The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players.
Two-time Hermann Trophy recipient Mia Hamm (1992–93) during a United States women's national soccer team match (1995)
2004 Hermann Trophy winner Danny O'Rourke playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2004
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in Japan, South Korea, Canada, South Africa, and the Philippines. The United Kingdom also has a university league. The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff, although the student athletes are mostly amateur and are not paid. College soccer in the United States is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the sports regulatory body for major universities, and by the governing bodies for smaller universities and colleges.
An NCAA Division I game between Indiana and Tulsa in 2004
"The Foot-Ball Match", Chronicle of the Rutgers v Princeton game on The Targum, Nov 1869
Duke (in white) v Maryland game in 1968
Fans at college soccer games (here at Indiana University in 2004) can number in the thousands between top teams