Paul Ratcliffe (soccer)

Paul Ratcliffe
Personal information
Date of birth 1969 (age 54–55)
Place of birth England
Team information
Current team
 Stanford (coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 UCLA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Los Angeles United
1994 Anaheim Splash
Managerial career
1998–2002 Saint Mary's
2003– Stanford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Ratcliffe is an English-born American college soccer coach. He is the head coach of Stanford Cardinal women's soccer. He led Stanford to the 2011 National Championship. He is a three-time NSCAA Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2008, 2009, and 2011.

Coaching career

Ratcliffe was the head coach of Saint Mary's from 1998 until February 2003, when he was hired to coach Stanford.[1] He won NSCAA Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009,[2] and 2011.[3] He led Stanford to national runners-up finishes in 2009 and 2010 before leading Stanford to a 2011, 2017, and 2019 National Championships.[4][5]

College head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Saint Mary's (West Coast) (1998–2002)
1998 Saint Mary's 6–12–0
1999 Saint Mary's 13–4–1
2000 Saint Mary's 12–6–2
2001 Saint Mary's 15–3–2 NCAA Second Round
2002 Saint Mary's 9–9–2
Saint Mary's: 55–34–7 (.609)
Stanford (Pac-12) (2003–present)
2003 Stanford 10–9–2 5–3–1 T–3rd NCAA First Round
2004 Stanford 13–6–3 4–3–2 T–4th NCAA Second Round
2005 Stanford 10–7–3 4–3–2 4th NCAA First Round
2006 Stanford 15–6–2 6–2–1 3rd NCAA Round of 16
2007 Stanford 15–3–5 5–1–3 T–3rd NCAA Round of 16
2008 Stanford 22–2–1 8–1–0 2nd NCAA Semifinals
2009 Stanford 25–1–0 9–0–0 1st NCAA Runners-up
2010 Stanford 23–1–2 9–0–0 1st NCAA Runners-up
2011 Stanford 25–0–1 11–0–0 1st NCAA Champions
2012 Stanford 21–2–1 11–0–0 1st NCAA Semifinals
2013 Stanford 15–6–1 6–5–0 4th NCAA Round of 16
2014 Stanford 20–2–3 9–1–1 2nd NCAA Semifinals
2015 Stanford 19–2–2 10–0–1 1st NCAA Quarterfinals
2016 Stanford 18–2–1 10–1–0 1st NCAA Second Round
2017 Stanford 24–1–0 11–0–0 1st NCAA Champions
2018 Stanford 21–1–2 10–0–1 1st NCAA College Cup Semifinals
2019 Stanford 24–1–0 11–0–0 1st NCAA Champions
Stanford: 320–52–29 (.834)
Total: 375–86–36 (.775) 139–20–12 (.848)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ^ "SoccerAmerica – COLLEGE WOMEN: Stanford lures Ratcliffe from St. Mary's 02/10/2003". www.socceramerica.com.
  2. ^ "Sports Around the World: Stanford soccer coach Paul Ratcliffe honored". 16 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Stanford's Paul Ratcliffe wins national soccer coach of the year for third time in four years". 14 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Soccer 2011: Champs Won't Be Forgotten". Stanford University.
  5. ^ "Champions at Last!". Stanford University.