1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Country	USA
Teams	19
Champions	SIU Edwardsville (1st title)
Runners-up	Clemson (1st title game)
Matches played	19
Goals scored	66 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Obed Ariri, Clemson (5)
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was the 21st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars won their first national title by defeating the Clemson Tigers in the championship game, 3-2. The final match was played on December 9, 1979 in Tampa, Florida at Tampa Stadium for the second straight year.

Early rounds

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals
							San Francisco	3
							Santa Clara	2
												San Francisco	2
											SIU Edwardsville	4
							SMU	0
							SIU Edwardsville	2
		Saint Louis	1
		SIU Edwardsville	2
																	SIU Edwardsville	2
																	Penn State	1
							Indiana	5
							Cleveland State	0
		Wisconsin-Milwaukee	1
		Cleveland State	2
												Indiana	0
											Penn State	2
							Penn State	3
							Princeton	1
		Philadelphia U.	0
		Princeton	1

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals
							American	1
							Virginia	0
												American	0
											Clemson	1
							Clemson	1
							South Carolina	0
																	Clemson	4
																	Columbia	1
							Hartwick College	2
							Columbia	3
												Columbia	5
											Rhode Island	1
							Connecticut	2
							Rhode Island (OT, PK)	3

Championship Rounds

Third-Place Final

Penn State v Columbia

Penn State	2–1	Columbia

Final

SIU Edwardsville v Clemson

9 December 1978

SIU Edwardsville	3–2	Clemson

Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida Attendance: 5,500