Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer

The Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer team represent Cleveland State University in the Horizon League of NCAA Division I soccer. The team plays its home matches at Krenzler Field and is currently coached by Sinisa Ubiparipovic. The first season of soccer at Cleveland State was 1954 when the university was known as Fenn College.

Cleveland State Vikings
Founded	1954
University	Cleveland State University
Head coach	Siniša Ubiparipović (1st season)
Conference	Horizon League
Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Stadium	Krenzler Field (Capacity: 1,680)
Nickname	Vikings
Colors	Forest green and white[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1969, 1977
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1969, 1970, 1974, 1977
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2012, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2012, 2022
Conference Regular Season championships
1984, 1986, 1988, 2022

Record by year

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fenn College (Independent) (1954–1964)
1954	Jack Marshall	2–2–2
1955	Jack Marshall	4–0–1
1956	Jack Marshall	5–3–0
1957	Jack Marshall	5–2–1
1958	Jack Marshall	7–1–1
1959	Jack Marshall	9–1–0
1960	Jack Marshall	6–4–0
1961	Jack Marshall	2–7–0
1962	Jack Marshall	4–3–2
1963	Jack Marshall	4–5–1
1964	Jack Marshall	4–6–0
Cleveland State (Independent) (1965–1982)
1965	Jack Marshall	6–4–0
1966	Jack Marshall	4–5–2
1967	William Clarke	5–4–2
1968	William Clarke	13–2–1
1969	William Clarke	10–2–2			NCAA, Third Round
1970	William Clarke	8–4–1			NCAA, Second Round
1971	William Clarke	7–5–1
1972	Klaas de Boer	8–4–0
1973	Klaas de Boer	6–4–2
1974	Klaas de Boer	9–5–0			NCAA, Second Round
1975	Klaas de Boer	10–5–0			NCAA, Second Round
1976	Klaas de Boer	8–5–1
1977	Klaas de Boer	14–2–0			NCAA, Third Round
1978	Steve Parker	10–5–1			NCAA, Second Round
1979	Steve Parker	14–3–2			NCAA, Second Round
1980	Nasser Sarfaraz	8–5–4			NCAA, Second Round
1981	Nasser Sarfaraz	14–5–2
1982	Brian Doyle	10–4–3
Cleveland State (Mid-Continent Conference) (1983–1993)
1983	Brian Doyle	10–7–3	4–1–0	3rd
1984	Brian Doyle	11–6–2	3–0–1	1st
1985	Brian Doyle	9–9–1	2–2–0	T–2nd
1986	Brian Doyle	12–6–1	4–0–0	1st
1987	Tom Turner	9–10–1	2–2–0	3rd
1988	Tom Turner	11–7–3	4–0–1	T–1st
1989	Tom Turner	14–5–2	4–2–0	3rd
1990	Tom Turner	12–6–2	5–2–0	3rd
1991	Tom Turner	6–12–0	3–4–0	5th
1992	Tom Turner	3–13–2	1–4–1	7th
1993	Brian Doyle	9–7–3	5–1–2	2nd
Cleveland State (Horizon League) (1994–present)
1994	Brian Doyle	3–13–0	1–8–0	6th (East)
1995	Brian Doyle	3–12–2	2–6–0	T–7th
1996	Brian Doyle	8–8–3	3–4–1	T–4th
1997	Brian Doyle	8–11–2	1–5–1	7th
1998	Brian Doyle	4–15–0	1–6–0	8th
1999	Brian Doyle	2–14–2	1–6–0	T–7th
2000	Pete Curtis	3–13–1	1–6–0	8th
2001	Pete Curtis	3–15–0	0–7–0	8th
2002	Pete Curtis	10–11–0	5–2–0	2nd
2003	Pete Curtis	6–13–1	2–5–0	T–6th
2004	Pete Curtis	5–12–2	0–6–1	8th
2005	Pete Curtis	0–17–1	0–7–0	8th
2006	Ali Kazemaini	6–10–2	3–4–0	5th
2007	Ali Kazemaini	3–13–3	0–7–1	9th
2008	Ali Kazemaini	9–8–3	5–2–1	3rd
2009	Ali Kazemaini	7–8–5	4–2–2	T–3rd
2010	Ali Kazemaini	9–10–1	4–3–1	T–3rd
2011	Ali Kazemaini	9–9–1	5–2–1	T–2nd
2012	Ali Kazemaini	11–6–3	4–1–2	2nd	NCAA, First Round
2013	Ali Kazemaini	8–12–0	3–4–0	T–4th
2014	Ali Kazemaini	6–12–1	4–4–0	4th
2015	Ali Kazemaini	9–8–2	4–3–2	5th
2016	Ali Kazemaini	7–8–2	4–3–2	T–4th
2017	Kirk Harwat	7–10–2	4–3–2	T–5th
2018	Kirk Harwat	4–8–3	1–4–3	T–8th
2019	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	7–7–1	3–5–0	T–7th
2020	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	4–5–0	4–5–0	6th
2021	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	10–8–0	8–2–0	2nd
2022	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	11–4–5	5–1–3	1st	NCAA First Round
2023	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	3–9–5	2–3–4	8th
2024	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	7–7–3	4–4–1	T–5th
Total:		513–513–108	125–149–35
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

School	Season	Record	(Conf. Record)	Postseason
Total	71 years	513–513–108	(125–149–35)	10 Postseason bids

• Totals updated through the end of the 2024–2025 school year.^[2][3][4]

NCAA Championship history

Season	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1969	Third round	Michigan State	St. Louis
1970	Second round	–	SIU Edwardsville
1974	Second round	–	St. Louis
1975	Second round	–	SIU Edwardsville
1977	Third round	St. Louis	SIU Edwardsville
1978	Second round	–	Indiana
1979	Second round	Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Indiana
1980	Second round	Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Indiana
2012	First round	–	Michigan State
2022	First round	–	Pittsburgh

Head Coaching history

#	Name	Years	Record
1	Jack Marshall	1954—1966	41–18–7
2	William Clarke	1967—1971	43–17–7
3	Klaas de Boer	1972—1977	55–25–3
4	Steve Parker	1978—1979	24–8–3
5	Nasser Sarfaraz	1980—1981	22–10–6
6	Brian Doyle	1982—1986	52–32–10
7	Tom Turner	1987—1993	64–61–13
8	Brian Doyle	1994—1999	28–44–9
9	Pete Curtis	2000—2005	27–81–5
10	Ali Kazemaini	2006—2016	84–105–23
11	Kirk Harwat	2017—2018	11–18–5
12	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	2019—	42–40–14