North Central College Men’s Soccer
The Cardinals play NCAA Division III in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin — Naperville, IL.
Programme details
- Division
- Division III
- Conference
- College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
- Location
- Naperville, IL
- Institution
- Not published
- Enrollment
- 2,856
- Squad (2026)
- 35 players
- Leaving next summer
- 3 players
Squad composition
How the 35-player squad breaks down by position, as published by North Central (IL) for 2026-27. Players listed at two positions are counted at both, since they provide cover in either.
- Goalkeepers5
- Defenders11
- Midfielders16 (12)
- Forwards7 (3)
4 players are listed at two positions; the figure in brackets counts only single-position players.
Who is leaving, and when
3 of the 35 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 9% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.
Going by position: 2 midfielders, 1 goalkeeper, 1 forward. Which programmes lose the most at your position?
- Freshman16
8 midfielders4 defenders4 forwards3 goalkeepers
- Sophomore12
5 defenders4 midfielders2 forwards1 goalkeeper
- Junior4
2 defenders2 midfielders
- Senior (final year)3
2 midfielders1 goalkeeper1 forward
- Graduate (final year)0
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 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0.684 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0.619 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0.800 |
Contact the programme
Coaching staff and recruiting details are published on the official athletics site.
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College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
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- 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