CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's soccer will host 10 games and look to compete in the Ivy League Tournament as a part of its schedule for the 2025 season, which begins on Aug. 29, Josh Shapiro, The Virginia B. and James O. Welch, Jr. '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer, announced on Monday.
 
Highlights from the Crimson's 2025 schedule include 10 home games, the team's season and home opener vs. Belmont (Aug. 29), visits from ACC member California (Sept. 8) and defending national champion Vermont (Oct. 7), and the team's Ivy League opener at home against Princeton (Sept. 27).
 
For the third straight season, the Ivy League will conduct a four-team tournament, taking place on Nov. 14 and 16, to select the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.
 
Harvard opens its 2025 season against Belmont (Aug. 29) at Jordan Field before competing in its first away match of the season at Providence (Sept. 5).
 
The Crimson then welcomes ACC member California (Sept. 8) to Cambridge prior to playing at Connecticut (Sept. 13).
 
In a four-game homestand from Sept. 16-30, the Crimson hosts three regional rivals and its Ivy League opener as it takes on New Hampshire (Sept. 16), Northeastern (Sept. 23), Princeton (Sept. 27), and Boston University (Sept. 30).
 
Following its first Ivy road match at Penn (Oct. 4), Harvard plays its next three contests at home, taking on defending national champion Vermont (Oct. 7) prior to Ancient Eight matchups against Yale (Oct. 11) and Brown (Oct. 18).
 
After playing its final non-league game of the season at Stonehill (Oct. 22), the Crimson closes the regular season with three straight Ivy contests, playing at Columbia (Oct. 25), vs. Cornell (Nov. 1) in its regular season home finale, and at Dartmouth (Nov. 8) in its final regular season contest.
 
The 2025 Ivy League Tournament is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 16 at the site of the tournament's No. 1 seed.
 
The 2025 NCAA Championship begins with first round contests on Nov. 20 and continues through the championship game on Dec. 15.
 
In 2024, Harvard finished in a tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings, placing in the top half of the conference table for the fourth consecutive season.