1980 NAIA Soccer Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | Springfield, Illinois |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (10th title) |
| Runner-up | Simon Fraser |
| Third place | Davis & Elkins |
| Fourth place | Alabama–Huntsville |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 56 (4.31 per match) |
| Best player | Mike Gallo, Quincy (IL) |
The 1980 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 22nd 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.
Three-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Simon Fraser in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' tenth NAIA national title.
The final was again played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]
Qualification[edit]
The tournament field remained fixed at ten teams. Two consolation games were eliminated, however, reducing the number of games from fifteen to thirteen.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 4th | 1979 | ||
| Davis & Elkins | 11th | 1978 | ||
| Dowling | 1st | Never | ||
| Keene State | 6th | 1978 | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 14th | 1979 | ||
| Rockhurst | 9th | 1979 | ||
| Sangamon State | 2nd | 1979 | ||
| Simon Fraser | 6th | 1979 | ||
| Southern Maine | 3rd | 1979 | ||
| Wilmington (OH) | 1st | Never | ||
Brackets[edit]
Championship[edit]
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 4**** | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dowling | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keene State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third Place Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 0 | Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolation[edit]
| Consolation semifinls | Consolation final | ||||||||
| Dowling | 3 | ||||||||
| Keene State | 4 | ||||||||
| Keene State | 1 | ||||||||
| Rockhurst | 4 | ||||||||
| Southern Maine | 0 | ||||||||
| Rockhurst | 1* | ||||||||
See also[edit]
- 1980 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
- 1980 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1980 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
References[edit]
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 9, 2022.