, Illinois |
| 11 | 1969 | Eastern Illinois (1) | 1−0 (a.e.t.) | Davis & Elkins | Richmond, Indiana |
| 12 | 1970 | Davis & Elkins (2) | 2−0 | Quincy | Dunn, North Carolina |
| 13 | 1971 | Quincy (3) | 1−0 | Davis & Elkins | Dunn, North Carolina |
| 14 | 1972 | Westmont (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | – | Dunn, North Carolina |
| 15 | 1973 | Quincy (4) | 3−0 | Rockhurst | Florissant, Missouri |
| 16 | 1974 | Quincy (5) | 6−0 | Davis & Elkins | Florissant, Missouri |
| 17 | 1975 | Quincy (6) | 1−0 | Simon Fraser | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 18 | 1976 | Simon Fraser (1) | 1−0 | Rockhurst | Pasadena, California |
| 19 | 1977 | Quincy (7) | 3−0 | Keene State | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 20 | 1978 | Quincy (8) | 2−0 | Alabama−Huntsville | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 21 | 1979 | Quincy (9) | 1−0 | Rockhurst | Springfield, Illinois |
| 22 | 1980 | Quincy (10) | 1−0 (a.e.t.) | Simon Fraser | Springfield, Illinois |
| 23 | 1981 | Quincy (11) | 4−1 | Alderson−Broaddus | Springfield, Illinois |
| 24 | 1982 | Simon Fraser (2) | 4−0 | Midwestern State | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 25 | 1983 | Simon Fraser (3) | 1−0 | Midwestern State | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 26 | 1984 | West Virginia Wesleyan (1) | 3−2 (a.e.t.) | Fresno Pacific | Fresno, California |
| 27 | 1985 | West Virginia Wesleyan (2) | 4−3 (a.e.t.) | Fresno Pacific | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 28 | 1986 | Sangamon State (1) | 1−0 | Simon Fraser | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 29 | 1987 | Lynn (1) | 1−0 (a.e.t.) | Simon Fraser | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| 30 | 1988 | Sangamon State (1) | 3−1 | Alderson−Broaddus | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 31 | 1989 | West Virginia Wesleyan (3) | 1−0 | Lynn | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| 32 | 1990 | West Virginia Wesleyan (4) | 3−1 | Lynn | Boca Raton, Florida |
| 33 | 1991 | Lynn (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Midwestern State | Boca Raton, Florida |
| 34 | 1992 | Belhaven (1) | 2−1 | Lynn | San Antonio, Texas |
| 35 | 1993 | Sangamon State (3) | 4−3 (a.e.t.) | Lynn | San Antonio, Texas |
| 36 | 1994 | West Virginia Wesleyan (5) | 4−2 | Mobile | Mobile, Alabama |
| 37 | 1995 | Lindsey Wilson (1) | 2−1 | Midwestern State | Mobile, Alabama |
| 38 | 1996 | Lindsey Wilson (2) | 5−0 | Birmingham−Southern | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 39 | 1997 | Seattle (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Rockhurst | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 40 | 1998 | Lindsey Wilson (3) | 2−1 | Illinois−Springfield | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 41 | 1999 | Lindsey Wilson (4) | 2−1 | Mobile | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 42 | 2000 | Lindsey Wilson (5) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Auburn−Montgomery | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 43 | 2001 | Lindsey Wilson (6) | 4−0 | Auburn−Montgomery | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 44 | 2002 | Mobile (1) | 2−1 | Park | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 45 | 2003 | Rio Grande (1) | 1−0 | Fresno Pacific | Olathe, Kansas |
| 46 | 2004 | Lindenwoood (1) | 1−0 | Auburn−Montgomery | Olathe, Kansas |
| 47 | 2005 | Lindsey Wilson (1) | 4−1 | Azusa Pacific | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 48 | 2006 | Graceland (1) | 0−0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Azusa Pacific | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 49 | 2007 | Azusa Pacific (1) | 2−0 | Concordia (CA) | Olathe, Kansas |
| 50 | 2008 | Bethel (TN) (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Rio Grande | Fresno, California |
| 51 | 2009 | Lindsey Wilson (2) | 1−0 | The Master's (CA) | Fresno, California |
| 52 | 2010 | Hastings (1) | 5−3 | Notre Dame (OH) | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 53 | 2011 | Lindsey Wilson (3) | 3−2 | Hastings | Orange Beach, Alabama |
| 54 | 2012 | Belhaven (1) | 2−0 | Mobile | Montgomery, Alabama |
| 55 | 2013 | Martin Methodist (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Auburn−Montgomery | Montgomery, Alabama |
| 56 | 2014 | Davenport (1) | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Texas−Brownsville | Delray Beach, Florida |
| 57 | 2015 | Rio Grande (2) | 1−0 (a.e.t.) | MidAmerica Nazarene | Delray Beach, Florida |
| 58 | 2016 | Hastings (2) | 1−0 | Rio Grande | Delray Beach, Florida |
| 59 | 2017 | Wayland Baptist (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Missouri Valley | Delray Beach, Florida |
| 60 | 2018 | Central Methodist (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Missouri Valley | Irvine, California |
| 61 | 2019 | Central Methodist (2) | 3–1 | Hastings | Irvine, California |
| 62 | 2020 | Missouri Valley (1) | 2–0 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Evans, Georgia |
| 63 | 2021 | Keiser (1) | 2–0 | Mobile | Decatur, Alabama |
| 64 | 2022 | Bethel (IN) (1) | 3–1 | Mobile | Decatur, Alabama |
| 65 | 2023 | MidAmerica Nazarene (1) | 2–1 | Milligan | Wichita, Kansas |
| 66 | 2024 | Dalton State (1) | 0−0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | William Penn | Wichita, Kansas |

### Notes

* 1 2 Title shared.
* ↑ 1963 championship game canceled due to snow; teams declared co-champions.
* ↑ Davis & Elkins vacated second place in 1972 due to having fielded an ineligible player.
* ↑ Park vacated second place in 2002 due to having fielded an ineligible player.

## Champions
### Active programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Lindsey Wilson | 9 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011 |
| Hastings | 2 | 2010, 2016 |
| Rio Grande (OH) | 2 | 2003, 2015 |
| Central Methodist | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Dalton State | 1 | 2024 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethel (IN) | 1 | 2022 |
| Keiser | 1 | 2021 |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | 2020 |
| Wayland Baptist | 1 | 2017 |
| Tennessee Southern | 1 | 2013 |
| Bethel (TN) | 1 | 2008 |
| Graceland | 1 | 2006 |
| Mobile | 1 | 2002 |

### Former programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Quincy | 11 | 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| Simon Fraser | 5 | 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1994 |
| Illinois–Springfield | 3 | 1986, 1988, 1993 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | 1976, 1982, 1983 |
| Belhaven | 2 | 1992, 2012 |
| Lynn | 2 | 1987, 1991 |
| Davis & Elkins | 2 | 1968, 1970 |
| TCNJ | 2 | 1964, 1965 |
| Davenport | 1 | 2014 |
| Azusa Pacific | 1 | 2007 |
| Lindenwood | 1 | 2004 |
| Seattle | 1 | 1997 |
| Westmont | 1 | 1972 |
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1969 |
| Earlham | 1 | 1963* |
| Castleton | 1 | 1963* |
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | 1962 |
| Howard | 1 | 1961 |
| NJIT | 1 | 1960* |
| Elizabethtown | 1 | 1960* |
| Pratt | 1 | 1959 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 No longer NAIA members

## Players

The following players have gone on to play at a professional level after playing in the NAIA competition.
| Athlete | NAIA School | MLS/NASL/MISL/USL Team |
| Casey Barton | Tabor (Kan.) | Kansas City Comets |
| Joe Barton | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| Sam Bick | Quincy (IL) | Minnesota Kicks |
| Milton Blanco | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | C.D. Chivas |
| Brady Bryant | Mobile (Ala.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Pablo Campos | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Real Salt Lake |
| Mesac Celeste | Lee (Tenn.) | Cincinnati Kings |
| Tony Chursky | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Seattle Sounders |
| Frank Ciaccia | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Toronto Blizzard |
| Daniel Clitnovici | University of Mary (N.D.) | Universitatea Craiova (Romania) |
| Andrew Corazza | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Patrick Daka | Western Baptist (Ore.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Eric Delabar | Quincy (IL) | St. Louis Steamers |
| Dino Delevski | Oklahoma City | Kansas City Comets |
| Tafaria Fray | St. Gregory's (Okla.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Brian Gant | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Portland Timbers |
| Bruce Gant | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Minnesota Kicks |
| Joey Gjertsen | Evergreen State (Wash.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| James Gledhill | Mobile (Ala.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Diego Gutierrez | Rockhurst (Mo.) | Kansas City Wizards |
| Danny Harvey | Bryan (Tenn.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Nate Houser | Baker (Kan.) | Baltimore Blast |
| Juan Pablo Irrera | Columbia (Mo.) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| Declan Jogi | King (Tenn.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Emilio John | Quincy (IL) | St. Louis Steamers |
| Daniel Karamoy | Sterling College (Kan.) | Persebaya Surabaya (Indonesia) |
| Paul Kato | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Kalamazoo Kangaroos |
| Lindsay Kennedy | Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) | St. Louis Steamers |
| Steve Kindel | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Erik Lefebvre | Houghton College (N.Y.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Chris Lemons | Oklahoma Christian | Charlotte Eagles |
| Steven Lenhart | Azusa Pacific (Ca.) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Tyrone Marshall | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | LA Galaxy |
| Kevin McCloskey | Rio Grande (Ohio) | Cincinnati Kings |
| John McGrane | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Los Angeles Aztecs |
| Mike McLenaghen | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Portland Timbers |
| Ben Meek | Westmont (Calif.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Johnny Menyongar | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Minnesota Thunder |
| Bruce Miller | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Stephen Murray | Lambuth (Tenn.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Adauto Neto | Mobile (Ala.) | Cleveland Force |
| Shawn Peterson | Fresno Pacific (Ca.) | Charlotte Eagles/Birmingham Grasshoppers |
| Buzz Parsons | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Jim Pollihan | Quincy (IL) | Rochester Lancers |
| Orlando Ramírez | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Randy Ragan | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Toronto Blizzard |
| Paul Rayment | Alderson Broaddus | Toronto Blizzard |
| Addae Rique | Missouri Baptist | St. Louis Steamers |
| Greg Robertson | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers |
| Lee Rogers | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Milwaukee Wave |
| Craig Scheer | Illinois-Springfield | Kansas City Comets |
| Carl Schwarzen | Quincy (IL) | St. Louis Stars |
| Kevin Sloan | Catawba (N.C.) | Philadelphia Kixx |
| Derek Smith | Union (Ky.) | Cincinnati Kings |
| Josiah Snelgrove | Houghton College (N.Y.) | Rochester Lancers |
| Mike Sweeney | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Edmonton Drillers |
| Jacob Ward | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | San Diego Sockers |
| Gannon Webb | William Carey (Miss.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |