# 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team

The 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 24 and concluded on November 9. It was the program's 46th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 8th season in the Sun Belt. The 2023 season was Shaun Docking's 26th year as head coach for the program.

## Preseason

The preseason poll will be released in late August 2023.
SBC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Kentucky | 93 (6) |
| 2 | Marshall | 91 (2) |
| 3 | West Virginia | 77 (1) |
| 4 | UCF | 68 (1) |
| 5 | South Carolina | 49 |
| 6T | Coastal Carolina | 45 |
| 6T | Georgia State | 45 |
| 8 | James Madison | 40 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 26 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 16 |

## Roster

    As of November 29, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Alex Hare |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Donal Rahill |
| 3 | MF | USA | Paolo Roditti |
| 4 | DF | NED | Joep Joshua de Bruin |
| 5 | MF | USA | Luc Mikula |
| 6 | MF | USA | Jason Kemble |
| 7 | GK | ISL | Eythor Kjartansson |
| 8 | MF | USA | Aidan Melville |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Deryn Armstrong |
| 10 | DF | ISL | Asgeir Magnusson |
| 11 | FW | GER | Noe Santos |
| 12 | MF | USA | Doug Hainer |
| 13 | FW | USA | Max Wright |
| 14 | MF | GER | Simon Wittman |
| 15 | DF | AUS | PEwan Gordon |
| 16 | MF | NED | Loed Klaasen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | KOR | Taein Ka |
| 18 | MF | CAN | Noah Lechelt |
| 19 | MF | GER | Djavid Abdullatif |
| 20 | DF | USA | Lincoln Ulrich |
| 21 | MF | USA | Christian Cook |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Robert Vladimarrson |
| 23 | DF | USA | Ethan Stewart |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Evan Howard |
| 25 | FW | ISL | Kari Sigfusson |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Gudjon Stefansson |
| 27 | DF | ISL | Anton Bjarkason |
| 29 | GK | USA | Tristan Himes |
| 30 | GK | USA | Ian Turnbull |
| 31 | GK | AUT | Killian Vallant |
| 32 | FW | USA | Daryl Dikoum |
| 33 | DF | LUX | Louis Bock |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| August 24* | Winthrop | L 0–2 | 0–1–0 | CCU Soccer Field (213) Conway, SC |
| August 28* | William & Mary | W 2-1 | 1–1–0 | CCU Soccer Field (120) Conway, SC |
| September 1* | USC Upstate | W 1-0 | 2–1–0 | CCU Soccer Field (175) Conway, SC |
| September 5* | at College of Charleston | L 0-2 | 2–2–0 | Patriots Point Soccer Complex (263) Mount Pleasant, SC |
| September 11* | Furman | L 0-3 | 2–3–0 | CCU Soccer Field (110) Conway, SC |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| September 11 | at Georgia Southern | T 0-0 | 2–3–1 (0-0-1) | Eagle Field (401) Statesboro, GA |
| September 19* | UNC Greensboro | T 1-1 | 2-3-2 | CCU Soccer Field (200) Conway, SC |
| September 23 | No. 12 James Madison | W 3-2 | 3-3-2 (1-0-1) | CCU Soccer Field (205) Conway, SC |
| September 30 | at Old Dominion | L 1-3 | 3-4-2 (1-1-1) | Old Dominion Soccer Complex (463) Norfolk, VA |
| October 7 | Kentucky | T 1-1 | 3-4-3 (1-1-2) | CCU Soccer Field (174) Conway, SC |
| October 13 | at No. 1 Marshall | L 1-6 | 3-5-3 (1-2-2) | Hoops Family Field (1,861) Huntington, WV |
| October 18 | at No. 2 UCF | L 0-5 | 3-6-3 (1-3-2) | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (795) Orlando, FL |
| October 22 | No. 5 West Virginia | L 0-2 | 3-7-3 (1-4-2) | CCU Soccer Field (312) Conway, SC |
| October 27 | at South Carolina | L 3-4 | 3-8-3 (1-5-2) | Stone Stadium (3,778) Columbia, SC |
| October 31 | Georgia State | L 0-1 | 3-9-3 (1-6-2) | CCU Soccer Field (110) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||