University of Illinois at Springfield Men’s Soccer
The Prairie Stars play NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Valley Conference — Springfield, IL.
Programme details
- Division
- Division II
- Conference
- Great Lakes Valley Conference
- Location
- Springfield, IL
- Institution
- Not published
- Enrollment
- 4,628
- Squad (2026)
- 30 players
- Leaving next summer
- 13 players
Squad composition
How the 30-player squad breaks down by position, as published by Ill. Springfield for 2026-27. Players listed at two positions are counted at both, since they provide cover in either.
- Goalkeepers4
- Defenders11
- Midfielders9
- Forwards6
Who is leaving, and when
13 of the 30 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 43% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.
Going by position: 6 defenders, 6 midfielders, 1 forward. Which programmes lose the most at your position?
- Freshman1
1 goalkeeper
- Sophomore9
4 defenders4 forwards1 midfielder
- Junior7
3 goalkeepers2 midfielders1 defender1 forward
- Senior (final year)10
6 defenders3 midfielders1 forward
- Graduate (final year)3
3 midfielders
Final-year groups are shown in amber. A player listed at two positions is counted under each of them, since they provide cover in either, so the positions on a row can total more than the row itself. Redshirt players are counted in the year they are listed for.
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Recent results
Overall record across the last 3 seasons. Soccer is a fall sport, so each season runs from August to a championship in December of the year shown. The NCAA files them by academic year, so the 2025 season appears as 2025-26 on its own site.
| Season | W | L | T | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0.265 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.417 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0.786 |
Contact the programme
Coaching staff and recruiting details are published on the official athletics site.
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Programmes Ill. Springfield plays against, and others within reach of the same area.
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Plays in the same conference
- DruryDivision II · Springfield, MOSquad 502025 8-5-5GK 4
- LewisDivision II · Romeoville, ILSquad 352025 5-6-7GK 6
- Lincoln (MO)Division II · Jefferson City, MOSquad 592025 11-2-7GK 8
- Maryville (MO)Division II · Town and Country, MOSquad 352025 12-6-3GK 4
- McKendreeDivision II · Lebanon, ILSquad 352025 10-6-5GK 2
- Missouri S&TDivision II · Rolla, MOSquad 312025 9-6-3GK 3
Elsewhere in Illinois
Same state, different conference
- BradleyDivision I · Peoria, ILSquad 282025 2-9-6GK 3
- Chicago St.Division I · Chicago, ILSquad 312025 1-15-1GK 3
- DePaulDivision I · Chicago, ILSquad 272025 2-8-7GK 3
- Eastern Ill.Division I · Charleston, ILSquad 322025 4-9-4GK 3
- Loyola ChicagoDivision I · Chicago, ILSquad 282025 4-5-7GK 4
- NIUDivision I · DeKalb, ILSquad 282025 8-5-4GK 3