1963 NAIA Soccer Championship

The 1963 NAIA Soccer Championship was the fifth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

1963 NAIA Soccer Championship
Country United States
Championship venueFrostburg State College
Frostburg, Maryland
Teams4
ChampionsCastleton State (1st title)
Earlham (1st title)
Matches played2
Goals scored9 (4.5 per match)
Best playerLeon Orvis, Castleton State
1962
1964

Castleton State and Earlham were declared co-champions after the final match was cancelled due to a snowstorm. It was the first NAIA national title for both the Spartans and the Quakers.

The cancelled final was due to be played at Frostburg State College in Frostburg, Maryland.[1]

Bracket

  First Round     Championship
Frostburg, MD
                 
  Earlham 4  
  Trenton State 2    
      Earlham
      Castleton State
  Castleton State 2    
  East Stroudsburg State 1   Third Place
 
Trenton State
  East Stroudsburg State

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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