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The University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos soccer team competes at the NCAA Division I level. They are affiliated with the school and, like most teams from UCSB, they play in the Big West Conference. The Big West Conference stopped sponsoring soccer in 1991 but reinstituted it in 2001. Over this period, UCSB competed in a regional conference called the MPSF. Since the return of soccer to the Big West 6 years ago, the Gauchos have won 4 conference championships and have appeared in 5 consecutive NCAA tournaments. In 2006, UCSB won the NCAA Division I Championship in a 2-1 decision over UCLA. It is the program's first championship and only UCSB's second athletics championship. In their championship run, the unseeded Gauchos defeated San Diego State, then the #1 ranked SMU Mustangs on the road, followed by Old Dominion on the road, then Northwestern University before an NCAA season high 8,784 people in Santa Barbara, followed by Wake Forest and then the #8 UCLA Bruins for the title. The Gauchos are also remembered for their run at the 2004 NCAA Division I Championship in which they lost in the finals to Indiana University on penalty kicks. The Gauchos play in Harder Stadium (capacity of 17,000) on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
[edit] Current Squad 2007
As of 2007:
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 15 |
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MF |
Eric Avila |
| 17 |
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MF |
Jordan Kaplan |
| 18 |
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DF |
Kyle Kaveny |
| 19 |
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FW |
Andrew Proctor |
| 20 |
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FW |
Bongomin Otii |
| 21 |
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DF |
Chad Williams |
| 22 |
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GK |
Kristopher Minton |
| 23 |
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FW |
Tony Chinakwe |
| 24 |
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GK |
Jason Badger |
| 25 |
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DF |
Martin Hedevag |
| 27 |
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MF |
CJ Cintas |
| 28 |
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MF |
Drew Gleason |
| 29 |
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MF |
Jonathan Zerah |
| 30 |
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MF |
Joe Eubanks |
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[edit] Confirmed recruits for 2008
- Vincent Alvarez from Santa Barbara, California/Santa Barbara High School[1]
- Danny Barrera from Thousand Oaks, California/Westlake High School[2]
- Christian Dahlskog from Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus High School[3]
- Michael David from Tacoma, Washington/Gig Harbor High School[4]
- Bryan Dominguez from Atlanta, Georgia/Edison Academy[5]
- Rod Fahmian from Riverside, California/Riverside Poly High School[6]
- Reid Fraser from Victoria, British Columbia/Oak Bay Secondary[7]
- David Ponce from Foothill Ranch, California/Trabuco Hills High School[8]
- Tim Pontius from Yorba Linda, California/Servite High School[9]
- Michael Tetteh from Los Olivos, California/Dunn School[10]
- Taylor Thompson from Lake Oswego, Oregon/Lakeridge High School[11]
- Robbie Tulchin from Palos Verdes, California/Palos Verdes High School[12]
[edit] Notable Alumni
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- The players in bold have senior international caps.
[edit] UCSB Seasons (Since 2001)
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[edit] References
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Signs Two U.S. Youth National Team Players To National Letters of Intent From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 07 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Puts Finishing Touches On 2008 Recruiting Class With International and Out-of-State Players From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 29 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Puts Finishing Touches On 2008 Recruiting Class With International and Out-of-State Players From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 29 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Signs Two U.S. Youth National Team Players To National Letters of Intent From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 07 February 2008.
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Puts Finishing Touches On 2008 Recruiting Class With International and Out-of-State Players From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 29 February 2008.
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ UCSB Puts Finishing Touches On 2008 Recruiting Class With International and Out-of-State Players From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 29 February 2008.
- ^ Local Standouts Alvarez and Tetteh Highlight Six Incoming Recruits From California From www.UCSBGauchos.com, Posted 13 February 2008.
- ^ In NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.
- ^ Goals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas® National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted 13 December 2005.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas® National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted 05 December 2006.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas® National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted 19 December 2007.
[edit] External links
Thiago Martins '02 plays in Norway for FK Bodø/Glimt of the Tippeligaen
Alan Keely '03 plays in Ireland for Shelbourne F.C. of the FAI eircom League of Ireland First Division
Neil Jones '05 has featured for the New Zealand National Team and is currently an assistant coach for UCSB
Andy Iro '08 plays for Columbus Crew of the MLS
