The Army Black Knights men's soccer program represents the

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(West Point) in all

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men's

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competitions. Founded in 1921, the Black Knights compete in the

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. The Black Knights play in the

and are coached by Russell Payne, a former goalkeeper who played in the

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(the

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's second division predecessor). Army plays their home matches at Clinton Field in

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. In 1945, Army was declared co-national champions by the

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, the predecessor to the NCAA, making it the only season Army won a national championship of any kind in men's college soccer. Much of the program's success in NCAA came in the 1960s, when they were regulars in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. From 1963 until 1967 Army reached the College Cup (final four) for four consecutive seasons, although the program never managed to reach the national championship. The program regularly made appearances through the mid-1970s before having a dip in form. The program once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, but have failed to qualify since then. Several notable military personnel and professional soccer players played for the Black Knights including Winston Boldt.

Roster

Coaching staff

Men's soccer coaches
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Rivalries

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— Mirrored off of the neutral site football rivalry, Navy and Army play annually at

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. The match is deemed the

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Team honors

National championships

*ISFA National Co-Champion (1): 1945

Conference championships

* Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament (3): 1991, 1993, 1996 *Patriot League Men's Soccer Regular Season (2): 1992, 1996

Individual honors

National honors

*CoSIDA Academic All-American ** First Team' *** 2007: Daniel Newell ** Second Team *** 2008: A.J. Glubzinski *** 2013: Winston Boldt ** Third Team *** 2009: Andrew Kydes *ECAC All-Star ** 2014: Winston Boldt

Conference honors

The following players for Army have been honored with

honors since the league began sponsoring men's soccer in 1990: *Patriot League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year ** 1996: A.J. Florkowski *Patriot League Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year ** 2013: Winston Boldt ** 2014: Winston Boldt *Patriot League Men's Soccer Coach of the Year ** 1991: Joe Chiavaro ** 1996: Joe Chiavaro * Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament MVP ** 1996: A.J. Florkowski ** 1993: Tony Dedmond *Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990–2000) ** Tony Parilli *Patriot League Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete the Year ** 2006: Bill Watts ** 2007: Daniel Newell ** 2008: A.J. Glubzinkski ** 2009: Andrew Kydes

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Army has appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including four College Cup appearances. Their most recent performance came in 1996. Their combined NCAA record is 10–12–1.

References

External links

* {{Patriot League men's soccer navbox 1921 establishments in New York (state) Association football clubs established in 1921 Military soccer clubs in the United States