Brian Doherty took over as Kean University head coach in 1999 and has now been at the helm of the program for 24 years and 206 victories.  Doherty, who has the most women's soccer coaching wins at Kean, collected his 200th victory during the Fall 2021 season.

Coach Doherty Highlights

NCAA Tournament Appearances – 2006

ECAC Tournament Champions – 2012, 2013

ECAC Tournament Appearances – 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

NJAC Tournament Appearances – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,

2017, 2018, 2021, Fall 2021

Reached NJAC Title Game in 2005, 2012

NJAC Coach of the Year – 2005

Earned his 200th Career Victory Against NJCU on Oct. 13th, 2021

Earned his 100th Career Victory Against Stockton on Sept. 18th, 2010

One All-American

Seven All-Region Selections

79 All-NJAC Selections

Two NJAC Player of the Year Selections

Three NJAC Rookie of the Year Selections

In Fall 2021, Doherty had three All-NJAC selections as he collected his 200th career coaching victory on Oct. 13th. 

In Spring 2021, Doherty had five All-NJAC selections as the Cougars made the NJAC Tournament for the first time since 2018.

In 2019, Doherty had three All-NJAC selections, including a first team selection for Mariaelena Torres.  

In 2018, Doherty had five All-NJAC selections as the Cougars made their fifth straight appearance in the NJAC tournament, reaching the conference semifinals. 

In 2017, Doherty collected 11 wins and had five players named to the All-NJAC selections as the Cougars made their fourth straight appearance in the NJAC tournament.

Doherty guided the Cougars to their best NJAC finish in 10 years and 5-2-2 record in conference play in 2015. Six team members were named all-conference and the Cougars earned their fourth-straight ECAC Championship berth.

The Cougars displayed one of their finest seasons in program history in 2012 as they claimed the Eastern College Athletic Conference Metro Championship.  The title was the first for the program in their 30 year history. Kean also recorded 13 wins, the most since the 1996 season. Kean repeated that success in 2013, winning the ECAC Title again with a 12-6-3 overall record.

Doherty has guided the Cougars to an NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 2006 and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament berths in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

In his first season, Doherty led Kean to its first winning season in three years, and the Cougars have steadily developed into a solid team in the competitive New Jersey Athletic Conference. Doherty was named head coach after serving for two seasons as an assistant coach in the Kean University women's soccer program.

The 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year, Doherty honed his coaching skills for six seasons as an assistant coach at Bayonne High School, where his teams won one state championship, five Hudson County championships and two league championships.

With more than 25 years of coaching experience at all levels, Doherty has also served as a head coach and evaluator for the Central New Jersey Area Olympic Development Program (ODP) and as an instructor at the prestigious Adidas Elite Training Academy that has tutored professional and semi-professional soccer players. He also had a coaching stint with Sky Blue on its run to the inaugural championship of the Women’s Professional Soccer league in 2009.

A United States Soccer Federation "A" licensed coach, Doherty has also earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premier Coaching Diploma.

A 1993 graduate of Kean, Doherty earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.

Head Coach Brian Doherty Career Summary

Year

Record

Postseason

1999

9-8

ECAC Tournament

2000

6-12

2001

6-10-2

2002

6-10-2

2003

7-10-3

NJAC Tournament

2004

9-7-2

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2005

12-7-3

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2006

12-5-2

NCAA Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2007

8-9-2

NJAC Tournament

2008

12-8

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2009

7-8-4

NJAC Tournament

2010

9-6-4

NJAC Tournament

2011

10-4-3

2012

13-5-4

ECAC Champions, NJAC Tournament

2013

12-6-3

ECAC Champions, NJAC Tournament

2014

10-7-2

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2015

10-7-3

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2016

13-9

ECAC Tournament, NJAC Tournament

2017

11-6-2

NJAC Tournament

2018

5-8-6

NJAC Tournament

2019

8-9-1

Sp. 2021

0-4-2*

NJAC Tournament

Fall 2021

6-8-3

NJAC Tournament

2022

5-7-6

*-Season Shortened and played in the Spring due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Updated 7-3-23