The Columbia Lions men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Columbia University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The Lions fielded their first varsity team in 1906, and have since won 10 Ivy League Championships and have made 14 NCAA tournament appearances.
Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2017 where the Lions reached the second round before losing 1–0 to Wake Forest in the 88' on a penalty kick.
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History
The University's soccer team was established in 1906, and the squad started its run on the sport competing in championships organized by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA), the predecessor national soccer championship to the NCAA soccer tournament. Columbia finished its first ISFA season with a 1–1–2 record.
Columbia won two ISFA national championships, in 1909 (4–1–0 record) and 1910, with five Columbia players were College All-Americans. The squad achieved a 10–2–3 record.
Columbia's best season was in 1983 when the team achieved a 18–1–0 record (crowned Ivy League champion and NCAA championship runner-up after losing v Indiana. It was the Columbia's season with most wins.
Players
Current roster
As of 16 Sep 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team honors
Conference championships
Columbia has won 10 Ivy League championships, their last being in the 2016–17 season.