1979 NAIA Soccer Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | Springfield, Illinois |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (9th title) |
| Runner-up | Rockhurst |
| Third place | Simon Fraser |
| Fourth place | Southern Maine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
| Best player | Craig Stahl, Rockhurst |
The 1979 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 21st 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.
Two-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Rockhurst in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' ninth NAIA national title.
The final was played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]
Qualification
The tournament field expended for the first time since 1968, increasing from eight to ten teams. Third- and fifth- placed finals remained in place, while the seventh-placed final was removed.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 3rd | 1978 | ||
| Alderson Broaddus | 2nd | 1967 | ||
| Indiana (PA) | 1st | Never | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 13th | 1978 | ||
| Roberts Wesleyan | 2nd | 1967 | ||
| Rockhurst | 8th | 1978 | ||
| Sangamon State | 1st | Never | ||
| Simon Fraser | 5th | 1978 | ||
| Southern Maine | 2nd | 1976 | ||
| Spring Arbor | 3rd | 1976 | ||
Brackets
Championship
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roberts Wesleyan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Maine | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy (IL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third Place Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Fraser | 3 | Southern Maine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | Simon Fraser | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolation
| Consolation first round | Consolation semifinals | Consolation final | ||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sangamon State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Roberts Wesleyan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spring Arbor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Alderson Broaddus | 2 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1979 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 7, 2022.