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| Athletic Director | Lisa Hibbs | ||
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| Head Coach | Jeremy Gunn | ||
| A-10 Regular Season | 1st | ||
| A-10 Tournament | Quarterfinals | ||
| NCAA Tournament | Final | ||
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The 2011 Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
The team reached the NCAA final, being the first team in the 49ers program history to reach a national championship. They ultimately lost to their sister university, UNC Chapel Hill 1–0 in the final.
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The Cavaliers entered the 2010 season as the defending NCAA National Champions, winning their first national title since the Bruce Arena years of the early to mid-1990s. During the 2010 campaign, the Cavaliers earned an at-large berth into the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated by in-state rival, Old Dominion, whom play in the Colonial Athletic Association. It was the first time since 1996 that the Cavaliers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Home team is listed on the right, and the away team is listed on the left.
| Preseason 1 August 17, 2011 | #23 Charlotte | 2 – 0 | Winthrop | Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||
| 17:00 EDT | Gentile 55' James 74' |
Report | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: Not reported |
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| Preseason 2 August 21, 2011 | #3 North Carolina | 2 – 1 | #23 Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 17:00 EDT | Speas 21' Schuler 41' |
Report | Beaulieu 14' | Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 4,038 |
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| Note: Match was suspended in the 70th minute due to inclement weather. | ||||||
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| Team | Conf. (W–L–T) |
Ovrl. (W–L–T) |
| Charlotte | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Dayton | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Duquesne | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Fordham | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| George Washington | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| La Salle | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Massachusetts | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Rhode Island | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Joseph's | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Louis | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Bonaventure | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Temple | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Xavier | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 |
Last updated: December 11, 2011
Source: Game reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | T | W | W | T | L | W | W | W |
Last updated: December 11, 2011.
Source: Game reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
| 1 August 29, 2011 | #23 Charlotte | 2 – 1 | Coastal Carolina | Conway, South Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | ||||||
| 2 September 4, 2011 | UNC Wilmington | 0 – 2 | Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 3 September 6, 2011 | #17 Charlotte | 1 – 2 | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | ||||||
| 4 September 9, 2011 | #17 Charlotte | 3 – 0 | Elon | Elon, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | ||||||
| 5 September 11, 2011 | #27 UNC Greensboro | 0 – 1 | #17 Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 6 September 16, 2011 | #19 Charlotte | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | #12 Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Kirkbride 34' Gibson 62' 90' Cowles 71' Smith 72' Cowles 74' Caughran 92' |
Report | Bird 39' Bates 55' 71' (pen.) Somerville 62' Silverster 78' Volk 81' Jumper 87', 90' |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Jeffrey Gontarek |
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| 7 September 20, 2011 | #14 Charlotte | 3 – 1 | Clemson | Clemson, South Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | ||||||
| 8 September 24, 2011 | Campbell | 0 – 2 | #14 Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 9 September 27, 2011 | #12 Charlotte | 1 – 3 | #3 Maryland | College Park, Maryland | ||
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Ludwig Field |
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| 10 October 7, 2011 | #14 Charlotte | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | UMass | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
| 15:30 EDT | ||||||
| Note: Atlantic 10 Conference match | ||||||
| 11 August 26, 2011 | St. Bonaventure | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Rhode Island | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| 13:00 EDT | ||||||
| Note: Atlantic 10 Conference match | ||||||
| 12 October 14, 2011 | St. Bonaventure | 1 – 5 | Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 13 October 16, 2011 | Duquesne | 0 – 1 | Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 13:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 14 October 21, 2011 | #10 Charlotte | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | La Salle | |||
| 19:00 EDT | ||||||
| 15 October 23, 2011 | #10 Charlotte | 0 – 1 | Fordham | |||
| 13:00 EDT | ||||||
| 16 October 28, 2011 | Xavier | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | #16 Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 17 October 30, 2011 | Dayton | 0 – 1 | Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Transamerica Field |
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| 18 November 5, 2011 | #11 Charlotte | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Saint Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| 20:00 EDT | ||||||
| QF November 10, 2011 | Xavier | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | #8 Charlotte | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| 18:00 EDT | ||||||
| R1 November 17, 2011 | Furman | 1 – 3 | Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Ontiveros 19' | Report | Gentile 29' 63' Kirkbride 57' Rodriguez 62' Beaulieu 68' Rex 84' |
Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Serdar Ertep |
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| R2 November 20, 2011 | Charlotte | 3 – 1 | #11 UAB | Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| 19:00 EDT | James 1' Rex 47' Caughran 49' Beaulieu 50' |
Report | Wickham 51' | Stadium: West Campus Field Attendance: 2,214 (SO) Referee: Alex Prus |
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| R3 November 27, 2011 | #10 Akron | 0 – 1 | #14 Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 19:00 EDT | Trapp 9' Yedlin 80' |
Report | Kirkbride 6' Thomas 12' Gentile 25' 58' Cowles 41' Smith 66' |
Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Alex Prus |
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| QF November 30, 2011 | #14 Charlotte | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 pen)
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#5 Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | ||
| 13:00 EDT | Gentile 85' | Report | Cascio 82' | Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Alex Prus |
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| Gibson James Smith Cowles Rodriguez |
Diouf Mercado Alvarez Bradley |
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| SF November 27, 2011 | #14 Charlotte | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 1 pen)
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#2 Creighton | Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| 18:00 EDT | Trapp 9' Yedlin 80' |
Report | Kirkbride 6' Thomas 12' Gentile 25' 58' Cowles 41' Smith 66' |
Stadium: Regions Park Attendance: 9,623 Referee: Chico Grajeda |
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| Gibson Caughran Smith Cowles |
Castro Clark Finlay |
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| F December 11, 2011 | #14 Charlotte | 0 – 1 | #1 North Carolina | Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| 12:00 EDT | Smith 78' | Report | Speas 65' | Stadium: Regions Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
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