The Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represents the University of Louisville in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team presently competes in the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

. The team currently plays in the soccer-specific Lynn Stadium on the campus.

Overview

Nearly all of the Cardinals success has come in the last ten years of play under the helm of

Ken Lolla Ken Lolla is a soccer coach who was formerly head men's soccer coach at the University of Louisville. He is also a writer and professional speaker. Lolla played collegiate soccer at Duke University and professionally at various US professional ...

. The Cardinals first qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in 2007, and have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since then except 2015. Their best run came in 2010, where the Cardinals lost in the 2010 College Cup Final to the Akron Zips, 1–0. Since then, the Cardinals have reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2016. On December 27, 2018, Louisville named assistant coach

John Michael Hayden John Michael Hayden (born April 27, 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former American soccer player and current head coach of the men's team of the University of Louisville. Playing career Youth and college Hayden attended Trinity High Schoo ...

to replace Lolla, who resigned on December 11 after leading the team for 13 seasons. Hayden, a graduate of local Trinity High School (named Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year) played 4 seasons at Indiana University (winning two NCAA Championships) and several seasons professionally before retiring. Hayden served as an assistant coach for the Cardinals for four years before being promoted to his first head coaching position.

Roster

Notable alumni

Nick Deleon-MLS Player

References

External links

* Soccer clubs in Kentucky 1979 establishments in Kentucky Association football clubs established in 1979 {{ULouisville-stub