UCF Knights women's soccer
| UCF Knights women's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 | ||
| University | University of Central Florida | ||
| Head coach | Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak (13th season) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Location | Orlando, Florida, US | ||
| Stadium | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Nickname | UCF Knights | ||
| Colors | Black and gold | ||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1981 (AIAW), 1982 | |||
| NCAA tournament Semifinals | |||
| 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1987 | |||
| NCAA tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2025 | |||
| Conference tournament championships | |||
| 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022 | |||
The UCF Knights women's soccer program represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the Big 12 Conference. UCF plays home games on its main campus in Orlando, Florida at the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium. The Knights are led by head coach and Olympic gold medalist Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak.
UCF has a storied history in women's soccer that includes 23 Conference Tournament or Regular Season Championships. The Knights have earned 24 AIAW and NCAA Tournament Appearances (2nd most in the state of Florida), which include 5 Elite Eight appearances, 2 Final Four appearances, an AIAW National Championship Game appearance (1981), and an NCAA National Championship Game appearance (1982). Twenty-three UCF players have earned various All-American honors, including three players who were honored as Consensus All-Americans (Mary Varas, Michelle Akers x4, Karen Ricther). Akers was also awarded the Hermann Trophy, and four other Knights players have been finalists or on the watch list for the award. Nine former UCF players have been selected for their respective countries' national teams, including four players selected to the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. Two former UCF Players have won the FIFA Women's World Cup, and seven former Knights have appeared in FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Two former Knights have also played in the Olympics, with Michelle Akers winning Olympic Gold with the U.S. team in 1996. Twenty former UCF players have also played for various professional soccer teams around the world, including ten NWSL players.