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College soccer
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'''College soccer''' is a term used to describe Football (soccer) soccer that is played by teams operated by college colleges and University universities as opposed to a Professional sports professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. College soccer is probably most widespread in the United States, but is also important in South Korea and Canada.
In the United States, college soccer is divided into three NCAA Divisions, as well as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA.
Many top American college soccer players play for separate teams in the Premier Development League (PDL) during the summer. One college club, the BYU Cougars, have foregone playing in the NCAA or NAIA and instead play their games in the PDL.
College soccer has slightly different rules than many other soccer leagues. College soccer allows for unlimited substitutions, although players are not allowed to reenter the game after being removed in the first half, and are limited to one reentry in the second half and overtimes. If a match is tied after regulation, two 10-minute golden goal overtimes follow. If neither team scores, the match ends in a draw. College soccer also do not have stoppage or injury time. The referee signals to a timekeeper for the clocked to be stopped on injuries, substitutions, and when he feels a team is wasting time. The clock counts down as opposed to up, and the game is over immediately when the clock reads 00:00, even if a shot is in flight.
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NCAA Men's Soccer divisions and conferences
NCAA Division I
* America East Conference
* Atlantic Coast Conference
* Atlantic Ten Conference
* Atlantic Soccer Conference
* Atlantic Sun Conference
* Big East Conference
* Big South Conference
* Big Ten Conference
* Big West Conference
* Colonial Athletic Association
* Conference USA
* Horizon League
* Ivy League
* Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
* Mid-American Conference
* Mid-Continent Conference
* Missouri Valley Conference
* Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
* Northeast Conference
* Pacific Ten Conference
* Patriot League
* Southern Conference
* United Soccer Conference
* West Coast Conference
* NCAA Division I independent schools
NCAA Division II
* California Collegiate Athletic Association
* Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference
* Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
* Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Great Lakes Valley Conference
* Great Northwest Athletic Conference
* Gulf South Conference
* Heartland Conference
* Lone Star Conference
* New York Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Northeast Ten Conference
* Peach Belt Conference
* Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
* Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
* South Atlantic Conference
* Sunshine State Conference
* West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* NCAA Division II independent schools
NCAA Division III
* Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
* American Southwest Conference
* Capital Athletic Conference
* Centennial Conference
* City University of New York Athletic Conference
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
* Commonwealth Coast Conference
* Empire Eight
* Great Northeast Athletic Conference
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Lake Michigan Conference
* Little East Conference
* Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
* Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation
* Midwest Conference
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
* New Jersey Athletic Conference
* North Atlantic Conference
* North Coast Athletic Conference
* Northern Illinois/Iowa Conference
* Northwest Conference
* Ohio Athletic Conference
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference
* Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
* Presidents' Athletic Conference
* Skyline Conference (New York) Skyline Conference
* St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* USA South Athletic Conference
* Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
* University Athletic Association
* NCAA Division III independent schools
For more information about Division III soccer, please visit d3kicks.com
National college soccer awards
* Hermann Trophy
* Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year
* Soccer America Player of the Year
* ISAA Player of the Year
* NSCAA Player of the Year
* ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year
* NSCAA Coach of the Year
Notable American men's college soccer graduates
* Marcelo Balboa, San Diego State University San Diego State
* Carlos Bocanegra, University of California, Los Angeles UCLA
* Conor Casey, University of Portland Portland
* Steve Cherundolo, University of Portland Portland
* Brad Friedel, University of California, Los Angeles UCLA
* Cory Gibbs, Brown University Brown
* Cobi Jones, University of California, Los Angeles UCLA
* Kasey Keller, University of Portland Portland
* Alexi Lalas, Rutgers University Rutgers
* Clint Mathis, University of South Carolina South Carolina
* Tony Meola, University of Virginia Virginia
* Brian McBride, Saint Louis University Saint Louis
* Pat Noonan, Indiana University Bloomington Indiana
* Eddie Pope, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Tab Ramos, North Carolina State University North Carolina State
* Claudio Reyna, University of Virginia Virginia
* Jon Stewart, College of William and Mary William & Mary
* Taylor Twellman, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland
* Josh Wolff, University of South Carolina South Carolina
* Eric Wynalda, San Diego State University San Diego State
Notable non-American men's college soccer graduates
* Joe Addo, George Mason University George Mason ( Ghana national football team Ghana)
* Cha Du-Ri, Korea University ( South Korea national football team South Korea)
* Shaka Hislop, Howard University Howard ( Trinidad and Tobago national football team Trinidad and Tobago)
* Vedad Ibišević Vedad Ibisevic, Saint Louis University Saint Louis ( Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Stern John, Mercer Community College (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Shalrie Joseph, St. John's University, New York St. John's (NY) ( Grenada national football team Grenada)
* Kevin McKenna, University of Calgary Calgary ( Canada men's national soccer team Canada)
* Alejandro Moreno, University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro ( Venezuela national football team Venezuela)
* Ryan Nelsen, Stanford University Stanford ( New Zealand national soccer team New Zealand)
* Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina ( Zimbabwe national football team Zimbabwe)
* Olivier Occean, Southern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State (Canada)
* Damani Ralph, University of Connecticut UConn ( Jamaica national football team Jamaica)
* Santiago Solari, Richard Stockton College Richard Stockton ( Argentina national football team Argentina)
* Paul Stalteri, Clemson University Clemson (Canada)
* David Weir, University of Evansville Evansville ( Scotland national football team Scotland)
* Andy Williams (soccer) Andy Williams, University of Rhode Island Rhode Island (Jamaica)
Notable men's college soccer coaches
* Bruce Arena, University of Virginia Virginia
* Bob Bradley, Princeton University Princeton
* Lev Kirshner, San Diego State University San Diego State
* Sigi Schmid, University of California, Los Angeles UCLA
* Jerry Yeagley, Indiana University Bloomington Indiana
Notable American women's college soccer graduates
* Michelle Akers, University of Central Florida UCF
* Shannon Boxx, University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
* Brandi Chastain, Santa Clara University Santa Clara
* Lorrie Fair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Joy Fawcett, University of California, Berkeley Cal
* Julie Foudy, Stanford University Stanford
* Mia Hamm, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Kristine Lilly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Shannon MacMillan, University of Portland Portland
* Kate Markgraf, University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
* Tiffeny Milbrett, University of Portland Portland
* Heather Mitts, University of Florida Florida
* Cindy Parlow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Cat Reddick, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina
* Briana Scurry, University of Massachusetts Amherst UMass
* Aly Wagner, Santa Clara University Santa Clara
* Abby Wambach, University of Florida Florida
Notable non-American women's college soccer graduates
* Charmaine Hooper, North Carolina State University NC State ( Canada women's national soccer team Canada)
* Christine Sinclair, University of Portland Portland (Canada)
* Kelly Smith, Seton Hall University Seton Hall ( England women's national football team England)
See also
* NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
* NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
* Hermann Trophy
* Division I First-Team All-American (soccer) Division I First-Team All-Americans
Category:Intercollegiate athletics in the United States
Category:Soccer in the United States
Category:College soccer
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