| FIU Panthers men's soccer | |||
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| Founded | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) | ||
| University | Florida International University | ||
| Head coach | Kyle Russell (5th season) | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Location | Westchester,Florida | ||
| Stadium | FIU Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Nickname | Panthers | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 1982, 1984 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1996, 1980, 1985 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1977, 1979, 1983 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 2003, 2022, 1978 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023; 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1991, 2015, 2022 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2021, 2022 | |||
TheFIU Panthers men's soccer team is an intercollegiatevarsity sports team ofFlorida International University. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the team is a member of theNCAADivision IAmerican Athletic Conference (The American).
FIU started their soccer program in 1972. They were unaffiliated from any collegiate organization until they joined theNCAA Division II from 1975 to 1986. During this time, FIU went to 11NCAA Division II Tournaments where they won the national championships in1982 and1984 and runners up in1980 and1985.[2]
Due to the success of their program in Division II, they became anNCAA Division I team in 1987. The team has represented FIU at 8NCAA Division I Tournaments finishing runners up in1996.[2]
FIU's most recent conference change was announced during the 2021–22 offseason, when it leftConference USA (C-USA) for The American. The decision of theSun Belt Conference to reinstate its men's soccer league effective with the 2022 season dropped the C-USA men's soccer membership to four (Charlotte, FIU,Florida Atlantic,UAB).[3] Of these four schools, all but FIU (which remains a full C-USA member) were scheduled to move fully to The American in the near future, with a July 2023 entry date later confirmed.[4] Accordingly, The American brought all four remaining C-USA men's soccer teams into its own soccer league. FIU will remain an affiliate of The American after the other three schools fully join that league.[5]
Throughout their history, the team has been part of several collegiateathletic conferences. They were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (now known as theASUN Conference) from 1991 to 1997 where they won the Conference Tournament in 1991. They joined theAtlantic Soccer Conference from 2000 to 2004 where they were Conference Regular Season Champions in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. From 2005 to 2021, the team was a member ofConference USA,[2] and it joined theAmerican Athletic Conference in 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Kyle Russell |
| Associate head coach | Dannie Merida |
| Assistant coach |  Matteo Gasperoni |
| Volunteer goalkeeping coach | Giuseppe Weller |
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| USA | Dr. Greg Myers | 1972–1974 |
| USA | Bill Nuttall | 1975–1979 |
 GER | Karl Kremser | 1980–2007 |
 DRC | Munga Eketebi | 2007–2011 |
| USA | Kenny Arena | 2012–2013 |
| USA | Scott Calabrese | 2014–2016 |
| USA | Kevin Nylen | 2017–2020 |
| USA | Kyle Russell | 2020–Present |
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