Black-and-white photo of CSUN men's club soccer team, wearing uniforms and lined up in two rows in front of a soccer goal.
The CSUN men’s club soccer squad gathers for a team photo, c. 1970s. Photo courtesy of GoMatadors.com.

As Los Angeles and cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada prepare to welcome the World Cup this month, international soccer’s marquee event, futbol fever is sweeping the city and much of our nation. Always popular in Southern California, soccer also has a rich history at CSUN.

Matador Men’s Soccer has won 11 conference titles and seven Division I championship berths, as well as having nine players selected in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Draft in their history. In this feature originally published on GoMatadors.com, learn more about CSUN Men’s Soccer’s humble beginnings in the 1970s, a program “Built on Grit and Love of the Game.”

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