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Missouri State Bears soccer

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Missouri State Bears men's soccer
Founded1981
UniversityMissouri State University
Head coachMichael Seabolt
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationSpringfield, Missouri
StadiumBetty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000[1])
NicknameBears
ColorsMaroon and white[2]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1999, 2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Regular Season championships
1997, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

The Missouri State Bears men's soccer team represent Missouri State University in NCAA Division I men's soccer.[3] They compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team plays its home matches at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium. They are currently coached by Jon Leamy who is entering his 29th season as head coach. Missouri State has made 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2019. Their overall record in the NCAA Tournament is 1–4. They have won 8 conference regular season titles and one conference tournament. Missouri State has had 8 players selected in the MLS Draft.

History

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Conference memberships

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For the first seven years of the programs existence they were an independent. They switched their conference affiliation for a year in 1989 to the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Summit League). They switched back to being an independent for the 1990 season. Since 1991 the team has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Prior to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State.

†Founding member of the conference

Roster

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As of January 7, 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Harry Townsend
3 DF Italy ITA Giacomo Sala
4 DF England ENG Lewis Green
5 DF England ENG Michael Peck
6 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Dentale
8 MF England ENG Kian Yari
9 FW Spain ESP Jesus Barea
10 FW Italy ITA Nicolo Mulatero
11 FW Spain ESP Jon Koka
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF New Zealand NZL Matt Jones
13 DF United States USA Elijah Zelkind
15 MF England ENG Alex Matthews
16 DF England ENG Sam Ottley
17 MF Norway NOR Daniel Normann
18 FW England ENG Ollie Bate
20 FW Norway NOR Simon Bakken
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL James Jennings
22 FW Spain ESP Pablo Guillen
25 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Fiorini
26 MF Italy ITA Pascal Corvino
28 MF England ENG Charlie Bell
GK United States USA Jonathan Kliewer
GK Italy ITA Lorenzo Rovei
DF United States USA Blake Bastian
DF Germany GER Mattis Koch
DF Italy ITA Mattia Petricca
DF Sweden SWE Daniel Shabani
MF England ENG Declan O'Hare
MF Scotland SCO Tyler Caton
MF England ENG Joseph Ling
MF New Zealand NZL Max Falconer
MF United States USA Alan Rivera
FW Italy ITA Marco Gueli

Facilities

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Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium

Missouri State plays their home matches at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium. The on-campus, 1,500-seat stadium was built in the summer of 2014. The stadium has a combination of bleacher and chair-back seating. The stadium features a Sport Turf artificial turf playing surface. The stadium has locker rooms for both men's and women's soccer programs. It also has a press box and Daktronics LED premier video board.[5]

Championships

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Conference championships

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Regular season

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Missouri State has won 9 regular season conference championships in the team's history. They won back-to-back championships twice, in 2013–2014 and 2019–2020. In 2019 the Bears finished the regular season undefeated in both conference and non-conference play. Jon Leamy has coached the team to all of their championships.

Season Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1997 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 13-5-3 6–0–1
1999 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 17-1-3 6–0-1
2009 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 12-5–2 7-1–1
2011† Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 9-8-2 5-1-0
2013 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 11-5–2 5-1–0
2014 Missouri valley Jon Leamy 9-5–4 4–0-2
2017 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 9-5-3 5-2-1
2019 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 18–1-1 10–0-0
2020 Missouri Valley Jon Leamy 12-2-0 7-1-0
Total Conference Championships: 9
† Denotes co-champions

NCAA tournament history

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Missouri State has appeared in 4 NCAA Tournaments and has an overall record of 1–4. Missouri State won their first tournament game 2019 at home against Denver 1–0. This was the first time the program hosted a tournament game. Prior to 2005 Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State where they made 2 appearances in 1997 and 1999. Jon Leamy has coached the Bears in all of their tournament appearances.

Season Coach Round Host Opponent Result
1997 Jon Leamy First round Saint Louis Saint Louis L 2-1
1999 Jon Leamy First round UAB UAB L 2-1
2009 Jon Leamy First round Saint Louis Saint Louis L 2-1
2019 Jon Leamy First round
Round of 32
Missouri State
Central Florida
Denver
Central Florida
W 1-0
L 2-1 (OT)

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: NCAA Soccer

Yearly results

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Missouri State's first season was in 1981 where they went 4-6-1 under head coach Frank Dinka. From the inaugural season in 1981 to the end of the 2004 season Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State. The school changed their name to Missouri State in 2005 and since then has been known as Missouri State. The Bears were an independent until 1988 when they joined what is now the Summit League for a year. After a lone season as an independent again, Missouri State joined the Missouri Valley Conference. They have been a member of the MVC ever since. They made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1997 when they lost to Saint Louis University in the first round 2–1. The Bears have appeared 3 more times since then, most recently in 2019 where they reached the round of 32. 2019 was also Missouri State's most successful season as they went 18-1-1 and went an undefeated 10-0-0 in conference play and 16-0-0 during the regular season.

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Independent[6]) (1981–1988)
1981 Frank Dinka 4–6–1
1982 Frank Dinka 5–10–2
1983 Frank Dinka 3–12–1
1984 Frank Dinka 6–11–0
1985 Frank Dinka 7–10–2
1986 Frank Dinka 8–11–0
1987 Jan Stahle 9–10–1
1988 Jan Stahle 9–12–1
Southwest Missouri State Bears (AMCU[7]) (1989–only)
1989 Jan Stahle 14–8–3 3–3–0 4th
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Independent[6]) (1990–only)
1990 Tom Howe 8–8–1
Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Valley Conference[8][9]) (1991–2004)
1991 Tom Howe 9–10–0 1–2–0 t-4th
1992 Jon Leamy 4–15–0 0–5–0 6th
1993 Jon Leamy 9–9–0 1–4–0 5th
1994 Jon Leamy 12–5–1 1–4–1 6th
1995 Jon Leamy 14–5–0 2–3–0 4th
1996 Jon Leamy 12–6–0 3–2–0 3rd
1997 Jon Leamy 13–5–3 6–0–1 1st NCAA 1st round
1998 Jon Leamy 13–7–1 3–3–1 t-4th
1999 Jon Leamy 17–1–3 5–0–2 1st NCAA 1st round
2000 Jon Leamy 10–7–2 4–5–2 8th
2001 Jon Leamy 10–9–1 7–2–0 2nd
2002 Jon Leamy 9–11–0 6–3–0 3rd
2003 Jon Leamy 9–7–3 3–5–1 8th
2004 Jon Leamy 11–6–2 4–4–1 t-5th
Missouri State Bears (Missouri Valley Conference[8][9]) (2005–present)
2005 Jon Leamy 12–4–2 4–3–0 5th
2006 Jon Leamy 8–8–3 3–2–1 3rd
2007 Jon Leamy 6–10–4 1–3–2 6th
2008 Jon Leamy 7–10–5 3–1–1 3rd
2009 Jon Leamy 12–5–2 7–1–1 1st NCAA 1st round
2010 Jon Leamy 8–7–3 4–1–2 t-2nd
2011 Jon Leamy 9–8–2 5–1–0 t-1st
2012 Jon Leamy 5–8–4 0–6–0 7th
2013 Jon Leamy 11–5–2 5–1–0 1st
2014 Jon Leamy 9–5–4 4–0–2 1st
2015 Jon Leamy 6–6–5 3–2–1 4th of 7
2016 Jon Leamy 9–8–2 3–4–1 5th of 7
2017 Jon Leamy 9–5–3 5–2–1 1st
2018 Jon Leamy 9–2–6 2–2–2 4th of 7
2019 Jon Leamy 18–1–1 10–0–0 1st NCAA Round of 32
2020–21 Jon Leamy 12–2–0 7–1–0 1st NCAA Round of 16
MVC: 277–249–55 102–64–19
Total: 350–348–63

      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

MLS Draft History

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Missouri State has had several alumni drafted by Major League Soccer clubs in the various MLS drafts.

MLS College Draft

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Missouri State has had 1 player drafted in the MLS College Draft. Matt Caution was drafted in the third round of the 1998 Draft by the Dallas Burn.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Matt Caution FW 1998 3 Dallas Burn

Note: The MLS College Draft was held from 1996 to 1999.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Soccer America

MLS Supplemental Draft

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Missouri State has had 2 players drafted in the MLS Supplemental Draft. Doug Lascody was drafted in the third round of the 2005 Draft by the Kansas City Wizards. Justin Douglass was drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 Draft by the Houston Dynamo.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Doug Lascody MF 2005 3 Kansas City Wizards
Justin Douglass DF 2007 4 Houston Dynamo

Note: The MLS Supplemental Draft has been held off and on since 1996. The last draft to have taken place was in 2013.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Major League Soccer

MLS SuperDraft

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Missouri State has had 4 players drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. Chris Brunt was drafted in the third round of the 2002 draft by the Kansas City Wizards. Missouri State had two players selected in the 2004 Draft;Matt Pickens in the second round with the Chicago Fire and Jamal Sutton in the fourth round with the Columbus Crew. Matthew Bentley was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 draft by Minnesota United F.C.

Player Position Year Draft Round Team
Chris Brunt DF 2002 3 Kansas City Wizards
Matt Pickens GK 2004 2 Chicago Fire
Jamal Sutton FW 2004 4 Columbus Crew
Matthew Bentley FW 2020 4 Minnesota United F.C.

Last updated: August 21, 2020.
Source: Major League Soccer

References

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  1. ^ "Betty and Bobby Allison South".
  2. ^ "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Missouri State Official Athletic Site". missouristatebears.com.
  4. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". missouristatebears.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Betty and Bobby Allison South".
  6. ^ a b "2012 Missouri State Men's Soccer Guide". missouristatebears.com.
  7. ^ "The Summit League" (PDF). thesummitleague.org.
  8. ^ a b http://www.mvc.org/records/msoccer.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ a b Streamline Technologies – Nashville, TN. "Men's Soccer – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
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