Matt O'Sullivan is in his fifth year as the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer program in 2023.

In his first season in 2019, O'Sullivan led the Broncos to a CCAA Tournament championship, the third in CPP men's soccer history, and their fifth straight NCAA Tournament, boasting a 12-5-3 overall record and a 10-1-1 mark in conference play. His second season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he led the Broncos to a 14-5-4 overall record, a second-place finish in the CCAA and an appearance in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinal round.

O'Sullivan became the 11th head coach in the history of the CPP men's soccer program prior to the 2019 campaign, returning to the CCAA for the first time since he played for California State University, Bakersfield from 2003-05, winning a CCAA title before the Roadrunners later made the move to NCAA Division I.

In two years at UC Irvine as the head assistant coach, under the tutelage of former CPP head coach Yossi Raz, O'Sullivan served a vital role in turning around an Anteater program that went 8-8-3 overall in 2017 to winning the Big West Conference championship as a nationally-ranked squad at the NCAA Division I level with an 11-6-4 mark and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For their efforts, the UCI coaching staff was named the Big West Conference Staff of the Year. As the lead recruiter at UCI, O'Sullivan's work was recognized by Top Drawer Soccer, which ranked the Anteaters at No. 1 in NCAA Division I for their 2019 recruiting class.

Prior to arriving in Irvine, O'Sullivan spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II powerhouse St. Edward's University. The Hilltoppers were nationally-ranked in five of his seven years of being on the sidelines, and as high as third in the country during the 2016 season. They also qualified for three straight NCAA tournaments, including being the No. 1 seed in the South Central Region in 2014 and 2016. The 2016 Hilltoppers' staff was also selected as the South Central Regional Staff of the Year by the NSCAA (now known as United Soccer Coaches).

During O'Sullivan's tenure in Austin, St. Edward's won five Heartland Conference titles with an impressive combined record of 87-31-15. They were the first Heartland Conference team ever to go undefeated in a season during 2014 and followed it up with the same feat in 2015, winning 27 straight conference games. As St. Edward's recruiting coordinator, he brought in 13 All-Americans, 26 all-region and 48 all-conference student-athletes. St. Edward's was impressive on the defensive side of the ball as they led the nation in goals-against average (0.50) in 2015 with 14 shutouts and were ranked No. 1 nationally in shutouts (15) in 2016 with 0.45 GAA.

Prior to arriving at St. Edward's in 2010, O'Sullivan started coaching college soccer at the University of the Incarnate Word, an NCAA Division II institution that won two Heartland Conference championships and made the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament with an overall record of 35-20-4 over his three seasons.

Before starting his coaching career, O'Sullivan played at California State University, Bakersfield for three seasons (2003-05) and was part of the 2004 CCAA championship team that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division II Tournament. He earned All-CCAA First Team honors after leading the Roadrunners in goals and assists in 2005. O'Sullivan scored 13 goals from the midfield and added 10 assists over his three years at CSUB, including a hat trick against defending NCAA national champion Sonoma State.

O'Sullivan, a native of Preston, England, graduated from CSU Bakersfield in 2007 with his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, and completed his master's degree in 2009 at University of the Incarnate Word in Business Sports Management. He and his wife, Taylar, have three children.

O'Sullivan Through the Years

SEASON

INSTITUTION

OVERALL

CONF

PLACE

2019

Cal Poly Pomona

12-5-3

10-1-1

2nd

2020

Cal Poly Pomona

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

Cal Poly Pomona

14-5-4

8-1-2

2nd

2022

Cal Poly Pomona

11-3-6

6-1-4

3rd

OVERALL (3 seasons)

37-13-13 (.690)

24-3-7

 NCAA Tournament Appearance