# Chad Riley

Chad Riley (born in Houston, Texas) is a former soccer player and current head coach of the University of Notre Dame. He previously played for Notre Dame before coaching at Oberlin, St. John's, and Notre Dame as an assistant. He also previously was the head coach at Dartmouth.

## Playing career

Riley was a midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2000 to 2003. The team had a 53–23–9 record during his four seasons as a player. The team also made 3 NCAA Tournament berths and won two Big East titles during that time. Riley was a four time all-Big East award winner, being named to the third team twice, the second team once, and the all-rookie team in his freshman season. Riley scored 10 goals and recorded 32 assists in 78 appearances during his playing time with the Fighting Irish. Riley was the team leader in assists in 2000, 2001, and 2002.

## Coaching career

Riley began his coaching career at Oberlin as an assistant coach. In his one-season, 2004, the team finished with a 9–8–3 record. He was hired as the assistant coach at St. John's in 2005. While at St. John's the team finished with an 11–6–5 and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2006, his alma mater, Notre Dame hired him as assistant coach. While at Notre Dame, his teams finished with a 71–37–21 record, made 5 NCAA Tournament appearances, and reached two NCAA Quarterfinals. In 2012, Riley was hired as an assistant coach at Dartmouth. After just one year he was promoted to his first head coaching job. Riley led the Big Green to success in his time as head coach. During his tenure the team finished with an overall record of 51–26–14, won four Ivy League championships, and made four NCAA Tournament appearances. He was also Ivy League coach of the year in three of his five seasons at the helm of Dartmouth. In 2018, he was hired back at Notre Dame as the head coach. Riley succeeded seventeen year Notre Dame coach Bobby Clark, who he played under while at Notre Dame. Riley's tenure as head coach has seen Notre Dame finish under .500 only once so far. He has also led the Fighting Irish to four NCAA appearances in six seasons, including a run to the 2021 College Cup., and a repeat trip in 2023. Riley also led the team to a tournament ACC title in 2021., and a regular season title in 2023.

### Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Dartmouth (Ivy League) (2013–2017) ||||||
| 2013 | Dartmouth | 6–4–7 | 1–6–0 | 8th | |
| 2014 | Dartmouth | 12–5–2 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round |
| 2015 | Dartmouth | 12–6–1 | 6–1–0 | 1st | NCAA second round |
| 2016 | Dartmouth | 9–5–5 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round |
| 2017 | Dartmouth | 12–3–2 | 6–0–1 | 1st | NCAA second round |
| Dartmouth: | Dartmouth: | 51–23–17 | 23–9–3 | | |
| Notre Dame (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–present) ||||||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 11–7–3 | 4–3–1 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA quarterfinal |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 10–8–1 | 3–5–0 | T-3rd (Coastal) | NCAA first round |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 8–9–0 | 3–7–0 | N/A | |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 14–5–5 | 4–2–2 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA College Cup Semifinal |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8–7–2 | 3–4–1 | 5th (Coastal) | |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 13–3–6 | 6–0–2 | 1st (Coastal) | NCAA College Cup Final |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 7–5–5 | 3–3–2 | T-8th | |
| Notre Dame: | Notre Dame: | 71–44–22 | 26–24–8 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 122–67–39 | | | |
| 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 ||||||