1979 NAIA Soccer Championship

Football tournament season

1979 NAIA Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Country|  United States
Canada
Venue(s)| Springfield, Illinois
Teams| 10
Final positions
Champions| Quincy (IL) (9th title)
Runner-up| Rockhurst
Third place| Simon Fraser
Fourth place| Southern Maine
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 15
Goals scored| 56 (3.73 per match)
Best player| Craig Stahl,
Rockhurst

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The 1979 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 21st annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States and Canada.

Two-time defending champions Quincy (IL) defeated Rockhurst in the final, 1–0, to claim the Hawks' ninth NAIA national title.

The final was played at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois.[1]

## Qualification

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See also: 1979 NAIA men's soccer season

The tournament field expended for the first time since 1968, increasing from eight to ten teams. Third- and fifth- placed finals remained in place, while the seventh-placed final was removed.

Qualified Teams

School  | Appearance  | Last Bid
Alabama–Huntsville | 3rd  | 1978
Alderson Broaddus | 2nd  | 1967
Indiana (PA) | 1st  | Never
Quincy (IL) | 13th  | 1978
Roberts Wesleyan | 2nd  | 1967
Rockhurst | 8th  | 1978
Sangamon State | 1st  | Never
Simon Fraser | 5th  | 1978
Southern Maine | 2nd  | 1976
Spring Arbor | 3rd  | 1976

## Brackets

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### Championship

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| Preliminary round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| | | |  | Quincy (IL) | 1 | | |
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| | |  | Alderson Broaddus | 0 |
|  | Alderson Broaddus | 3 |

|  | Roberts Wesleyan | 1 |
| |  | Quincy (IL) | 4 |
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| | |  | Southern Maine | 1 |
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| |  | Southern Maine | 3 |
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| | |  | Spring Arbor | 2 |
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| |  | Quincy (IL) | 1 |
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| | |  | Rockhurst | 0 |
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| |  | Rockhurst | 3 |
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| | |  | Sangamon State | 1 |
|  | Sangamon State | 2 |

|  | Indiana (PA) | 0 |
| |  | Rockhurst | 3* |
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| | |  | Simon Fraser | 2 |
| | | | | Third Place Final

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| |  | Simon Fraser | 3 | | |  | Southern Maine | 0
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| | |  | Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | | |  | Simon Fraser | 5

### Consolation

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| Consolation first round | | | Consolation semifinals | | | Consolation final |

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| | | |  | Spring Arbor | 2 | |
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| | |  | Sangamon State | 1 |
|  | Sangamon State | 1 |

|  | Roberts Wesleyan | 0 |
| |  | Spring Arbor | 3 |
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| | |  | Indiana (PA) | 2 |
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| |  | Alabama–Huntsville | 1 |
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| | |  | Indiana (PA) | 3 |
|  | Indiana (PA) | 4 |

|  | Alderson Broaddus | 2 |

## See also

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* 1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament
* 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
* 1979 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship

## References

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1. ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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