1996 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament
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 IIcollege soccer program in the United States.
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 | FinalDecember 8Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| * | Lynn | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lander | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Tampa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lynn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Grand Canyon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Grand Canyon | 2(OT) | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Cal-St. Bakersfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | So. Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dowling | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin Pierce | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dowling | 3(OT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| So. Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Mercyhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 1(OT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | W.V. Wesleyan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
| Grand Canyon | 3–1 | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
Miloš Tomić  22' (83:45) Nabyl Bekraoui (88:33) | Report 1Report 2 | Paul Snape 57' |
Attendance: 1,649
See also
References
- ↑"NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book"(PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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