# Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer

The Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer team represent Cleveland State University in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I soccer. The team plays its home matches at Krenzler Field and is currently coached by Kirk Harwat. The first season of soccer at Cleveland State was 1954 when the university was known as Fenn College.

## Record by year

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Fenn College (Independent) (1954–1964) ||||||
| 1954 | Jack Marshall | 2–2–2 | | | |
| 1955 | Jack Marshall | 4–0–1 | | | |
| 1956 | Jack Marshall | 5–3–0 | | | |
| 1957 | Jack Marshall | 5–2–1 | | | |
| 1958 | Jack Marshall | 7–1–1 | | | |
| 1959 | Jack Marshall | 9–1–0 | | | |
| 1960 | Jack Marshall | 6–4–0 | | | |
| 1961 | Jack Marshall | 2–7–0 | | | |
| 1962 | Jack Marshall | 4–3–2 | | | |
| 1963 | Jack Marshall | 4–5–1 | | | |
| 1964 | Jack Marshall | 4–6–0 | | | |
| Cleveland State (Independent) (1965–1982) ||||||
| 1965 | Jack Marshall | 6–4–0 | | | |
| 1966 | Jack Marshall | 4–5–2 | | | |
| 1967 | William Clarke | 5–4–2 | | | |
| 1968 | William Clarke | 13–2–1 | | | |
| 1969 | William Clarke | 10–2–2 | | | NCAA, Third Round |
| 1970 | William Clarke | 8–4–1 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1971 | William Clarke | 7–5–1 | | | |
| 1972 | Klaas de Boer | 8–4–0 | | | |
| 1973 | Klaas de Boer | 6–4–2 | | | |
| 1974 | Klaas de Boer | 9–5–0 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1975 | Klaas de Boer | 10–5–0 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1976 | Klaas de Boer | 8–5–1 | | | |
| 1977 | Klaas de Boer | 14–2–0 | | | NCAA, Third Round |
| 1978 | Steve Parker | 10–5–1 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1979 | Steve Parker | 14–3–2 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1980 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 8–5–4 | | | NCAA, Second Round |
| 1981 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 14–5–2 | | | |
| 1982 | Brian Doyle | 10–4–3 | | | |
| Cleveland State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1983–1993) ||||||
| 1983 | Brian Doyle | 10–7–3 | 4–1–0 | 3rd | |
| 1984 | Brian Doyle | 11–6–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |
| 1985 | Brian Doyle | 9–9–1 | 2–2–0 | T–2nd | |
| 1986 | Brian Doyle | 12–6–1 | 4–0–0 | 1st | |
| 1987 | Tom Turner | 9–10–1 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | |
| 1988 | Tom Turner | 11–7–3 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |
| 1989 | Tom Turner | 14–5–2 | 4–2–0 | 3rd | |
| 1990 | Tom Turner | 12–6–2 | 5–2–0 | 3rd | |
| 1991 | Tom Turner | 6–12–0 | 3–4–0 | 5th | |
| 1992 | Tom Turner | 3–13–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |
| 1993 | Brian Doyle | 9–7–3 | 5–1–2 | 2nd | |
| Cleveland State (Horizon League) (1994–present) ||||||
| 1994 | Brian Doyle | 3–13–0 | 1–8–0 | 6th (East) | |
| 1995 | Brian Doyle | 3–12–2 | 2–6–0 | T–7th | |
| 1996 | Brian Doyle | 8–8–3 | 3–4–1 | T–4th | |
| 1997 | Brian Doyle | 8–11–2 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |
| 1998 | Brian Doyle | 4–15–0 | 1–6–0 | 8th | |
| 1999 | Brian Doyle | 2–14–2 | 1–6–0 | T–7th | |
| 2000 | Pete Curtis | 3–13–1 | 1–6–0 | 8th | |
| 2001 | Pete Curtis | 3–15–0 | 0–7–0 | 8th | |
| 2002 | Pete Curtis | 10–11–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | |
| 2003 | Pete Curtis | 6–13–1 | 2–5–0 | T–6th | |
| 2004 | Pete Curtis | 5–12–2 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |
| 2005 | Pete Curtis | 0–17–1 | 0–7–0 | 8th | |
| 2006 | Ali Kazemaini | 6–10–2 | 3–4–0 | 5th | |
| 2007 | Ali Kazemaini | 3–13–3 | 0–7–1 | 9th | |
| 2008 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–8–3 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |
| 2009 | Ali Kazemaini | 7–8–5 | 4–2–2 | T–3rd | |
| 2010 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–10–1 | 4–3–1 | T–3rd | |
| 2011 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–9–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | |
| 2012 | Ali Kazemaini | 11–6–3 | 4–1–2 | 2nd | NCAA, First Round |
| 2013 | Ali Kazemaini | 8–12–0 | 3–4–0 | T–4th | |
| 2014 | Ali Kazemaini | 6–12–1 | 4–4–0 | 4th | |
| 2015 | Ali Kazemaini | 9–8–2 | 4–3–2 | 5th | |
| 2016 | Ali Kazemaini | 7–8–2 | 4–3–2 | T–4th | |
| 2017 | Kirk Harwat | 7–10–2 | 4–3–2 | T–5th | |
| 2018 | Kirk Harwat | 4–8–3 | 1–4–3 | T–8th | |
| 2019 | Sinisa Ubiparipovic | 7–7–1 | 3–5–0 | T–7th | |
| Total: | Total: | 477–479–95 | 102–134–27 | | |
| 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 ||||||
| School | Season | Record | (Conf. Record) | Postseason |
| Total | 66 years | 477–479–95 | (102–134–27) | 9 Postseason bids |
* Totals updated through the end of the 2019–2020 school year.

## NCAA Championship history

| Season | Eliminated Round | Teams Defeated | Lost to |
| 1969 | Third round | Michigan State | St. Louis |
| 1970 | Second round | – | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1974 | Second round | – | St. Louis |
| 1975 | Second round | – | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1977 | Third round | St. Louis | SIU Edwardsville |
| 1978 | Second round | – | Indiana |
| 1979 | Second round | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Indiana |
| 1980 | Second round | Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Indiana |
| 2012 | First round | – | Michigan State |

## Head Coaching history

| # | Name | Years | Record |
| 1 | Jack Marshall | 1954—1966 | 41–18–7 |
| 2 | William Clarke | 1967—1971 | 43–17–7 |
| 3 | Klaas de Boer | 1972—1977 | 55–25–3 |
| 4 | Steve Parker | 1978—1979 | 24–8–3 |
| 5 | Nasser Sarfaraz | 1980—1981 | 22–10–6 |
| 6 | Brian Doyle | 1982—1986 | 52–32–10 |
| 7 | Tom Turner | 1987—1993 | 64–61–13 |
| 8 | Brian Doyle | 1994—1999 | 28–44–9 |
| 9 | Pete Curtis | 2000—2005 | 27–81–5 |
| 10 | Ali Kazemaini | 2006—2016 | 84–105–23 |
| 11 | Kirk Harwat | 2017—2018 | 11–18–5 |
| 12 | Sinisa Ubiparipovic | 2019— | 7–7–1 |