2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program

2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
Number of teams6
Statistics
Longest winning run5 games
North Carolina
(3/14/2018–4/21/2018)
Longest unbeaten run5 games
North Carolina
(3/14/2018–4/21/2018)
Finals
DurationApril 21, 2018
DateApril 21, 2018
SiteW. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina
Seasons
2019 →

The 2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program was the inaugural edition of the U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program, a spring season competition run by the United States Soccer Federation in which American college soccer teams use IFAB rules instead of NCAA rules. The season began on March 7, 2018, and ran until April 21, 2018. The last round of matches were hosted by Wake Forest University.

Six universities participated in the program: Clemson, Duke, Georgetown, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wake Forest. Of these six programs, five are from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and all are located in the Southeastern United States or Mid-Atlantic regions.

Background

Rule differences

There were some notable rule difference between the two competitions:

Participating teams

2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program is located in the United States
Locations of U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program teams for 2018.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina (C) 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12 15 Champions
2 Wake Forest 5 2 0 3 4 8 −4 6
3 Clemson 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Georgetown 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
5 Virginia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
6 Duke 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Launches 2018 Spring Men's College Program". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Showell, Alex (February 8, 2018). "U.S. Soccer announces 2018 spring men's college soccer". StarsAndStripesFC.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Boehm, Charles (February 8, 2018). "US Soccer announces spring developmental program with 6 top NCAA teams". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mahoney, Ridge (February 8, 2018). "Spring college program aligned with U.S. Soccer to start next month". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2016 and 2017 Soccer Rules & Interpretations". NCAAPublications.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Laws of the Game". theifab.com. IFAB. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.