2023 UCF Knights men's soccer
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4-1-2 (0-1-1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home stadiumUCF Soccer and Track Stadium

The 2023 UCF Knights men's soccer team represents University of Central Florida in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the Knights' first season playing in the Sun Belt Conference.[1]

2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Marshall7 2 017 2 0
No. 12 UCF + 6 2 110 3 2
No. 5 West Virginia + 5 1 314 2 4
James Madison + 4 2 39 4 5
Kentucky + 3 3 38 7 4
Georgia State 3 4 26 7 5
South Carolina 3 4 26 9 3
Old Dominion 2 6 15 7 5
Georgia Southern 1 5 32 9 6
Coastal Carolina 1 6 23 9 3
As of November 16, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

Background

In 2022 UCF played their final season as an American Athletic Conference team and finished the season 6-7.

It was announced in 2021 that UCF would join the Big 12 Conference in 2023, however the Big 12 does not support men's soccer.[2][3] On June 21, 2022 UCF announced they would join the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer starting with the 2023 season.[4][5]

Squad information

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Luciano Natoli
2 DF United States USA Zane Bubb
3 DF France FRA Raphael Crivello
4 MF Germany GER Jonas Fritschi
5 MF Senegal SEN Ousmane Ba
6 DF Brazil BRA Anderson Rosa
7 FW Senegal SEN Mouhamed Pouye
8 MF United States USA Beto Ydrach
9 FW Brazil BRA Lucca Dourado
10 FW France FRA Clarence Awoudor
11 FW Senegal SEN Malang Mandiang
12 MF United States USA Robbie Soronellas
13 DF Israel ISR Ron Ben Dakon
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Portugal POR Fabio Guerreiro
15 MF Finland FIN Saku Heiskanen
16 DF Costa Rica CRC Timothy Arias
17 MF New Zealand NZL Oscar Hough
18 MF France FRA Yanis Belatrache
20 DF Costa Rica CRC Brandon Calderon
21 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Bam
22 MF United States USA Drew Hansen
23 DF Germany GER Arne Michaelis
24 MF United States USA AJ Seals
26 GK United States USA Shane Wright
27 GK Colombia COL Pablo Ossabal
28 FW United States USA Junior Trucillo
29 FW United States USA Joey Mueller
30 MF Israel ISR Itai Levisman
31 GK Spain ESP Juanvi Muñoz

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Scott Calabrese
Associate Head Coach Paul Souders
Associate Head Coach Jamie Davies
Goalkeeper Coach Devala Gorrick
Director of Operations Carter Sadin
Athletic Trainer Elisabeth Bird
Assistant Director of Sports Performance Joe Howard

Source[6]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 p.m.
at Jacksonville W  
UCF Soccer and Track Complex
Orlando, FL
August 17*
7:00 p.m.
at South Florida
War on I-4
L 0-2 
Corbett Stadium
Tampa, FL
Regular season
August 24*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 9 Clemson W 2-1  1-0-0
Riggs Field (4,090)
Clemson, SC
August 27*
8:00 p.m.
Stetson W 2-1  2-0-0
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (593)
Orlando, FL
September 1*
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 NC State W 3-1  3-0-0
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (397)
Orlando, FL
September 5*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 No. 11 FIU T 2-2  3-0-1
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (618)
Orlando, FL
September 9*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Brown W 2-0  4-0-1
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (581)
Orlando, FL
September 15
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 No. 4 West Virginia T 2-2  4-0-2
(0–0–1)
UCF Soccer and Track Complex (1,061)
Orlando, FL
September 23
7:15 p.m.
No. 3 at No. 1 Marshall L 0-1  4-1-2
(0–1–1)
Hoops Family Field (3,075)
Huntington, WV
September 29
5:00 p.m.
at Kentucky   
Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Lexington, KY
October 7
7:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern   
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
October 14
7:00 p.m.
at Old Dominion   
Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Norfolk, VA
October 18
7:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina   
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
October 22
6:00 p.m.
at South Carolina   
Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Columbia, SC
October 27
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia State   
GSU Soccer Field
Atlanta, GA
October 31
7:00 p.m.
James Madison   
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[7][8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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References

  1. JeffSharon (July 25, 2023). "Breaking Down UCF Men's Soccer's First Sun Belt Schedule". Black & Gold Banneret. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. "UCF accepts invitation to join Big 12 Conference". WFTV. September 10, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. Hickman, Dave (March 27, 2012). "Why no men's soccer in Big 12?". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  4. "UCF Men's Soccer to Join Sun Belt Conference in 2023". Inside the Knights. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. https://ucfknights.com/news/2022/6/21/mens-soccer-to-join-sun-belt-in-2023
  6. "2023 Men's Soccer". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  7. "2023 Men's Soccer Schedule". UCF Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  8. "NCAA DI Mens Rankings – National | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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