University of California, Santa Cruz Men’s Soccer

Programme details

Division

Division III

Conference

Coast to Coast Athletic Conference

Location

Santa Cruz, CA

Institution

Not published

Enrollment

19,764

Squad (2026)

27 players

Leaving next summer

4 players

Squad composition

How the 27-player squad breaks down by position, as published by UC Santa Cruz for 2026-27. Players listed at two positions are counted at both, since they provide cover in either.

• Goalkeepers3
• Defenders9
• Midfielders10
• Forwards4

1 player has no position published.

Who is leaving, and when

4 of the 27 are in their final year, so on current form that many places open up next summer — 15% of the squad. A redshirt year does not change this: a redshirt senior leaves when a senior does.

Going by position: 3 defenders, 1 midfielder. Which programmes lose the most at your position?

• Freshman11

  4 midfielders3 defenders2 goalkeepers2 forwards

• Sophomore4

  2 forwards1 defender1 midfielder

• Junior7

  4 midfielders2 defenders1 goalkeeper

• Senior (final year)3

  2 defenders1 midfielder

• Graduate (final year)1

  1 defender

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. 1 player has no class year published and is not counted above.

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.

Contact the programme

Coaching staff and recruiting details are published on the official athletics site.