Campbell Fighting Camels men's soccer

Campbell Fighting Camels men's soccer
Founded	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
University	Campbell University
Head coach	Dustin Fonder (8th season)
Conference	CAA
Location	Buies Creek, North Carolina
Stadium	Eakes Athletics Complex (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Fighting Camels
Colors	Black and orange[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Regular Season championships
1988, 1993, 2009, 2021

The Campbell Fighting Camels men's soccer team represents Campbell University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Fighting Camels currently play in the Coastal Athletic Association, and are coached by Dustin Fonder. The program plays their home matches at the Eakes Athletics Complex.

Most of the program's success came in the mid-1980s to early 1990s, and in the late 2010s to early 2020s. The Camels have won eight total Big South tournament championships, seven of which came during those listed eras. The Camels have won four Big South regular season titles.

The program's most successful season came in 2019, when they won their first NCAA Tournament game in program history, reaching the second round, where they lost to eventual national runners-up, Virginia. Campbell has produced several players that have gone out to play professional soccer including Thibaut Jacquel, Jake Morris, david doyle, and Josue Soto.

Coaching staff

As of March 13, 2022. Number of seasons includes the upcoming fall 2022 season.

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Campbell in current position
Dustin Fonder	Head coach	8th
Wayne Hall	Assistant coach	3rd
Alistair Moore	Assistant coach	4th
Ryan Hanson	Goalkeeper coach	5th
Reference:[2]

Championships

Conference regular season championships

Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1993	Derrick Leeson	16–4	8–1
2009	Doug Hess	8–10–1	7–1–1
2021	Dustin Fonder	15–4–2	7–0–1
Conference regular season championships			4

Conference tournament championships

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Site	Overall Record	Conf. Record
1984	Tim Morse	Winthrop	2–0	Radford, VA	11–6–2	3–0
1985	Tim Morse	Radford	3–1	Conway, SC	12–6–2	5–1
1991	Derrick Leeson	Winthrop	4–0	Conway, SC	10–9–2	3–3
1992	Derrick Leeson	UNC Greensboro	2–0	Rock Hill, SC	12–8–1	4–3
2007	Doug Hess	Jacksonville	1–1 (5–4 pen.)	DeLand, FL	13–6–3	5–2–2
2018	Dustin Fonder	Presbyterian	1–0 (OT)	Clinton, SC	9–8–3	4–3–1
2019	Dustin Fonder	High Point	4–1	Buies Creek, NC	17–3–2	8–0
2021	Dustin Fonder	High Point	3–2	Buies Creek, NC	15–4–2	7–0–1
Conference tournament championships						8

Seasons

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
1963	Jim Cole	2–5–1
1964	Jim Cole	7–5–0
1965	Jim Cole	5–7–0
1966	Jim Cole	8–4–1
1967	Jim Cole	7–4–1
1968	Jim Cole	9–3–1
1969	Jim Cole	16–2–1			NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Tournament 5th place
1970	Jim Cole	16–2–1			NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Tournament 3rd place
1971	Jim Cole	14–1–1			NAIA District 29 Champions
1972	Jim Cole	11–5–0
1973	Jim Cole	15–3–0
1974	Jim Cole	14–2–0			NAIA District 29 Champions
1975	Jim Cole	14–6–0			NAIA District 29 Champions NAIA Area V Champions NAIA Tournament 6th place
1976	Darrell Saunders	9–8–1			NAIA District 29 Champions
NAIA Subtotal:		0–0–0	0–0–0
NCAA Division I independent (1977–1983)
Independent Subtotal:		0–0–0	0–0–0
Big South Conference (1984–1993)
Big South Subtotal:		0–0–0	0–0–0
ASUN Conference (1994–2010)
ASUN Subtotal:		0–0–0	0–0–0
Big South Conference (2011–present)
2019	Dustin Fonder	17–3–2	8–0–0	1st	Big South Champions NCAA Second Round
2020	Dustin Fonder	8–2–2	5–1–1	3rd	Big South Semifinals
2021	Dustin Fonder	15–4–2	7–0–1	1st	Big South Champions NCAA First Round
2022	Dustin Fonder	0–0–0	0–0–0
Big South Subtotal:		0–0–0	0–0–0
NCAA Division I Subtotal:		402–357–62	0–0–0
Total:		549–412–69
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Georgia State has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	Play-in round	Howard	L 0–2
2000	Play-in round	Rhode Island	L 3–4 ^OT
2011	First round	Duke	L 0–1
2018	First round	Charlotte	T 2–2 (L 3–4 p)
2021	First round Second round	Charlotte Georgetown	W 1–0 L 0–2

Stadiums

The Camels play most of their games at the 1,000-capacity Eakes Athletics Complex.

See also

• Campbell Lady Camels soccer

References

1. "Campbell Athletics Style Guide | Campbell University" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
2. "Campbell Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". gocamels.com. Georgia State Panthers. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links

• Official website