2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team


The 2019 UCF Knights men's soccer team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Scott Calabrese's third year as head coach for the program.
UCF finished the season with a 15–3–2 overall record and a 6–0–1 conference record, best in the AAC. The Knights advanced to the finals of the AAC Tournament where they fell to SMU for the third consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round where they were defeated by SMU.

Background

The Knights are coming off a 13–3–3 season where they finished 5–1–1 in AAC play, earning them their first American Athletic Conference regular season title. In the 2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, UCF lost to SMU in penalty kicks, 4–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time. UCF earned an at-large berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were one of the 16 seeded teams given the 14 seed. It was UCF's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011. With the seed, they earned a bye into the second round where they hosted the winner of Washington and Lipscomb. Lipscomb beat Washington in penalties, and also ended up beating the Knights in overtime, thus ending the season for UCF.
Junior striker, Cal Jennings, lead UCF in goals and assists for 2018 and was named a consensus All-American with Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer America, United Soccer Coaches, and CollegeSoccerNews.com all naming him as a first-team All-American.

Player movement

Departures

Incoming transfers

High school recruits

Roster

Team management

Schedule

!colspan=6 style=""| Preseason
!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| American Athletic regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| AAC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Cal JenningsAAC Offensive Player of the YearNovember 12, 2019
Yoni SorokinAAC Midfielder of the YearNovember 12, 2019
Yannik OettlAAC Goalkeeper of the YearNovember 12, 2019
Gino ViviAAC Rookie of the YearNovember 12, 2019
Scott CalabreseAAC Coaching Staff of the YearNovember 12, 2019
Yannik OettlAll-AAC First TeamNovember 12, 2019
Cal JenningsAll-AAC First TeamNovember 12, 2019
Yoni SorokinAll-AAC First TeamNovember 12, 2019
Yanis LeermanAll-AAC First TeamNovember 12, 2019
Louis PerezAll-AAC Second TeamNovember 12, 2019
Glademir MendozaAll-AAC Rookie TeamNovember 12, 2019
Gino ViviAll-AAC Rookie TeamNovember 12, 2019
Cal JenningsAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019
Yannik OettlAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019
Louis PerezAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019
Gino ViviAAC All-Tournament TeamNovember 16, 2019
Cal JenningsSoccer America All-America First-TeamDecember 12, 2019
Cal JenningsUnited Soccer Coaches All-America First-TeamDecember 12, 2019
Cal JenningsCollege Soccer News All-America First-TeamDecember 16, 2019
Cal JenningsTop Drawer Soccer All-America First-TeamDecember 23, 2019
Yoni SorokinTop Drawer Soccer All-America Second-TeamDecember 23, 2019
Yanis LeermanTop Drawer Soccer All-America Second-TeamDecember 23, 2019

2020 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Cal JenningsFC Dallas117FW
Jonathan DeanOrlando City239DF

Rankings