# Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represents Coastal Carolina University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team competes in the Sun Belt Conference, following previous tenures in Conference USA and Big South Conference, both of which had been prior conference homes for that ream. During their Big South tenure, the Chanticleers were one of that league's more successful teams, both within the conference and in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the Chanticleers became the first Big South team to reach the final sixteen in the tournament.
Despite not having been a Big South member since the 2015 season, the Chanticleers still have the most regular season and tournament championships of any Big South team. The program has won 11 regular season and 12 tournament championships.
The Chanticleers won 4 out of 5 tournament championships during their tenure in Sun Belt men's soccer, with all 4 wins coming against Georgia State.
After the Sun Belt men's soccer league disbanded at the end of the 2020–21 school year, Coastal joined Conference USA (C-USA) for that sport. C-USA was already the men's soccer home of another in-state school, South Carolina, although the latter school's natural in-conference rival is Kentucky, given that Kentucky and South Carolina are full members of the Southeastern Conference. However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the Sun Belt, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023. The SBC later announced it would reinstate soccer in 2022, following the arrival of three new full members with men's soccer teams (James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion).

## Players
### Current roster

    As of August 9, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Tristan Himes |
| 1 | GK | USA | Nathan Schnur |
| 2 | FW | USA | Mathi Ott |
| 3 | DF | LUX | Louis Bock |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Welnilton Da Silva Jr |
| 5 | MF | USA | Leon Olacio |
| 6 | MF | USA | Jason Kemble |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Loed Klaasen |
| 8 | MF | NED | Doug Hainer |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Deryn Armstrong |
| 10 | MF | USA | Doug Hainer |
| 11 | FW | GER | Noe Santos |
| 12 | DF | USA | Lincoln Ulrich |
| 13 | MF | ISR | Daneil Reiter |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | GER | Simon Wittman |
| 15 | DF | USA | Pierson |
| 16 | FW | ISL | Gudjon Stefansson |
| 17 | MF | USA | Antonio Pagano |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Kaito Ueki |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Evan Howard |
| 20 | FW | VIR | Jimson St. Louis |
| 21 | MF | USA | Christian Cook |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Robert Valdimarsson |
| 24 | DF | USA | Kendell Thomas |
| 27 | FW | ISL | Anton Bjarkason |
| 28 | FW | USA | Francesco Pagano |
| 29 | GK | HON | Carlos Giron |
| 30 | GK | CAN | Harrison Gough |

### Notable alumni

* Joseph Ngwenya
* Kheli Dube
* Mubarike Chisoni
* Jordan Hughes
* Tyler Hughes
* Boyzzz Khumalo
* Stu Riddle
* Pedro Ribeiro
* Tommy Rutter
* DZ Harmon
* Oliver Gerbig

## Team management
### Coaching Staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Shaun Docking |
| Assoc. Coach | Kyle Russell |
| Asst. Coach | Kyle Timm |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Lance Elicker |
| Director of Operations | Zavier Vera |

### Head coaching history

| Dates | Name | Notes |
| 1978–1981 | Dr. John Farrelly | |
| 1984–1997 | Paul Banta | First NCAA Tournament berth |
| 1997 | Dermot McGrane | |
| 1998–present | Shaun Docking | |

### List of seasons

| Season | Coach | Record | Record | Notes |
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes |
| Independent |||||
| 1978 | Dr. John Farrelly | 4–11–0 | — | |
| 1979 | Dr. John Farrelly | 10–4–1 | — | |
| 1980 | Dr. John Farrelly | 12–4–2 | — | |
| 1981 | Dr. John Farrelly | 4–12–1 | — | |
| 1982 | No records | — | — | |
| 1983 | No records | — | — | |
| Big South Conference |||||
| 1984 | Paul Banta | 15–8–0 | 4–3–0 | |
| 1985 | Paul Banta | 14–8–1 | 5–1–0 | |
| 1986 | Paul Banta | 18–2–0 | 9–1–0 | Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
| 1987 | Paul Banta | 14–6–1 | 5–1–0 | Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
| 1988 | Paul Banta | 4–14–4 | 2–4–0 | |
| 1989 | Paul Banta | 17–4–0 | 6–0–0 | Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
| 1990 | Paul Banta | 16–3–2 | 4–2–0 | Big South Tournament Champions |
| 1991 | Paul Banta | 7–8–3 | 1–4–1 | |
| 1992 | Paul Banta | 16–2–1 | 0–0–0 | NCAA Second Round |
| 1993 | Paul Banta | 6–12–0 | 4–4–1 | |
| 1994 | Paul Banta | 10–10–0 | 5–3–0 | |
| 1995 | Paul Banta | 16–4–0 | 5–2–0 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
| 1996 | Paul Banta | 7–9–2 | 3–4–0 | |
| 1997 | Paul Banta and Dermot McGrane | 6–10–1 | 1–5–1 | |
| 1998 | Shaun Docking | 7–9–2 | 3–3–0 | |
| 1999 | Shaun Docking | 12–4–1 | 6–1–0 | Big South Regular Season Champions |
| 2000 | Shaun Docking | 11–5–1 | 5–2–0 | Big South Regular Season Champions |
| 2001 | Shaun Docking | 11–8–2 | 3–2–2 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2002 | Shaun Docking | 19–3–2 | 6–1–0 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2003 | Shaun Docking | 20–2–0 | 6–1–0 | Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2004 | Shaun Docking | 14–8–1 | 4–3–0 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2005 | Shaun Docking | 11–9–1 | 5–2–0 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2006 | Shaun Docking | 11–7–2 | 5–2–0 | |
| 2007 | Shaun Docking | 10–8–1 | 6–0–0 | Big South Regular Season Champions |
| 2008 | Shaun Docking | 10–10–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| 2009 | Shaun Docking | 9–2–7 | 5–0–3 | Big South Regular Season Champions |
| 2010 | Shaun Docking | 12–8–2 | 5–2–1 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2011 | Shaun Docking | 18–4–0 | 9–0–0 | Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2012 | Shaun Docking | 20–2–2 | 10–0–0 | Big South Regular Season Champions NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2013 | Shaun Docking | 19–5–0 | 9–1–0 | Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2014 | Shaun Docking | 16–6–1 | 7–1–1 | Big South Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2015 | Shaun Docking | 13–3–4 | 6–1–2 | NCAA Second Round |
| Sun Belt Conference |||||
| 2016 | Shaun Docking | 9–6–3 | 3–1–1 | Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2017 | Shaun Docking | 14–7–1 | 4–1–0 | Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2018 | Shaun Docking | 10–6–0 | 2–2–0 | |
| 2019 | Shaun Docking | 10–7–3 | 3–2–0 | Sun Belt Tournament Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2020 | Shaun Docking | 6–1–1 | 5–1–0 | Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions NCAA |

## Stadium

Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field is home to CCU's men's and women's soccer programs. In 2003 the facility was the home of the first-ever NCAA Championship event hosted by Coastal Carolina University, as CCU's men's soccer team defeated Davidson, 3–0, in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.

## Records and statistics
### NCAA tournament results

| Year | Opponent | Result |
| 1992 | South Carolina | W, 2–0 (2 OT) |
| 1992 | Davidson | T, 0–0 (lost 5–6 in PK's) |
| 1995 | South Carolina | L, 3–1 |
| 2001 | Seton Hall | L, 2–1 |
| 2002 | South Carolina | W, 2–1 (2 OT) |
| 2002 | Clemson | T, 1–1 (lost, 4–5 in PK's) |
| 2003 | Davidson | W, 3–0 |
| 2003 | North Carolina | W, 3–0 |
| 2003 | Santa Clara | L, 3–2 (OT) |
| 2004 | Duke | L, 3–0 |
| 2005 | Clemson | L, 2–0 |
| 2010 | Duke | L, 2–1 |
| 2011 | Elon | W, 4–3 |
| 2011 | North Carolina | L, 3–2 |
| 2012 | Elon | W, 3–0 |
| 2012 | Wake Forest | W, 2–1 (OT) |
| 2012 | Maryland | L, 5–1 |
| 2013 | East Tennessee State | W, 2–0 |
| 2013 | Charlotte | W, 1–0 |
| 2013 | California | L, 0–1 |
| 2014 | FGCU | W, 1–0 |
| 2014 | Clemson | L, 2–1 |
| 2015 | North Florida | W, 1–0 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | L, 2–1 |
| 2016 | Radford | W, 2–1 |
| 2016 | Wake Forest | L, 2–0 |
| 2017 | Mercer | W, 1–0 |
| 2017 | Clemson | W, 3–1 |
| 2017 | Stanford | L, 2–0 |
| 2019 | NC State | W, 3–2 (2OT) |
| 2019 | SMU | L, 0–1 (2OT) |
| 2020 | TBD | |

## Honors

Big South Conference Coach of the Year
* Paul Banta – 1986, 1987, 1989
* Shaun Docking – 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012
Big South Conference Player of the Year
* 1990 Guy Norcott
* 1992 Eric Schmitt
* 1999 Mario Benjamin
* 2002 Joseph Ngwenya
* 2003 Joseph Ngwenya
* 2007 Mkhokheli Dube
* 2009 Djamel Bekka
Big South Conference Attacking Player of the Year
* 2011 Ashton Bennett
* 2012 Ashton Bennett
* 2013 Pedro Ribeiro
Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year
* 2011 Cyprian Hedrick
* 2012 Kjartan Sigurdsson
* 2013 Shawn McLaws