TORONTO (U SPORTS) – On Thursday morning the UBC Thunderbirds were awarded the hosting rights to the 2018 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship.
It will mark the sixth time UBC will welcome the nation's best in U SPORTS men's soccer, having last hosted the tournament in 2007. The Thunderbirds last won the Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy in 2013, the team's 13th title and second straight. 



"We are thrilled to be hosting at Thunderbird Stadium for 2018," says UBC head coach Mike Mosher. "It is a great opportunity to showcase the best of Canadian University men's soccer on our campus and in our passionate soccer community here in the Vancouver area."

"We are thrilled to be called upon to host the very best in U SPORTS men's soccer in 2018," said Thunderbirds senior athletics director Gilles Lépine. "The UBC Thunderbirds are a storied men's soccer program and Metro Vancouver is a robust and diverse soccer community, so to hold the 2018 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship here presents an incredible opportunity. We look forward to welcoming the U SPORTS soccer nation in 2018. We'll do everything to make with this competition a great sporting event for the fans."

The tournament runs Nov. 8-11, 2018.



Key Facts:
Host: UBC Thunderbirds
Venue: Thunderbird Stadium
Dates: Nov. 8-11, 2018
Years previously hosted: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2007
Championships: 1974, 1984-86, 1989-1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2012-13
 
The 2017 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship will be hosted by Thompson Rivers University in November.