1996 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

The 1996 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 25th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

1996 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Country United States
Teams12
ChampionsGrand Canyon
(1st title, 1st final)
Runners-upOakland
(3rd final)
Matches played11
Goals scored30 (2.73 per match)
Attendance8,679 (789 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nabyl Bekraoui,
Grand Canyon (2)
Dylan Kendrick,
Lynn (2)
Milos Tomic,
Grand Canyon (3)
1995
1997
All statistics correct as of 11/3/2019.

Grand Canyon (12-4-5) defeated Oakland, 3–1, in the tournament final.

This was the first national title for the Antelopes, who were co-coached by Peter Duah and Petar Draksin.[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Final
December 8
Phoenix, AZ
                                     
       
  Lynn* 5  
    Tampa 3  
Lander 0
Tampa* 1  
  Lynn 0  
  Grand Canyon* 1  
       
       
  Grand Canyon* 2*
    Seattle Pacific 1  
Seattle Pacific 2
Cal State Bakersfield* 0  
  Grand Canyon 3
  Oakland 1
       
       
  So. Connecticut* 3
    Dowling 0  
Franklin Pierce 2
Dowling 3*  
  So. Connecticut 0
  Oakland 1  
       
       
  Mercyhurst* 0
    Oakland 1*  
Oakland 2
W.V. Wesleyan* 0  

Final

Grand Canyon3–1Oakland
Miloš Tomić  22', 83:45'
Nabyl Bekraoui  88:33'
Report 1
Report 2
Paul Snape  57'
Attendance: 1,649

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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