The 1976 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 18th annual
tournament held by the
NAIA to determine the national champion of men's
college soccer among its members in the
United States and
Canada.
Simon Fraser defeated
Rockhurst
Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019.
History
In 1909, Fr. ...
in the final, 1–0, to claim the Clan's first NAIA national title. This was the first title for a team from Canada.
The final was played in
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
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Qualification
The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Third-, fifth-, and seventh-placed finals remained in place alongside the national championship match.
Bracket
See also
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1976 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
The 1976 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 18th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its NCAA Di ...
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1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
The 1976 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship was the fifth annual tournament held by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA to determine the top men's NCAA Division II, Division II college soccer program in the United States.
Loyola ...
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1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
The 1976 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship was the third annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the best men's Division III college soccer program in the United States.
The finals were played at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown ...
References
NAIA men's soccer championship
NAIA
1976 in sports in California