The Denver Pioneers men's soccer team represents the University of Denver (DU) in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. As of the upcoming 2026 season, the Pioneers compete in the West Coast Conference (WCC) after having played in the Summit League since 2013.
Team management Head coaching history
Over the program's history, there have been 11 different head coaches.
Name Nat. Tenure HonorsEdgar Laipenieks1961Willy Schaeffler1962–1969 Peder Pytte1970–1973First NCAA Tournament berthJohn Byrden1974–1988First NAIA Tournament berthAlbert Adetoye1989–1991Dave Clements1991–1994Chad Ashton1995Jeff Hooker1996–1997Chad Ashton1998–2006Bobby Muuss2007–20142013 Summit League Tournament2014 Summit League TournamentJamie Franks2015–present2015 Summit League Tournament2016 Summit League Tournament2016 NCAA College Cup2018 Summit League Tournament2019 Summit League Tournament2021 Summit League Tournament
Seasons
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Season Head coach Conference Season results Tournament results Overall Conference Conference NCAA / NAIA W L T W L T Finish 1961 Edgar Laipenieks Independent 7 3 0 — — — — — — 1962 Willy Schaeffler 5 2 0 — — — — — — 1963 5 2 1 — — — — — — 1964 8 0 0 — — — — — — 1965 7 0 0 — — — — — — 1966 8 0 0 — — — — — — 1967 8 2 0 — — — — — — 1968 8 3 0 — — — — — — 1969 6 1 0 — — — — — —1970^Peder Pytte 11 2 0 — — — — — NCAA Quarterfinal^ 1971 5 2 2 — — — — — — 1972 6 2 1 — — — — — — 1973 2 11 1 — — — — — — 1974John Byrden 4 8 1 — — — — — — 1975 4 6 0 — — — — — — 1976 8 5 2 — — — — — — 1977 7 7 0 — — — — — —1978^ 14 3 1 — — — — — NAIA Regionals^1979^ 11 9 0 — — — — — NAIA Regionals^ 1980 9 6 2 — — — — — — 1981 13 6 2 — — — — — —1982^ 18 3 0 — — — — — NAIA Regionals^1998Chad Ashton 3 13 1 — — — — — —1999MPSF 8 11 0 4 2 0 3rd (Mountain) — —2000 9 6 2 6 2 1 2nd (Mountain) Semifinals —2001 10 6 3 4 3 0 3rd First Round —2002 9 12 0 2 4 0 5th Semifinals —2003 7 9 2 1 4 1 7th — —2004 12 5 1 9 3 0 2nd — —2005 7 10 1 3 7 0 5th — —2006 11 5 2 7 2 1 2nd — —2007Bobby Muuss 10 4 4 6 1 3 2nd — —2008^ 10 7 2 8 1 1 1st* — NCAA First Round^2009 5 10 4 2 4 1 7th Semifinals —2010^ 9 7 4 6 2 2 1st* Semifinals NCAA First Round^2011 5 11 3 3 6 1 6th Quarterfinals —2012 11 6 3 5 4 1 3rd Semifinals —2013^Summit 13 3 4 6 0 0 1st* Champions* NCAA First Round^2014^ 11 8 1 3 2 1 1st* Champions* NCAA First Round^2015^Jamie Franks 15 1 3 5 0 1 1st* Champions* NCAA Second Round^2016^ 20 1 3 5 0 1 T-1st* Champions* NCAA Semifinals^2017* 11 6 2 5 0 0 1st* Runners-up —2018^ 15 5 4 4 0 1 1st* Champions* NCAA Second Round^2019^ 6 12 3 2 2 1 T-3rd Champions* NCAA First Round^2020* 6 2 0 6 2 0 1st* — —2021^ 10 4 5 4 1 1 T-1st* Champions* NCAA Second Round^2022^ 14 3 5 6 0 2 2nd Champions* NCAA Second Round^2023^ 12 3 5 7 0 1 1st* Semifinals NCAA Second Round^2024^ 15 3 5 7 1 0 1st* Runners-up NCAA Semifinals^
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