2020 Ivy League men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationCancelled
Number of teams8
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickDawson McCartney (#43)
Picked byPortland Timbers
Season
2020 Ivy League men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Brown 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Columbia 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Cornell 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Dartmouth 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Harvard 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Penn 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Princeton 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
Yale 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
As of September 18, 2020

The 2020 Ivy League men's soccer season was to be the 66th season of the conference sponsoring men's varsity soccer. The season initially was scheduled to begin on August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020, but has postponed to begin on February 3, 2021 and conclude on April 17, 2021.

On July 8, 2020, the Ivy League announced that no sports would be played until January 1, 2021, at the earliest, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not yet been determined whether men's soccer will take place in the spring or not at all.[1] On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that the season will resume on February 3, 2021.

On November 13, 2020, the Ivy League announced that spring sports, including men's soccer, will be cancelled, making it the first year since 1954 that men's soccer will not be played.[2]

Yale were going to enter the season as the defending champions.

Background

Previous season

The 2019 season was the conference's 65th season sponsoring men's varsity soccer. Yale won the Ivy League championship with a 6–1–0 conference record, at one point being ranked as high as 24th in the nation. In the first round, Princeton played Boston College, where they were defeated 0–3.

Coaching changes

Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Harvard head coach, Pieter Lehrer, was fired.[3] Lehrer was replaced by Josh Shapiro on January 13, 2020.[4]

Head coaches

As of the 2019 season
Team Head coach Previous job Years at
school		 Overall record Record at
school		 Ivy League
record[5]		 NCAA
Tournaments[6]		 NCAA
College Cups[6]		 NCAA
Titles[6]		 Ref.
Brown Patrick Laughlin Maine 10 95–87–33 (.519) 87–62–29 (.570) 29–25–16 (.529) 3 0 0 [7][8]
Columbia Kevin Anderson Boston College (asst.) 10 98–77–24 (.553) 85–75–24 (.527) 34–30–13 (.526) 1 0 0 [9]
Cornell John Smith Stanford (asst.) 4 29–33–6 (.471) 29–33–6 (.471) 9–16–3 (.375) 0 0 0 [10]
Dartmouth Bo Oshoniyi East Tennessee State 3 49–36–22 (.561) 13–12–7 (.516) 7–4–3 (.607) 1 0 0 [11]
Harvard Josh Shapiro Tufts 1 126–37–30 (.731) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0 0 0 [12]
Penn Brian Gill Georgetown (asst.) 3 13–10–9 (.547) 13–10–9 (.547) 6–5–3 (.536) 0 0 0 [13]
Princeton Jim Barlow Princeton (asst.) 24 188–162–63 (.531) 188–162–63 (.531) 74–63–31 (.533) 4 0 0 [14]
Yale Kylie Stannard Michigan State (asst.) 6 29–42–12 (.422) 29–42–12 (.422) 11–16–8 (.429) 1 0 0

MLS SuperDraft

The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and we held virtually through its website.[15] One player from the Ivy League was selected in the draft.[16]

Total picks by school

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Brown 0 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0 0
Cornell 0 0 0 0
Dartmouth 0 1 0 1
Harvard 0 0 0 0
Penn 0 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0 0
Yale 0 0 0 0
Total 0 1 0 1

List of selections

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeRef
2 43 Portland Timbers Dawson McCartney FW Dartmouth [17]

Notable undrafted players

The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerPositionCollegeMoving toRef.
Alex Touche MF Penn New Mexico United [18]

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[19] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[20] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

Original MLS team Player Pos. School
New York City FC Andres Jasson MF Yale (Fr.)
Atlanta United FC Will Crain D Brown (So.)

References

  1. ↑ West, Jenna (July 8, 2020). "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ivy League won't play soccer in Spring 2021". Soccerwire. November 13, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pieter Lehrer out as Harvard men's soccer coach". New England Soccer Journal/Seamans Media, Inc. November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Harvard hires Tufts's Josh Shapiro as men's soccer coach". Boston Globe. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2018-19 Men's Soccer Records Book (PDF) - Ivy League" (PDF). ivyleague.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2007 Men's Soccer Schedule". goblackbears.cstv.com. University of Maine Athletics. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007.
  8. ↑ "2008-09 Men's Soccer Schedule". goblackbears.cstv.com. University of Maine Athletics. December 17, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Columbia Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gocolumbialions.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Cornell University - Men's Soccer History". cornellbigred.com. Cornell University Athletics. July 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bo Oshoniyi - Men's Soccer Coach". dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tufts Men's Soccer Program Records". gotuftsjumbos.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ "2018 Men's Soccer Schedule". pennathletics.com. University of Pennsylvania Athletics. November 10, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Barlow Year-by-Year". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2021 Superdraft". MLSSoccer.com. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ Nakos, Pete (January 21, 2021). "Dartmouth alumnus goes to Portland Timbers in second round of MLS draft". Valley News. Newspapers of New England, Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  17. ↑ Garcia, Kyle (January 21, 2021). "Timbers select Dawson McCartney, Diego Gutierrez in 2021 MLS SuperDraft". Stumptown Footy. SB Nation. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  18. ↑ Ralph, Matthew (January 12, 2021). "Penn defender Alex Touche signs with New Mexico United". Brotherly Game. SB Nation. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  19. ↑ "MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  20. ↑ "MLS 2012 Roster Rules". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
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