1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 21st annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.

1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament

1979 College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida
Teams	19
Final positions
Champions	SIU Edwardsville (1st title)
Runners-up	Clemson
Third place	Penn State
Fourth place	Columbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	66 (3.47 per match)
Attendance	30,947 (1,629 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Obed Ariri, Clemson (5)
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The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 9.

SIU Edwardsville won their first Division I national title, defeating Clemson in the final, 3–2.^[1]

Qualifying

Three teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: SMU, South Carolina, and Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
					San Francisco	3
					Santa Clara	2
									San Francisco	2
									SIU Edwardsville	4
					SMU	0
	Saint Louis	1			SIU Edwardsville	2
	SIU Edwardsville	2											SIU Edwardsville	2
													Penn State	1
					Indiana	5
	Wisconsin–Milwaukee	1			Cleveland State	0
	Cleveland State	2							Indiana	0
									Penn State	2
					Penn State	3
	Philadelphia Textile	0			Princeton	1
	Princeton	1															SIU Edwardsville	2
																	Clemson	0
					American	1
					Virginia	0
									American	0
									Clemson	1
					Clemson	1
					South Carolina	0
													Clemson	4
													Columbia	1
					Hartwick College	2											Third place
					Columbia	3
									Columbia	5							Penn State	2
									Rhode Island	1							Columbia	1
					Connecticut	2
					Rhode Island (OT, PK)	3

Championship Rounds

Final

December 9, 1979

SIU Edwardsville	3–2	Clemson
Malloy

Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 5,500

See also

• 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
• 1979 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
• 1979 NAIA Soccer Championship