1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

The 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 12th season of men's soccer in the conference.

1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 1988 – November 1988
Regular Season
Season champions	East: Charlotte West: South Alabama
Tournament
Champions	South Florida
Runners-up	Old Dominion

1988 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East
Charlotte	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	4	–	3
Old Dominion	2	–	1	–	0			11	–	5	–	3
VCU	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	9	–	2
Jacksonville	0	–	3	–	0			7	–	10	–	1
West
South Alabama	3	–	0	–	0			17	–	4	–	1
South Florida	2	–	1	–	0			9	–	7	–	2
UAB	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	8	–	1
WKU	0	–	3	–	0			7	–	11	–	1
+ - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Rankings from NSCAA

Teams

Team	Location
East
Charlotte 49ers	Charlotte, North Carolina
Jacksonville Dolphins	Jacksonville, Florida
Old Dominion Monarchs	Norfolk, Virginia
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia
West
South Alabama Jaguars	Mobile, Alabama
South Florida Bulls	Tampa, Florida
UAB Blazers	Birmingham, Alabama
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Bowling Green, Kentucky

Postseason

Sun Belt Tournament

The tournament was held in Norfolk, Virginia.

	Semifinals					Championship
	South Florida		2
	Charlotte		1
						South Florida		1[lower-alpha 1]
						Old Dominion		1
	Old Dominion		4
	South Alabama		1			Third place
						South Alabama		3
						Charlotte		0

1. South Florida won on penalty kicks

All-Sun Belt awards and teams

1988 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards[1]
Award	Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year	Bob Warming, Charlotte

1988 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[1]
First Team	Second Team
Andri Marteinsson (South Alabama) Chris Haywood (Old Dominion) Sean Crowley (Old Dominion) Michael Bates (South Florida) John Dugan (VCU) Sigfus Karason (South Alabama) Thor Geirsson (South Alabama) Chris Pfau (Old Dominion) Ricky Riera-Gomez (Charlotte) Ian Gruno (Charlotte) Eduardo Carvacho (South Alabama)	John King (South Florida) Orlin Weise (VCU) Paul Cann (Old Dominion) Jeff Paciolla (Charlotte) Rich Biondi (South Florida) Chris Grecco (WKU) Giles Hooper (South Alabama) Craig Fossett (South Florida) Pat Moriarty (VCU) Richard Butler (UAB) Mike Coons (South Florida) Aidan Heaney (Charlotte) Robert RoJhan (Jacksonville)

See also

• 1988 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 1988 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
• 1988 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer season

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference All-Sport Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2019.