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UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer

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.[5] Both the Big West and Pac-12 are member conferences in NCAA Division I.[6]

UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer
Founded1965; 61 years ago (1965) [1]
UniversityUniversity of California, Riverside
Head coachTim Cupello [2] (13th season)
ConferenceBig West
I Division
LocationRiverside, California, US
StadiumUCR Soccer Stadium
(capacity: 878 [3])
NicknameHighlanders
ColorsBlue and gold[4]
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament appearances
2018, 2022
Conference tournament championships
2018, 2022
Conference regular season championships
2022

The Highlanders' current head coach is Tim Cupello, who is in charge since 2013.[1] The team play their home matches at the UCR Soccer Stadium, which has a capacity for 878 spectators.[3]

The team was established in 1965, and played in the Big West from 2002 to 2025,[1] where it has won two tournament championships (in 2018[7] and 2022, when the team also won the regular season)[8]

Stadium

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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.[3]

Players

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Current roster

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As of December 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Giancarlo Sagredo
2 DF  USA Jackson D’Alessandro
3 DF  GER Jakob Schnitzler
4 DF  GER Mika Kosch
5 DF  GER Matti Richter
6 FW  USA Grant Miller
7 FW  USA Edward Castro
8 FW  USA Wes Hastings
11 FW  ESP José M. Rabadan
12 DF  USA Brady Elliott
13 DF  USA Ethan Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  USA Tarek Hamideh
15 FW  MNE Andrija Radonjic
16 MF  USA Ethan Gonzalez
18 DF  USA Ace Tendale
19 MF  USA Jona Martinez
20 MF  GER Silvio Termini
21 FW  USA Wyatt Ponting
22 DF  USA Roman Rodriguez
25 MF  USA Diego Ramirez
26 MF  USA Kevin Meza
30 GK  USA Grayson Gilmore

Records

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Source:[1]

Professional players

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UCR players that play/have played at professional levels are:

Nat. Player Pro. Professional career (teams) Ref.
United StatesAaron Long2012Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, New York Red Bulls, Los Angeles FC[9][10][11]
EnglandOtis Earle2014FC Tucson, FC Dallas[12][13]
United StatesDaniel Aguirre2021LA Galaxy, Guadalajara[14][15]

Coaches

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Current staff

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As of 15 December 2025
Position Name
Head coachAndres Ochoa
Assist. coachChris Volk
Assist. coachRomario Lomeli
Assist. coachTony Huerta

Coaching history

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Source:[1]

As of December 2025
# Name Tenure Record
1Peter Hofinga1965–7359–55–5
2Charles Stamos19749–7–2
3Francisco Salcedo1975–7717–19–2
4Cliff Singh1978–8026–20–2
5Nat Gonzalez2001–0312–36–8
6Junior Gonzalez2004–1253–96–12
7Tim Cupello2013–present75–112–38 [n1 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ As of 2025

Titles

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Conference

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Source:[16]

Conference Championship Titles Winning years
Big WestBig West tournament
2
2018, 2022
Regular season
1
2022

Team statistics

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NCAA appearances

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UB's appearances in NCAA tournament are listed below:[1]

Key
UC Riverside v Air Force match in 2024
Season Stage Rival Res. Score
2018First roundPacificL0–1
2022First roundPortlandL1–2

References

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