The Fordham Rams men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of
Fordham University in
The Bronx, New York
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York ...
, United States.
The team is a member of the
Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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's
Division I. Fordham's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1952. The team plays its home games at
Coffey Field
Jack Coffey Field is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in the northeast United States, located on the campus of Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. It is the Fordham Rams' home for football, men's and women's soccer, and baseb ...
in
The Bronx, New York
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. The Rams are coached by
Carlo Acquista
Carlo Acquista is an American retired soccer player and the current head coach the Fordham Rams men's soccer team.
Early life
Acquista played at St. John's Red Storm men's soccer, St. John's University and graduated in 2000. As a freshman, he was ...
.
Current roster
Seasons
Fordham University has only kept statistics from the 1985 season onward on file, although the program began in 1952.
Source:
NCAA tournament results
Fordham has appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their best performance came in 2017, where they reached the quarterfinals for the first time in program history.
Notable alumni
*
Grant Kerr
*
Sal Leanti
*
Matt Lewis
* Mark Lugris
*
Ryan Meara
*
Rashid Nuhu
* Jack Shannon
*
John Wolyniec
John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977) is an American professional soccer coach and former player.
During his playing days, Wolyniec played for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls three separate times: In 1999 as the MetroStars, from 2 ...
*
Janos Loebe
Rivalries
Fordham's biggest rivals are
St. John's and
Manhattan
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. Fordham's
rivalry with St. John's goes back to the 1970s, and their rivalry with Manhattan is known as the
Battle of the Bronx.
Honors
* Tri-State Conference
** Regular Season (3): 1982, 1984, 1985
*
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States: Connecticut, New Jersey, and ...
** Tournament (2): 1986, 1987
** Regular Season (3): 1981, 1982, 1986
*
Patriot League
** Tournament (1): 1990
*
Atlantic-10 Conference
** Tournament (3): 1996,
2014
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,
2016
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** Regular Season (1): 2011
References
External links
*
{{Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer navbox
Men's soccer clubs in New York (state)
1952 establishments in New York City
Association football clubs established in 1952