La Salle Explorers men's soccer

The La Salle Explorers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. La Salle's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1949. The team plays its home games at McCarthy Stadium. The Explorers are coached by Taylor Thames.

La Salle Explorers men's soccer
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
UniversityLa Salle University
Head coachTaylor Thames (2nd season)
ConferenceA-10
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
StadiumMcCarthy Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
NicknameExplorers
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
1978
Conference Regular Season championships
1984, 1985, 1987
For information on all La Salle University sports, see La Salle Explorers

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
La Salle (Independent) (1949–1983)
1949 3–4–1
La Salle (MAAC[3]) (1984–1991)
1984 7–10–2 5–1–1 1st
1985 10–6–3 6–0–1 1st
1986 10–7–2 3rd
1987 Pat Farrell 11–6–2 6–1–0 T–1st
1988 Pat Farrell 10–8–3 5–1–1 2nd
1989 Pat Farrell 10–6–0 4–1–0 2nd, South
1990 Pat Farrell 11–10–1 6–2–0 2nd
1991 Pat Farrell 11–7–1 6–2–0 2nd
MAAC Total: 80–60–14 32–8–3
La Salle (Independent) (1992–1994)
1992 Pat Farrell 9–10–2
1993 Pat Farrell 1–16–2
1994 Pat Farrell 11–8–0
Independent Total: 21–34–4
La Salle (Atlantic 10 Conference[4]) (1995–present)
1995 Pat Farrell 10–7–2 5–4–2 5th
1996 Pat Farrell 12–5–2 7–2–2 2nd
1997 Pat Farrell 10–9–1 7–4–0 3rd
1998 Pat Farrell 3–13–1 2–8–1 10th
1999 Pat Farrell 8–10–0 5–6–0 T–7th
2000 Pat Farrell 2–13–0 1–9–0 11th
2001 Pat Farrell 6–9–2 4–6–1 8th
2002 Pat Farrell 8–10–1 6–5–0 6th
2003 Pat Farrell 5–11–3 3–8–0 T–9th
2004 Pat Farrell 10–8–1 6–5–0 6th
2005 Pat Farrell 6–9–4 3–4–2 9th
2006 Pat Farrell 7–9–2 3–5–1 9th
2007 Pat Farrell 6–11–1 4–5–0 T–8th
2008 Pat Farrell 2–14–3 1–8–0 14th
2009 Pat Farrell 6–10–3 2–5–2 11th
2010 Pat Farrell 9–7–3 6–2–1 2nd
2011 Pat Farrell 7–9–4 4–2–3 4th
2012 Pat Farrell 10–7–3 4–4–1 7th
2013 Pat Farrell 8–8–4 5–2–1 4th
2014 Pat Farrell 7–9–3 3–3–2 T–6th
2015 Pat Farrell 6–10–2 2–5–1 11th
2016 Rob Irvine 10–8–1 5–3–0 3rd
2017 Rob Irvine 8–9–1 3–5–0 10th
2018 Rob Irvine 3–11–3 0–5–3 13th
2019 Rob Irvine 8–9–1 4–4–0 6th
2020 Rob Irvine 5–5–1 2–3–1 8th
2021 Taylor Thames 6–10–0 2–6–0 12th
2022 Taylor Thames 5–9–4 3–3–2 8th
2023 Taylor Thames 5–8–4 1–5–2 14th
Total: TBD

      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

NCAA tournament results

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La Salle has appeared in one NCAA tournament.

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
1978 8–4–1 N/A Temple First round Philadelphia U L 1–5[5]

References

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  1. ^ La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer". La Salle University Athletics. GoExplorers.com.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer All-Time Standings". MAAC. MAACSports.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2014)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 18. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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