Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer

Cleveland State Vikings
Founded1954 (1954)
UniversityCleveland State University
Head coachSiniša Ubiparipović (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationCleveland, Ohio, US
StadiumKrenzler Field
(capacity: 1,680)
NicknameVikings
ColorsForest green and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament Quarterfinals
1969, 1977
NCAA tournament Round of 16
1969, 1970, 1974, 1977
NCAA tournament Round of 32
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
NCAA tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2012, 2022, 2025
Conference tournament championships
2012, 2022, 2025
Conference regular season championships
1984, 1986, 1988, 2022, 2025

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 Sinisa Ubiparipovic. The first season of soccer at Cleveland State was 1954 when the university was known as Fenn College.

Roster

As of Jul 2026[2]

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
1 GK  USA Stephen Yerian
3 DF  CAN Matea Kovacevic
4 DF  USA Cole Harmer
5 DF  GER Lennart Heck
6 MF  GER Tom Mertz
7 FW  GER Alex de Nittis
8 MF  SRB Ognjen Bozovic
9 FW  USA Adin Ibrahimovic
10 MF  SRB Djordje Petrovic
11 MF  CAN Uzman Ramees
12 DF  USA Gianni Marella
13 MF  CAN Lukas Pareja
14 DF  CAN Thomas Bouffard
15 MF  USA Isaac Ortega
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  CAN Massimo Caruso
17 DF  USA Carson Krushansky
18 MF  ECU Fefo Granados
19 FW  SRB Aleksa Micic
20 FW  CAN Reinaldo Abraham
21 MF  USA Niko Curic
22 FW  CAN Luka Kovacevic
23 DF  USA Adrian Bravo-Sanchez
24 FW  USA Domenic Ruggerio
26 MF  USA Niekos Whitney
30 MF  CAN Miguel Campos
31 FW  USA Bora Eldem
32 GK  USA Aleksandar Kolar
33 GK  USA Carter Buchholz

Record by year

Record table
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 10–2–2NCAA, Third Round
1970 William Clarke 8–4–1NCAA, 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 9–5–0NCAA, Second Round
1975 Klaas de Boer 10–5–0NCAA, Second Round
1976 Klaas de Boer 8–5–1
1977 Klaas de Boer 14–2–0NCAA, Third Round
1978 Steve Parker 10–5–1NCAA, Second Round
1979 Steve Parker 14–3–2NCAA, Second Round
1980 Nasser Sarfaraz 8–5–4NCAA, Second Round
1981 Nasser Sarfaraz 14–5–2
1982 Brian Doyle 10–4–3
Cleveland State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1983–1993)
1983 Brian Doyle 10–7–34–1–03rd
1984 Brian Doyle 11–6–23–0–11st
1985 Brian Doyle 9–9–12–2–0T–2nd
1986 Brian Doyle 12–6–14–0–01st
1987 Tom Turner 9–10–12–2–03rd
1988 Tom Turner 11–7–34–0–1T–1st
1989 Tom Turner 14–5–24–2–03rd
1990 Tom Turner 12–6–25–2–03rd
1991 Tom Turner 6–12–03–4–05th
1992 Tom Turner 3–13–21–4–17th
1993 Brian Doyle 9–7–35–1–22nd
Cleveland State (Horizon League) (1994–present)
1994 Brian Doyle 3–13–01–8–06th (East)
1995 Brian Doyle 3–12–22–6–0T–7th
1996 Brian Doyle 8–8–33–4–1T–4th
1997 Brian Doyle 8–11–21–5–17th
1998 Brian Doyle 4–15–01–6–08th
1999 Brian Doyle 2–14–21–6–0T–7th
2000 Pete Curtis 3–13–11–6–08th
2001 Pete Curtis 3–15–00–7–08th
2002 Pete Curtis 10–11–05–2–02nd
2003 Pete Curtis 6–13–12–5–0T–6th
2004 Pete Curtis 5–12–20–6–18th
2005 Pete Curtis 0–17–10–7–08th
2006 Ali Kazemaini 6–10–23–4–05th
2007 Ali Kazemaini 3–13–30–7–19th
2008 Ali Kazemaini 9–8–35–2–13rd
2009 Ali Kazemaini 7–8–54–2–2T–3rd
2010 Ali Kazemaini 9–10–14–3–1T–3rd
2011 Ali Kazemaini 9–9–15–2–1T–2nd
2012 Ali Kazemaini 11–6–34–1–22ndNCAA, First Round
2013 Ali Kazemaini 8–12–03–4–0T–4th
2014 Ali Kazemaini 6–12–14–4–04th
2015 Ali Kazemaini 9–8–24–3–25th
2016 Ali Kazemaini 7–8–24–3–2T–4th
2017 Kirk Harwat 7–10–24–3–2T–5th
2018 Kirk Harwat 4–8–31–4–3T–8th
2019 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 7–7–13–5–0T–7th
2020 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 4–5–04–5–06th
2021 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 10–8–08–2–02nd
2022 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 11–4–55–1–31stNCAA First Round
2023 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 3–9–52–3–48th
2024 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 7–7–34–4–1T–5th
2025 Sinisa Ubiparipovic 9-4-65-1-31stNCAA First Round
Total:522–517–114130–150–38

      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

SchoolSeasonRecord(Conf. Record)Postseason
Total 72 years522–517–114(130–150–38)11 Postseason bids
  • Totals updated through the end of the 2025–2026 school year.[3][4][5]

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
2022 First round – Pittsburgh
2025 First round – Marshall

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— 51–44–20

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette | Cleveland State University". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2026 Men's Soccer Roster". Cleveland State University. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ The Summit League (2011). "The Summit League men's soccer record book". The Summit League. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Horizon League (2011). "Horizon League men's soccer record book" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ Cleveland State University (2010). "Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer 2010 media guide" (PDF). Cleveland State University. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
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