1981 NAIA Soccer Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States Canada |
| Venue(s) | Springfield, Illinois |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Quincy (IL) (11th title) |
| Runner-up | Alderson Broaddus |
| Third place | Keene State |
| Fourth place | Alabama–Huntsville |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.19 per match) |
| Best player | Kyle Dietrich, Keene State |
The 1981 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 23rd 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.
Four-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Alderson Broaddus in the final, 4–1, to claim the Hawks' record eleventh NAIA national title.
The final was again played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]
Qualification
[edit]The tournament field expanded for the second time in three years, increasing from ten to twelve teams.
There was a significant change in tournament format this season. The previous single-elimination tournament, with additional consolation bracket, was dropped in favor of a two-round system consisting of an initial round of pool play, with twelve teams sorted into three groups for round-robin play, followed by a four-team single-elimination tournament, with additional third-place final, of the four teams that won each of the initial groups. The total number of matches, however, increased only from fifteen to sixteen.
| Qualified Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Appearance | Last Bid | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville | 5th | 1980 | ||
| Alderson Broaddus | 3rd | 1979 | ||
| Berry (GA) | 1st | Never | ||
| Biola | 1st | Never | ||
| Indiana Tech | 1st | Never | ||
| Keene State | 7th | 1980 | ||
| Midwestern State | 2nd | 1977 | ||
| Quincy (IL) | 15th | 1980 | ||
| Rockhurst | 10th | 1980 | ||
| Rutgers–Camden | 2nd | 1977 | ||
| Sangamon State | 3rd | 1980 | ||
| Simon Fraser | 7th | 1980 | ||
First round
[edit] Pool A[edit]
| Pool B[edit]
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Pool C[edit]
| Pool D[edit]
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Knock out round
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||
| A1 | Quincy (IL) | 2 | |||||||
| B1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 0 | |||||||
| A1 | Quincy (IL) | 4 | |||||||
| D1 | Alderson Broaddus | 1 | |||||||
| C1 | Keene State | 1 | |||||||
| D1 | Alderson Broaddus | 2*** | Third place final | ||||||
| B1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 0 | |||||||
| C1 | Keene State | 3 | |||||||
See also
[edit]- 1981 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
- 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1981 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 13, 2022.