Boston College Eagles men's soccer
| Boston College Eagles men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team | |||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| University | Boston College | ||
| Head coach | Bob Thompson (5th[1] season) | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||
| Stadium | Newton Campus Soccer Field (Capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Nickname | Eagles | ||
| Colors | Maroon and gold[2] | ||
| |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 2002, 2015 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 2002, 2004, 2009, 2015 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1982, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1990, 2000, 2002, 2007 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1995, 2002, 2007 | |||
The Boston College Eagles men's soccer team represents Boston College in men's soccer. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, having previously competed in the Big East Conference. The Eagles were led by coach Ed Kelly from 1988 until his retirement in 2019 .[3]
Roster
- As of 20 Feb 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.
|
|
Notable alumni
Current Professional Players
- As of February 20, 2025
- Jeff Cook (1986–1989) – Currently head coach of Penn State
- Mike Babst (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Davidson
- Bob Thompson (1999–2002) – Currently head coach of Boston College
- Brendan Burke (2001–2005) – Currently head coach of Hartford Athletic
- Reuben Ayarna (2005–2007) – Currently assistant coach with Southern Connecticut
- Alejandro Bedoya (2007–2008) – Currently with Philadelphia Union
- Šaćir Hot (2009–2010) – Currently head coach of with FC Motown
- Charlie Rugg (2009–2012) – Currently director of player development with Boston College
- Kyle Bekker (2009–2012) – Currently with Forge FC
- Zeiko Lewis (2013–2016) – Currently with Union Omaha and Bermuda international
- Younes Boudadi (2016–2017) – Currently with Las Vegas Lights
- Callum Johnson (2016–2019) – Currently with One Knoxville SC
- Christian Garner (2018–2021) – Currently with Charleston Battery
- Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson (2019–2022) – Currently with Sandefjord
- Amos Shapiro-Thompson (2019–2022) – Currently with Rhode Island FC
Head coaches
- Gyorgy Lang (1967–1971)
- Ben Brewster (1972, 1977–1987)
- Hans Westerkamp (1973–1976)
- Ed Kelly (1988–2019)
- Bob Thompson (2019–present)
Statistics
Yearly records
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyorgy Lang (Independent) (1967–1971) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Gyorgy Lang | 7–5–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Gyorgy Lang | 3–9–0 | |||||||
| 1969 | Gyorgy Lang | 5–4–3 | |||||||
| 1970 | Gyorgy Lang | 4–9–0 | |||||||
| 1971 | Gyorgy Lang | 6–8–0 | |||||||
| Gyorgy Lang: | 25–34–4 | ||||||||
| Ben Brewster (Independent) (1972–1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Ben Brewster | 3–9–2 | |||||||
| Ben Brewster: | 3–9–2 | ||||||||
| Hans Westerkamp (Independent) (1973–1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Hans Westerkamp | 7–6–3 | |||||||
| 1974 | Hans Westerkamp | 5–9–2 | |||||||
| 1975 | Hans Westerkamp | 4–11–1 | |||||||
| 1976 | Hans Westerkamp | 6–8–1 | |||||||
| Hans Westerkamp: | 22–34–7 | ||||||||
| Ben Brewster (Independent) (1977–1984) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Ben Brewster | 6–9–1 | |||||||
| 1978 | Ben Brewster | 13–5–0 | |||||||
| 1979 | Ben Brewster | 9–6–5 | |||||||
| 1980 | Ben Brewster | 15–3–3 | |||||||
| 1981 | Ben Brewster | 14–6–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Ben Brewster | 15–5–3 | NCAA first round | ||||||
| 1983 | Ben Brewster | 9–10–2 | |||||||
| 1984 | Ben Brewster | 7–8–3 | |||||||
| Ben Brewster (Big East Conference) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Ben Brewster | 8–9–3 | 1–2–0 | 3rd North | |||||
| 1986 | Ben Brewster | 8–8–5 | 2–1–0 | 3rd North | |||||
| 1987 | Ben Brewster | 4–12–3 | 1–1–1 | 2nd North | |||||
| Ben Brewster: | 108–81–29 | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Ed Kelly (Big East Conference) (1988–2004) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Ed Kelly | 7–11–1 | 1–2–0 | 4th North | |||||
| 1989 | Ed Kelly | 8–10–1 | 2–1–0 | 2nd North | |||||
| 1990 | Ed Kelly | 14–5–2 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1991 | Ed Kelly | 8–7–3 | 2–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1992 | Ed Kelly | 10–8–0 | 3–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1993 | Ed Kelly | 12–5–1 | 5–3–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994 | Ed Kelly | 7–7–3 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Ed Kelly | 11–5–2 | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1996 | Ed Kelly | 3–10–4 | 3–4–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Ed Kelly | 5–9–2 | 4–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Ed Kelly | 5–10–2 | 2–8–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1999 | Ed Kelly | 6–9–2 | 2–9–0 | 10th | |||||
| 2000 | Ed Kelly | 12–7–1 | 7–3–1 | 3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2001 | Ed Kelly | 10–8–0 | 6–4–0 | 6th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2002 | Ed Kelly | 18–5–0 | 8–2–0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2003 | Ed Kelly | 6–7–4 | 3–5–2 | 9th | |||||
| 2004 | Ed Kelly | 13–5–2 | 6–3–1 | 3rd | NCAA regional semifinal | ||||
| Ed Kelly (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2019) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ed Kelly | 5–9–2 | 0–6–2 | 9th | |||||
| 2006 | Ed Kelly | 8–7–2 | 3–3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | Ed Kelly | 15–5–1 | 7–1–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2008 | Ed Kelly | 11–7–3 | 5–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2009 | Ed Kelly | 14–9–0 | 5–3–0 | 4th | NCAA regional semifinal | ||||
| 2010 | Ed Kelly | 10–5–5 | 2–2–4 | 5th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2011 | Ed Kelly | 14–6–1 | 4–4–0 | 6th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2012 | Ed Kelly | 8–6–5 | 3–2–3 | t–4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2013 | Ed Kelly | 7–9–3 | 4–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Ed Kelly | 5–8–3 | 1–6–1 | 6th Atlantic | |||||
| 2015 | Ed Kelly | 11–8–2 | 4–4–0 | 3rd Atlantic | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016 | Ed Kelly | 9–9–3 | 3–3–3 | 5th Atlantic | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2017 | Ed Kelly | 6–10–1 | 1–6–1 | 5th Atlantic | |||||
| 2018 | Ed Kelly | 4–8–4 | 2–5–1 | 4th Atlantic | |||||
| 2019 | Ed Kelly | 9–6–3 | 2–4–2 | 5th Atlantic | NCAA second round | ||||
| Ed Kelly: | 290–241–68 | 111–116–32 | |||||||
| Bob Thompson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Bob Thompson | 1–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th Atlantic | |||||
| 2021 | Bob Thompson | 6–7–2 | 2–4–2 | 4th Atlantic | |||||
| 2022 | Bob Thompson | 4–7–5 | 1–4–3 | 5th Atlantic | |||||
| 2023 | Bob Thompson | 3–9–5 | 0–5–3 | 6th Atlantic | |||||
| 2024 | Bob Thompson | 5–5–6 | 1–4–3 | 13th | |||||
| Bob Thompson: | 19–31–19 | 5–20–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 448–417–120 | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
Championships
ACC Tournament:
- Champions (1): 2007
ACC Regular Season:
- Champions (1): 2007
Big East Tournament:
- Champions (3): 1990, 2000, 2002
- Runners-up (2): 1982, 1993
Big East Regular Season:
- Champions (2): 1995, 2002
- Runners-up (1): 1990
Awards and honors
|
NSCAA All-America
College Soccer News All-America
Soccer America All-America
Soccer America National Coach of the Year
NSCAA/Adidas Regional Coach of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
ACC Tournament MVP
ACC All-Tournament Team
|
All-ACC First Team
All-ACC Second Team
All-ACC Freshman Team[5]
Big East Coach of the Year
Big East Offensive Player of the Year
Big East Goalkeeper of the Year
Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player
|
References
- ^ Athletic Communications. "Bob Thompson". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Boston College Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). May 1, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "BC soccer coach Ed Kelly retires after 32 years". USA Today. November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "2024 Men's soccer roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Athletic Communications. "Eagles Land Three On All-ACC Freshman Team". Boston College Eagles. Boston College. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boston College Eagles men's soccer.