# Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer

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The Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer team represented the University of Cincinnati in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Cincinnati previously competed in various conferences including the American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Conference USA, the Great Midwest Conference and the Big Central Soccer Conference. The Bearcats played their home fixtures at Gettler Stadium on the University of Cincinnati campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati was most recently coached by Hylton Dayes, a former player who had coached the Bearcats since 2001.
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics discontinued its men's soccer program effective immediately, Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced on April 14, 2020.
The men's soccer program dated to 1973 with an all-time record of 385–408–84. The Bearcats were 5–11–1 in 2019 and longtime head coach Hylton Dayes stepped down following the season.

## Seasons

The following is a list of Cincinnati's records since forming in 1982.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Cincinnati (Independent) (1973–1987) ||||||
| 1973 | Dick Kleinschmidt | 7–5–2 | | | |
| 1974 | Dick Kleinschmidt | 9–10–1 | | | |
| 1975 | Jim McDowell | 7–8–2 | | | |
| 1976 | Jim McDowell | 8–7–0 | | | |
| 1976 | Jim McDowell | 8–7–0 | | | |
| 1977 | Jim McDowell | 11–4–0 | | | |
| 1978 | Jim McDowell | 9–7–1 | | | |
| 1979 | Jim McDowell | 8–10–0 | | | |
| 1980 | Jim McDowell | 7–10–1 | | | |
| 1981 | Jim McDowell | 6–9–3 | | | |
| 1982 | Jim McDowell | 9–5–2 | | | |
| 1983 | Jim McDowell | 7–10–1 | | | |
| 1984 | Bob Muro | 10–7–1 | | | |
| 1985 | Bob Muro | 12–6–0 | | | |
| 1986 | Bob Muro | 11–8–0 | | | |
| 1987 | Bob Muro | 9–9–1 | | | |
| Independent Total: | Independent Total: | 0–0–0 | | | |
| Cincinnati (Big Central Soccer Conference) (1988–1990) ||||||
| 1988 | Bob Muro | 12–7–2 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |
| 1989 | Bob Muro | 14–4–1 | 5–1–0 | 1st | |
| 1990 | Bob Muro | 9–10–2 | 3–3–0 | 5th | |
| Big Central Total: | Big Central Total: | 35–21–5 | 11–6–1 | | |
| Cincinnati (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1994) ||||||
| 1991 | Bob Muro | 9–12–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |
| 1992 | Bob Muro | 10–11–0 | 2–3–0 | 4th | |
| 1993 | Bob Muro | 9–9–3 | 1–2–2 | 5th | |
| 1994 | Bob Muro | 3–14–1 | 1–5–0 | 6th | |
| Great Midwest Total: | Great Midwest Total: | 31–46–5 | 6–12–3 | | |
| Cincinnati (Conference USA) (1995–2004) ||||||
| 1995 | Bob Muro | 6–14–1 | 4–4–0 | | |
| 1996 | Jeff Cook | 7–12–3 | 0–6–2 | | |
| 1997 | Jeff Cook | 7–8–3 | 2–4–2 | | |
| 1998 | Jeff Cook | 11–5–3 | 4–3–1 | | NCAA First Round |
| 1999 | Jeff Cook | 11–8–1 | 3–5–0 | | |
| 2000 | Jeff Cook | 7–9–3 | 3–2–3 | | |
| 2001 | Hylton Dayes | 7–8–4 | 5–4–1 | | |
| 2002 | Hylton Dayes | 10–8–3 | 5–4–1 | | |
| 2003 | Hylton Dayes | 10–4–6 | 6–2–1 | | NCAA First Round |
| 2004 | Hylton Dayes | 7–10–2 | 5–3–1 | | |
| Conference USA Total: | Conference USA Total: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | | |
| Cincinnati (Big East Conference) (2005–2012) ||||||
| 2005 | Hylton Dayes | 10–7–2 | 6–3–2 | | |
| 2006 | Hylton Dayes | 11–6–2 | 7–3–1 | | NCAA First Round |
| 2007 | Hylton Dayes | 9–10–2 | 5–5–1 | | |
| 2008 | Hylton Dayes | 7–10–2 | 4–6–1 | | |
| 2009 | Hylton Dayes | 8–10–0 | 3–7–0 | | |
| 2010 | Hylton Dayes | 7–5–7 | 5–1–3 | | |
| 2011 | Hylton Dayes | 6–11–1 | 2–7–0 | | |
| 2012 | Hylton Dayes | 6–9–4 | 3–4–2 | | |
| Big East Conference Total: | Big East Conference Total: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | | |
| Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2019) ||||||
| 2013 | Hylton Dayes | 6–12–1 | 1–7–0 | | |
| 2014 | Hylton Dayes | 5–10–3 | 2–5–1 | | |
| 2015 | Hylton Dayes | 7–9–3 | 1–4–3 | | |
| 2016 | Hylton Dayes | 9–7–1 | 3–4–0 | 4th | |
| 2017 | Hylton Dayes | 7–9–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th | |
| 2018 | Hylton Dayes | 3–14–1 | 1–6–0 | 8th | |
| 2019 | Hylton Dayes | 5–11–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |
| American Athletic Conference Total: | American Athletic Conference Total: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 0–0–0 | | | |
| 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

Cincinnati appeared in three NCAA tournaments. They held a combined record of 0–2–1.
| Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
| 1998 | 11–5–3 | N/A | Bloomington | First round | Butler | L 0–1 (OT) |
| 2003 | 10–4–6 | N/A | 1 | First round | Kentucky | T 0–0 $^{LPK}$ (OT) |
| 2006 | 11–6–2 | N/A | 3 | First round | Northwestern | L 0–3 |