The 1969 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.
Eastern Illinois defeated defending champions Davis & Elkins in the final, 1–0 after two overtime periods, to claim the Panthers' first NAIA national title.
The final was played at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana.[1]
Qualification
The tournament field remained fixed at eight teams.
Qualified Teams | ||||
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School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
Campbell | 1st | Never | ||
Davis & Elkins | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Drew | 1st | Never | ||
Eastern Connecticut | 2nd | 1968 | ||
Eastern Illinois | 1st | Never | ||
Ottawa (KS) | 1st | Never | ||
Spring Arbor | 1st | Never | ||
Westmont | 2nd | 1968 |
Bracket
Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Westmont | 1 | Drew | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Drew | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Westmont | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 2 | Eastern Illinois | 1** | |||||||||||||||
Ottawa (KS) | 1 | Davis & Elkins | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Davis & Elkins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ottawa (KS) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Ottawa (KS) | 3 | Davis & Elkins | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Westmont | 0 | Spring Arbor | 1****** | Drew | 4 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 4 | Eastern Connecticut | 0 | Spring Arbor | 3 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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