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2025 NAIA Men's Soccer Championship Information

 

Congratulations on a successful season! Once your team qualifies for the 2025 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship, please see below for some helpful information on the First and Second Rounds, and the Final Site. 

We are here to partner with you and your school in the publicity efforts. The NAIA will track all of the First and Second Round results on NAIA.org. Please note that if you have a Presto site, the schedule will show what we have posted on our website. 

 

For any additional questions not detailed here please contact Reanne Kietlinski at the national office (rkietlinski@naia.org). Kietlinski will also be at the final site in Orange Beach, Ala. as the on-site media coordinator. 

 

Qualifiers Announced: November 15, 4 p.m. CT

Quick Find: Due Dates | First & Second Rounds | Final Site

 Due Dates
  • First and second round host sites announced Saturday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. CT
  • Qualifying Teams & Pairings Announced Saturday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. CT
  • Submit Team Photo in the Greenfly gallery "2025 Men's Soccer Championship" Monday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. CT
  • Program Quick Facts Monday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. CT
  • Postseason Roster (for use in championship program) Monday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. CT
    • Postseason roster may be updated until 30 minutes prior to the first game in each round. The above due date is for the championship program only. 
    • Click HERE to submit
  • First Round Matches Setup in Presto (by host school) Monday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. CT
  • Verify Your Schools Stats/records are correct in Presto Monday, Nov. 17, 5 p.m. CT

 First & Second Round
  • Opening Round Official Title (First Reference) – 2025 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship First & Second Rounds presented by Select Sport America
  • PrestoStats – The host institution is in charge of setting up the First & Second Round matches in Presto. Please include live stream and ticket links in the Presto event that you set up. PrestoStats Login CLICK HERE. 
  • Postseason Roster – Make sure you or your head coach fills out the official postseason roster in NAIA Connect. This is required by the NAIA.
    • As conference tournaments are a part of the official NAIA postseason, postseason rosters should be submitted prior to the first game of conference tournaments 
    • Changes to the postseason roster MAY NOT be made once the CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT has begun, but CAN be made BETWEEN the conference tournament and national championship play. If changes are made, PLEASE inform NAIA Athletics Communications Manager Reanne Kietlinski (rkietlinski@naia.org) and NAIA Championship Manager Rick Daum (rdaum@naia.org) to ensure the correct roster is listed for the championship program.
    • Final site rosters are due at the final site coaches' registration, BUT rosters will be pulled for use in the official championship program prior to Nov. 21. The individual completing the postseason roster will sign electronically.
    • Do not send postseason rosters via email or fax to the national office.
  • Downloads 
  • Broadcast Rights – All broadcasts have a rights fee. For First & Second Round only, all fees should be made payable to the host institution and given to the on-site Media Coordinator. For a complete listing of the NAIA’s broadcast rights fees, CLICK HERE.
  • Social Media – Please use the hashtags “#NAIAMSoccer” and "BattleForTheRedBanner" for all Twitter/Facebook/Instagram content around the event and tag the NAIA 
  • Photography - The First and Second Round host is responsible for providing photography. After the event, hosts should send five high-resolution photos to Reanne Kietlinski at the NAIA (rkietlinski@naia.org).
  • Schedule & Streaming Links 
    • First & Second Rounds
    • Final Site
    • Bracket
  • Media Credentials - Media credentials for First and Second Round events should be acquired directly from the host media coordinator.
  • Tickets - Admission to First & Second Round events is purchased from host site.

 Final Site
  • Final Site Official Title (First Reference) – Please refer to it as the 2025 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship
  • Final Site Visitors Guide - CLICK HERE
  • Final Site SID Meeting - Monday, November 24 at 2 p.m. CT (Zoom link emailed to qualifying SIDs)
  • Prestostats - The NAIA will set up all games on the Prestostats network schedule. If you have a Presto site, please do not set up your own games, as they will show up once they are created by the national office.
  • Edits to Statistics - If a team wants to make edits to game statistics during the national tournament, they must be approved by NAIA Athletics Communications. Please contact Reanne Kietlinski (rkietlinski@naia.org). 
  • Broadcast Rights – The NAIA owns the rights to all championship streaming. No additional live streams outside of the official stream produced by the host/NAIA will be allowed. 
    • Beginning 2024-25: no rights fee will need to be paid for radio broadcasts during the championship
  • Watch Live -  The final site is broadcast FREE on the NAIA Channel of the Urban Edge Network and the newly redesigned NAIA Network. For more information and to pre-register, click HERE.
  • Social Media – Please use the hashtags “#NAIAMSoccer” and "BattleForTheRedBanner" for all Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/TikTok content around the event and tag the NAIA 
  • Downloads 
  • Media Credential Applications -  Applications will close 72 hours before the event starts. It is acceptable to apply for and not need a credential if you are not sure if you will be attending the event or not that far in advance. 
  • Photography - NAIA's official photographer for the event is Brad Puckett, C.P.P. 
  • Championship Tickets - Only available on-site in Orange Beach. No in-advance purchase.