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Squad number, as depicted on an association football jersey. In team sports, the number, often referred to as the uniform number, squad number, jersey number, shirt number, sweater number, or similar (with such naming differences varying by sport and region) is the number worn on a player's uniform, to identify and distinguish each player (and sometimes others, such as coaches and officials ...
The NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I men's national champion. The tournament was formally held in 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament.
Alabama Crimson Tide football players (in red) facing off against the Florida Gators with uniform numbers visible on their helmets. According to NCAA rule book, Rule 1 Section 4 Article 1 "strongly recommends" numbering as follows for offensive players: [3] Back 0–49; Center 50–59; Guard 60–69; Tackle 70–79; End 80–99
The 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 66th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 22, 2024, and concluded on December 16, 2024. Clemson is the defending national champion.
The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 65th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 24, 2023 and concluded on December 10, 2023. Syracuse is the defending national champion. The Clemson Tigers won their fourth national title, and their first since 2021, defeating Notre Dame in the final. [1]
Numbers retired by the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, displayed at the former Joe Louis Arena in December 2015. Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on their uniform out of circulation. Once a ...
In the 1970s, the U.S.-based North American Soccer League experimented with printing players' names on their shirts and allocating each player a squad number rather than simply numbering the 11 players starting a game from 1 to 11, but these ideas did not catch on at the time in other countries. [69]
In 1916, on the New York Giants' road uniforms, purple lines gave their uniforms a tartan-like effect and another kind of road uniform was a solid dark blue or black material with white around this time. The Kansas City Athletics home and road uniforms were changed by Charles O. Finley in 1963, to the colours of gold and green. [59]