Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's soccer
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachChad Riley[1] (8th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana, US
StadiumAlumni Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold[2]
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament championships
2013
NCAA tournament runner-up
2023
NCAA tournament College Cup
2013, 2021, 2023
NCAA tournament Quarterfinals
2006, 2007, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023
NCAA tournament Round of 16
1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
Conference tournament championships
1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2012, 2021
Conference regular season championships
1989, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2023

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently coached by Chad Riley. The team has made twenty four appearances in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament with the most recent coming in 2023. The Fighting Irish won the 2013 national championship.

Origins

The Irish soccer team was started as a club sport in 1961 by Joe Echelle and Faculty Advisor Mr. Christopher Fagan. The club was made up students representing five continents and was a manifestation of the increasing popularity of soccer as a college sport. The team posted a respectable inaugural 3–2 record winning games against Indiana Tech, Goshen College and Purdue[3]

Players

Current roster

As of September 16, 2025[4]

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 Cole Kowalski
1 GK  USA Blake Kelly
2 DF  USA Mitch Ferguson
3 DF  USA Sean McDowd
4 DF  USA Jack Ross
6 MF  USA Wyatt Lewis
7 FW  USA Nate Zimmermann
8 MF  USA Nico Bartlett
9 FW  USA Wyatt Borso
10 MF  GHA KK Baffour
11 FW  USA Jack Flanagan
12 MF  GHA Daniel Boateng
13 DF  GER Martin Von Thun
14 MF  USA Will Schroeder
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Ian Shaul
16 MF  USA Leo Brummell
17 DF  USA Alex Rosin
18 DF  USA Diego Ochoa
19 FW  USA Ren Sylvester
20 MF  USA Brady Hilden
21 MF  USA Karson Baquero
22 MF  USA Nolan Spicer
23 FW  USA Stevie Dunphy
24 MF  USA Sebastian Green
26 MF  USA Diego Green
27 FW  USA Luke Burton
30 GK  USA Liam Egan

Statistical leaders

Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders[5]
Year Goals Leader G Assists Leader A
1977Jim Mollering14Bill Hagerty13
1978Kevin Lovejoy29Ted Carnevale10
1979Kevin Lovejoy22Mike Mai15
1980Kevin Lovejoy16Sami Kahale8
1981Sami Kahale12Sami Kahale15
Ed O'Malley12
Rob Snyder12
1982Mario Manta16Richard Herdegen9
Steve Chang9
1983Richard Herdegen16Tom Daley11
Pat Szanto16
1984Richard Herdegen16Pat Szanto6
1985Joe Sternberg10Tommy Gerlacher8
1986Bruce McCourt13Randy Morris10
1987Bruce McCourt13Randy Morris17
Joe Sternberg13
1988Randy Morris14Randy Morris12
1989Kevin Pendergast12Steve LaVigne7
1990Kevin Pendergast7Kevin Pendergast4
Kenyon Meyer7
1991Jean Joseph11Jean Joseph6
1992Bill Lanza8Bill Lanza4
Brendan Dillman4
1993Bill Lanza15Bill Lanza10
1994Tim Oates12Tim Oates11
1995Ben Bocklage9Bill Lanza11
1996Tony Capasso7Tony Capasso6
1997Ryan Turner12Scott Wells8
1998Shane Walton10Ryan Cox8
1999Erich Braun9Erich Braun6
2000Erich Braun4Chad Riley6
Justin Detter4
Griffin Howard4
2001Erich Braun12Devon Prescod6
Chad Riley6
2002Erich Braun11Chad Riley12
2003Justin Detter14Kevin Goldthwaite9
2004Justin McGeeney5Ian Etherington5
Tony Megna5
2005Joseph Lapira7Joseph Lapira5
Ryan Miller5
2006Joseph Lapira22Nate Norman7
2007Joseph Lapira9Joseph Lapira10
2008Bright Dike12Jeb Brovsky6
2009Bright Dike11Michael Thomas6
2010Steven Perry12Brendan King6
Harrison Shipp6
2011Ryan Finley7Adam Mena5
2012Ryan Finley21Dillon Powers9
2013Harrison Shipp12Harrison Shipp10
2014Patrick Hodan9Jeffrey Farina7
2015Jon Gallagher9Evan Panken9
2016Jon Gallagher14Jon Gallagher7
2017Jon Gallagher13Félicien Dumas8
2018Thomas Ueland6Félicien Dumas6
Patrick Berneski
2019Jack Lynn9Félicien Dumas6
2020Jack Lynn8Aiden McFadden4
2021Jack Lynn10Dawson McCartney5
Paddy Burns
Ethan O'Brien
2022Daniel Russo6Daniel Russo4
Matthew Roou
2023Eno Nto11KK Baffour7
Bryce Boneau
2024Matthew Roou14Bryce Boneau8

Current professionals

  • Updated March 4, 2025

Titles

Sources:[6][7][8][9][10]

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  • a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
  • p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  • N – North division
  • C – Coastal division

National

Championship # Season Score Rival Venue
NCAA tournament12013
2–1
MarylandSubaru Park

Conference

Conference Championship Titles Winning years
Horizon LeagueTournament
3
1988, 1993, 1994
Regular season
2
1989 (N), 1993
Big EastTournament
3
1996, 2003, 2012
Regular season
2
2004, 2008
Atlantic CoastTournament
1
2021
Regular season
3
2013[n 1], 2014 (C), 2023 (C)
IndependentRegular season
3
2004, 2007, 2008
Notes
  1. ↑ Co-champions, along with Maryland.

References

  1. ↑ "Chad Riley ('04) Named Irish Men's Soccer Head Coach".
  2. ↑ "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN) - Class of 1962. Pages 278-279.
  4. ↑ "Men's soccer roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Men's soccer - 2014 Media supplement" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY" – 2022 men’s soccer record book (p. 18) at bigeast.com
  7. ↑ USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) by Dave Litterer at the RSSSF
  8. ↑ Record Book (2025) at horizonleague.org
  9. ↑ Record Book (2025) at theacc.com
  10. ↑ 2025 Record book at fightingirish.com
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