The Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer team represented

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(Valpo) in

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competition as a member of the

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The Crusaders played home matches at Brown Field on the Valpo campus in

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History

Valparaiso began playing men's soccer in 1983. The Beacons were a charter member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982 and entered Mid-Con soccer competition in 1988. In 2007, Valpo began a ten-year all-sports membership in the

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. In May 2017, the Missouri Valley Conference extended an invitation for the Crusaders to join; after concluding conference play for the year, Valparaiso accepted the invitation on May 25, with the move being effective on July 1. Following the

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, Valparaiso cut the sport and men's tennis in order to allow greater attention to the school's other sports teams.

Honors

''Sources:''

Mid-Continent Conference

''Player of the Year'' – J.J. Ruane, 1998 ''Newcomer of the Year'' – Scott Daly, 1998 All-Mid East - Tony Dal Santo 1997 1st Team All-Conference - Tony Dal Santo 1997 Offensive Player of the Year - Tony Dal Santo 1997 Team MVP - Tony Dal Santo 1997 All-Mid East - Tony Dal Santo 1996 1st Team All-Conference - Tony Dal Santo 1996 Offensive Player of the Year - Tony Dal Santo 1996 All-Tournament Team - Tony Dal Santo 1996 Conference Tournament MVP - Tony Dal Santo 1996 ''Coach of the Year'' – Mis’ Mrak. 1997, 1998, 2002

Horizon League

''Defensive Player of the Year'' – Stefan Antonijevic, 2011 ''Goalkeeper of the Year'' – Ryan Schwarz, 2007; Kyle Zobeck, 2011 & 2012; Nico Campbell, 2015 ''Coach of the Year'' – Mike Avery, 2011

Record by year

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References

External links

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Discontinued sports
on valpoathletics.com (archived) {{Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer navbox Association football clubs established in 1983 Association football clubs disestablished in 2020 1983 establishments in Indiana 2020 disestablishments in Indiana