SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer | |||
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| 2025 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team | |||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| University | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | ||
| Head coach | Cale Wassermann (7th season) | ||
| Conference | OVC | ||
| Location | Edwardsville, Illinois, US | ||
| Stadium | Ralph Korte Stadium (capacity: 4,000) | ||
| Nickname | Cougars | ||
| Colors | Red and white | ||
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| NCAA tournament championships | |||
| 1972*, 1979 | |||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1975, 2004* | |||
| NCAA tournament College Cup | |||
| 1972*, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 2001*, 2004*, 2005* | |||
| NCAA tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1970, 1971, 1972*, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2001*, 2004*, 2005* | |||
| NCAA tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972*, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2001*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2016 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972*, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997*, 2001*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference tournament championships | |||
| 1997*, 2002*, 2004*, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1987, 1997*, 2001*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2015, 2023, 2024 * - at Division II level | |||
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) of NCAA Division I soccer. The Cougars play their home matches on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium located in the southwest corner of the SIUE campus in Edwardsville, Illinois.
It was announced on June 2, 2017, that the Cougars' men's soccer and wrestling teams would become affiliate members of the Mid-American Conference beginning in the 2018 season. Through the cooperative efforts of the MVC and the MAC, the Cougars soccer team made the move a year earlier than originally announced and played the 2017 season in the MAC.
On November 30, 2018, it was reported that Mario Sanchez had resigned to accept the position of director of youth development and community relations for Louisville City FC of the United Soccer League. The search for a permanent replacement began immediately. On January 18, Michigan State assistant coach Cale Wassermann was named as the Cougars' new head coach.
SIUE would return to MVC men's soccer in 2021. In March 2023, the Cougars' primary conference home of the OVC announced it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 fall season with SIUE as one of its eight members.