The Princeton Tigers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Princeton University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Tigers are coached by Jim Barlow.
The team is one of the oldest active soccer clubs in the United States, playing their first official match in November 1906. The team was once coached by former U.S. national team coach and former Swansea City manager, Bob Bradley.
The origins of Princeton soccer trace back to 1869, where the first ever collegiate football game was played in the United States. The then-College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) played an exhibition match that was won by Rutgers 6âÂÂ4.
In addition to being considered one of the earliest soccer games reported in the United States, these two games are considered to be the first organized American college football games to ever be played.
Princeton's first varsity team was fielded in 1906, nevertheless there are no supporting documents of the team's results from the 1906âÂÂ1937 period. Jimmy Reed was the coach of team from 1938 (or before) to 1966.
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