The Chicago State Cougars men's soccer program represents the Chicago State University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.[2] The Cougars soccer team began play in NCAA Division I in the 2020–21 season and the Western Athletic Conference in the 2021 season.[3] As of 2022, CSU plays as in the Mid-American Conference as a men's soccer affiliate. The Cougars play their home matches at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.[4] Norris Howze is the current head coach.[5]
| Chicago State Cougars | |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| University | Chicago State University |
| Head coach | Norris Howze (1st season) |
| Conference | MAC |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium (Capacity: 20,000) |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Colors | Green and white[1] |
Chicago State University announced on June 23, 2020, that it would finally begin a men's soccer team, effective immediately.[2] This fulfilled the school's commitment to add the sport when joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2014. CSU had later budgeted for a team in 2016, but the school did not then begin play due to financial challenges and seriously discussed leaving Division I.[6] The decision to finally add men's soccer came at the same time the school dropped baseball due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cougars were to play in their full-time home of the WAC,[3] but will not begin conference play until 2021.[2] but the school announced that it would depart the WAC in June 2022.[7] The team's first head coach, Trevor Banks, stepped down on February 25, 2022.[8] On May 27, 2022, the Cougars announced they would move their soccer program to the Mid-American Conference and play as an affiliate member in that sport only.[9] On June 15, 2022, former assistant coach Norris Howze was announced as the new head coach.[5]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 2020-21 | Trevor Banks | 1–2–0 | — | — | |||||
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| 2021 | Trevor Banks | 2–13–3 | 0–9–2 | 12th | |||||
| WAC Total: | 2–13–3 | 0–9–2 | |||||||
| Mid-American Conference (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Norris Howze | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | ||||||
| MAC Total: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–15–3 | ||||||||
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