Welcome to AU Men's Soccer

Post-Season Appearances: 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022 NSCAA Team Academic Award: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 NSCAA Ethics Award: 1997, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 Four HCAC Players of the Year and Three HCAC Newcomers of the Year 2000 & 2004 HCAC Regular Season Champions 2000 & 2002 HCAC Conference Tournament Champions 34 NSCAA Academic All-American Selections/ 110 HCAC All Conference Selections/ 93 Academic All-HCAC Selections/ 26 Academic All-ICAC Selections

Welcome to Anderson University Men’s Soccer. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the institution and our 35-year old soccer program. The AU Men's Soccer Program debuted in 1989.  Coach Fridley had the privilege of being that squad’s goalkeeper and starting the proud tradition that we now have.  Many alumni have put in a lot of time and work into building the program into what it is today. We are looking for players that consider themselves scholar-athletes that will put forth the effort in the classroom and on the field.  We want team players that believe in their teammates first, play with pride and work hard. Coach Fridley firmily believes in 'look the part, act the part, play the part."

Coach Fridley just ended his 33rd year in the program and 30th as head coach. He currently holds a career Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) record of 116-95-20. Expectations are high once again to be competitive in the Great Lakes Region as well as in the 10-team HCAC which has an automatic NCAA tournament bid on the line for the six-team postseason tournament champion.

                                                                                         
The soccer team will head back to Europe for its 11th trip in August 2025. On the last trip, the team was able to see a Manchester City game and a Blackburn game. The past 10 tours have featured the countries of Germany, Holland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Spain.  On these tours we have competed against club teams from Amsterdam FC to Kilmarnock to Queens Park Rangers as well as seeing several historical sites such as Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, The Coliseum, Dachau, Buchenwald, The Pantheon, The Vatican, Cliffs of Dublin, Edinburgh Castle, Westminster Abbey, Pompeii, the Hitler grounds, the Anne Frank’s house, and Pompeii on top of many other castles and museums.  The team has toured several prominent European soccer teams’ stadiums, gotten to watch training sessions as well as seeing opening day games of Manchester United in 2007 and Chelsea in 2010. In 2013 we saw games including Manchester United, Everton, and Bolton. In 2019, the men's soccer team had the opportunity to travel to several beautiful destinations including Rome, the Vatican City, Madrid, Barcelona and much more! After visiting the beautiful Camp Nou Stadium, the Ravens were able to compete in the 15,000-seat Olympic Stadium.

Anderson University summer camps take place in July. The Residential day camp always starts on the Sunday after the 4th of July. You can click on the Anderson Soccer Camps link for more information. This is the 30th year for Anderson University Summer Camps. Coach Fridley is also in his 21st year of hosting high-school camps. We currently train more than 30 teams in the summer, where college coaches and past staff will train and evaluate the teams. 

If you are looking for a place where you will be challenged both on and off the field and want information, please contact Coach Fridley by phone (765-623-6214) or stfridley@anderson.edu .