UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer


The UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the University of California, Riverside, located in Riverside, California. The team is a member of the Big West [List of National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA conferences|athletic conference] of NCAA Division I.
The Highlanders' current head coach is Tim Cupello, who is in charge since 2013. The team play their home matches at the UCR Soccer Stadium, which has a capacity for 878 spectators.
The team was established in 1965, and plays in the Big West since 2002, where it has won two tournament championships

Stadium

UC Riverside play their home matches at UCR Soccer Stadium, also used by the women's soccer team. The venue has a capacity of 878 people, although there is room for an additional 278 people on the grass. The field was renovated in 2007 with a TigerTurf artificial grass. One year later, a scoreboard was added to the facility. Moreover the lighting system was improved to allow men's and women's programs to host night games.

Players

Records

Source:
; Top scorers
#Nat.PlayerGoalsTenure
1

Professional players

UCR players that play/have played at professional levels are:
PlayerProfessional career Ref.

Coaches

Current staff

PositionName
Head coachAndres Ochoa
Assist. coachChris Volk
Assist. coachRomario Lomeli
Assist. coachTony Huerta

Coaching history

Source:
#NameTenureRecord
1Peter Hofinga1965–7359–55–5
2Charles Stamos19749–7–2
3Francisco Salcedo1975–7717–19–2
4Cliff Singh1978–8026–20–2
5Nat Gonzalez2001–0312–36–8
6Junior Gonzalez2004–1253–96–12
7Tim Cupello2013–present75–112–38

;Notes

Titles

Conference

Source:
ConferenceChampionshipTitlesWinning years
Big WestBig West tournament22018, 2022
Big WestRegular season12022

Team statistics

NCAA appearances

UB's appearances in NCAA tournament are listed below:
[file:UC Riverside Highlanders vs. Air Force Falcons men's soccer (240920-F-NU281-2096).jpg|thumb|230px|UC Riverside v Air Force match in 2024]
SeasonStageRivalRes.Score
2018First roundPacificL0–1
2022First roundPortlandL1–2