Central Arkansas Bears soccer
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The Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the ASUN Conference of NCAA Division I men's soccer. Before joining the ASUN on July 1, 2021, UCA had been an all-sports member of the Southland Conference, which sponsors soccer only for women, and had played men's soccer in the Sun Belt Conference. The Bears play their home matches at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas. The team is currently coached by Kyle Segebart.
Roster
As of 30 Sep 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 01 GK USA Javier Ramirez 1 GK USA Connor Wachtel 2 DF USA Alex Kiss 3 FW BRB Devonte Richards 4 DF USA Elijah Bishop 5 MF USA Lucas Shearer 6 DF USA Josh Baros 7 FW CAN Franco DiGiovanni 8 MF JPN Sohma Ichikawa 9 FW USA Michael Oliveri 10 MF USA Aby Gomez 11 MF BRB Tajio James 12 MF USA Andres Robles | No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF USA Jonathan Abusada 14 MF CAN Charles Brunet 16 DF USA Kevin Ventura (Captain) 17 DF ESP Joan Sureda 18 DF JPN Kaisei Matsudo 19 MF USA Cristian Marcucci 15 MF FRA Matheo Francou 20 MF GER Pharis Petrica 21 GK CAN Matthew Dovale 22 MF USA Baruc Delgado 23 FW USA Christian Chavez 24 DF USA Jaxon Hinds 25 DF POR Edgar Correia | ||
| 01 | GK | USA | Javier Ramirez |
| 1 | GK | USA | Connor Wachtel |
| 2 | DF | USA | Alex Kiss |
| 3 | FW | BRB | Devonte Richards |
| 4 | DF | USA | Elijah Bishop |
| 5 | MF | USA | Lucas Shearer |
| 6 | DF | USA | Josh Baros |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Franco DiGiovanni |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Sohma Ichikawa |
| 9 | FW | USA | Michael Oliveri |
| 10 | MF | USA | Aby Gomez |
| 11 | MF | BRB | Tajio James |
| 12 | MF | USA | Andres Robles |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | USA | Jonathan Abusada |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Charles Brunet |
| 16 | DF | USA | Kevin Ventura (Captain) |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Joan Sureda |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Kaisei Matsudo |
| 19 | MF | USA | Cristian Marcucci |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Matheo Francou |
| 20 | MF | GER | Pharis Petrica |
| 21 | GK | CAN | Matthew Dovale |
| 22 | MF | USA | Baruc Delgado |
| 23 | FW | USA | Christian Chavez |
| 24 | DF | USA | Jaxon Hinds |
| 25 | DF | POR | Edgar Correia |
Record by year
Reference

| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas (Gulf South Conference (Div. II)) (1996–2005) | |||||
| 1996 | Ryan Strong | 6-11-1 | 0-3-1 | 6th | |
| 1997 | Ryan Strong | 11-8-0 | 3-2-0 | 3rd | |
| 1998 | Ryan Strong | 9-7-1 | 2-3-0 | 3rd (tie) | |
| 1999 | Joel Harrison | 12-3-2 | 2-2-1 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Joel Harrison | 7-9-1 | 3-3-1 | 5th (tie) | |
| 2001 | Joel Harrison | 13-6-0 | 5-2-0 | 3rd (tie) | |
| 2002 | Joel Harrison | 17-2-2 | 7-0-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 3rd |
| 2003 | Chad Flanders | 11-5-2 | 4-2-1 | 2nd (tie) | |
| 2004 | Chad Flanders | 11-6-2 | 5-1-1 | 2nd (tie) | NCAA Div.II Elite 8 |
| 2005 | Chad Flanders | 14-4-2 | 7-1-0 | 1st | NCAA Div.II 1st round |
| Central Arkansas (Division I Independent) (2006–2009) | |||||
| 2006 | Chad Flanders | 6-8-2 | |||
| 2007 | Chad Flanders | 6-10-0 | |||
| 2008 | Chad Flanders | 3-14-1 | |||
| 2009 | Chad Flanders | 7-7-1 | |||
| Central Arkansas (Missouri Valley Conference) (2010–2018) | |||||
| 2010 | Chad Flanders | 3-13-0 | 0-7-0 | 8th of 8 | |
| 2011 | Chad Flanders | 2-12-4 | 1-4-1 | 5th of 7 | |
| 2012 | Ross Duncan | 8-9-1 | 1-4-1 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2013 | Ross Duncan | 4-11-2 | 0-4-2 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2014 | Ross Duncan | 3-13-1 | 0-5-1 | 7th of 7 | |
| 2015 | Ross Duncan | 2-15-1 | 1-5-0 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2016 | Ross Duncan | 7–7–3 | 4–3–1 | 4th of 7 | |
| 2017 | Ross Duncan | 9–10–1 | 5–3–-0 | 2nd of 7 | NCAA Tournament |
| 2018 | Ross Duncan | 8–6–4 | 4–1–1 | 1st of 7 | NCAA Tournament |
| Central Arkansas (Sun Belt Conference) (2019–2020) | |||||
| 2019 | Ross Duncan | 10–7–1 | 4–1–0 | 1st of 6 | |
| 2020 | Ross Duncan | 6-9-2 | 3-3-0 | 3rd of 4 | |
| Central Arkansas (ASUN Conference) (2021–present) | |||||
| 2021 | Frank Kohlenstein | 11–6–0 | 5–2–0 | T–1st | |
| 2022 | Frank Kohlenstein | 6–5–6 | 5–1–2 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Frank Kohlenstein | 4–9–4 | 2–2–3 | T–4th | |
| 2024 | Frank Kohlenstein | 8–7–3 | 3–3–1 | T–3rd | |
| 2025 | Kyle Segebart | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | ||
| Total: | 213–233–50 | 71–65–18 | |||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion |