Brett Faro has been the head men’s soccer coach at Cedarville University since the 2013 season.

He guided the Yellow Jackets to their first-ever NCAA Division II Championship appearance in 2015 as well as berths in 2019 and 2021. CU advanced to the second round each time.

Faro coached the Jackets to consecutive Great Midwest Athletic Conference championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He is a three-time G-MAC Coach of the Year and a three-time NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year.

Faro’s teams have made ten straight appearances in the G-MAC Tournament semifinals and advanced to the title match six times.

Prior to becoming the head coach, Faro served as the program’s top assistant in 2011 and 2012. CU went 31-10-4 those two years while winning the 2011 NCCAA Midwest Region banner and placing third at the national tournament.

Cedarville Career Coaching Record:

Overall Conference

Year W L T Pct W L T Pct Place

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2013 13 3 4 .750 6 1 1 .812 2nd of 7 - G-MAC Champion

2014 14 4 2 .750 7 0 1 .938 1st of 7 - G-MAC Champion

2015    15   4   2  .762      10   2   0  .833  1st of 7 - G-MAC Champion

2016 12 8 3 .587 7 3 2 .667 3rd of 7 - G-MAC Runner-Up

2017     9   9   1  .500       7   6   1  .536  T5th of 11 - G-MAC Semifinals

2018    11   6   2  .632      10   2   2  .786  2nd of 12 - G-MAC Semifinals

2019    12   3   8  .696       7   2   5  .679  3rd of 11 - G-MAC Runner-Up

2020     7   2   1  .750       6   1   1  .813  2nd of 10 - G-MAC Semifinals

2021    14   5   1  .725      10   3   1  .750  2nd of 10 - G-MAC Semifinals

2022    12  10   2  .542       7   6   1  .536  T5th of 11 - G-MAC Runner-Up

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Totals 119  54  26  .663      77  26  15  .716

Cedarville Honor Roll:

1 NCCAA Kyle Rote, Jr. Award - National Player of the Year

1 NSCAA Division II All-American

1 D2CCA Division II All-American

24 NCCAA All-Americans

13 D2CCA Division II Midwest Region players

6 United Soccer Coaches Division II Midwest Region players

37 NCCAA Midwest Region players

7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans®

32 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes

25 All-Ohio players

3 Conference Offensive Players of the Year

1 Conference Defensive Player of the Year

1 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year

48 All-Conference players

140 Academic All-Conference players

Soccer Coaching prior to Cedarville:

Assistant Coach at the United States Naval Academy (2010)

Helped guide the Midshipmen to a 7-5-4 record

Head Coach of the U17 Maryland Nike Rush ‘93 (2010-11)

Led NCSL Division I squad to three tournament championships

Team Manager of Women’s Professional Soccer Sky Blue FC (2010)

Coached and trained players in the Hershey Youth Soccer Club (2007-08)

Collegiate Playing Career:

Four-year standout at perennial NCAA Division III powerhouse Messiah College (2005-09)

Member of four NCAA National Championship teams

Two-time team captain for the Falcons

Tied the school record for the most games played in a career (99)

Faro is a 2009 graduate of Messiah with a degree in sports management. He was a Dean’s List student at the school and was recognized as an NSCAA Academic All-Region Scholar-Athlete.

Faro earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine (Calif.) in 2014. He also possesses an NSCAA National Diploma and a TOVO Academy Diploma in Spain.

Brett and his wife, Shelley, reside in Xenia with their son, Lincoln.