The UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the University of California, Riverside (also UCR), located in Riverside, California. Starting in 2026, UCR will play as a men's soccer affiliate of the Pac-12 Conference under the terms of a men's soccer alliance between the Pac-12 and UCR's primary home of the Big West Conference. Both the Big West and Pac-12 are member conferences in NCAA Division I.Division I - Riverside, CA | UC Riverside on ncaa.com
The Highlanders' current head coach is Tim Cupello, who is in charge since 2013. The team play their home matches at the UCR Soccer Stadium, which has a capacity for 878 spectators.
The team was established in 1965, and played in the Big West from 2002 to 2025, where it has won two tournament championships (in 2018Men's Soccer Wins First Big West Conference Championship at news.ucr.com. 14 Nov 2018 and 2022, when the team also won the regular season)UC Riverside men’s soccer wins first Big West regular season title at news.ucr.com - 30 Oct 2022
Stadium UC Riverside plays its home matches at UCR Soccer Stadium, also used by the women's soccer team. The venue has a capacity of 878 people, although there is room for an additional 278 people on the grass. The field was renovated in 2007 with a TigerTurf artificial grass. One year later, a scoreboard was added to the facility. Moreover the lighting system was improved to allow men's and women's programs to host night games.
Players
Current roster
Records Source:
Top scorers
# Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Juan Preciado 85 1972–75 2 Luc Harrington 23 2001–04 3 Cesar Diaz-Pizarro 20 2008–11n/a Dave Birch 1968 4 Noah Lopez 15 2021–24
Assistances # Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Romario Lomeli 20 2013–16 2 Ricardo Ruiz 19 2013–16 3 Brendan Clark 14 2021–23 Otis Earle 2011–14
Saves # Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Charles Alamo 305 2003–07 2 Carlos Gonzalez 259 2021–24 3 Ashkan Khosravi 218 2012–15 4 Vincent Morales 202 2015–17 5 Cody Suppé 155 2008–11
Professional players UCR players that play/have played at professional levels are:
Player Professional career (teams) Ref. Aaron Long 2012 Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles FC Aaron Long - Career Summary at timbers.comAaron Long - Career Summary at soundersfc.comUSMNT perdería todo el verano al defensa Aaron Long by Jorge Herrera Navas on As.com, 17 May 2021 Otis Earle 2014 FC Tucson, FC Dallas Three former FC Tucson players selected in MLS draft on the Arizona Daily Star. Jan 15, 2015Otis Earle statistics on ESPN Deportes.com Daniel Aguirre 2021 LA Galaxy, Guadalajara Daniel Aguirre joins Chivas for AP24. 6 Oct 2024
Coaches
Current staff
Position Name Head coach Andres Ochoa Assist. coach Chris Volk Assist. coach Romario Lomeli Assist. coach Tony Huerta
Coaching history Source:
# Name Tenure Record 1 Peter Hofinga 1965–73 59–55–5 2 Charles Stamos 1974 9–7–2 3 Francisco Salcedo 1975–77 17–19–2 4 Cliff Singh 1978–80 26–20–2 5 Nat Gonzalez 2001–03 12–36–8 6 Junior Gonzalez 2004–12 53–96–12 7 Tim Cupello 2013–present 75–112–38
Notes
Titles
Conference Source:Big West Conference Record Book (2025) at bigwest.org Conference Championship Titles Winning years Big West Big West tournament 2018, 2022 Regular season 2022
Team statistics
NCAA appearances UB's appearances in NCAA tournament are listed below:
Season Stage Rival Res. Score 2018 First round Pacific L 0–1 2022 First round Portland L 1–2
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