Chad Riley

Biography

McFarland Family Head Men's Soccer Coach Chad Riley enters his ninth season as the McFarland Family Head Men's Soccer Coach in the fall of 2026. In his eight seasons at the helm, Riley has led the Fighting Irish to two College Cups (2021 & 2023) and three NCAA quarterfinal appearances. Under Riley the Irish had one of their most successful seasons in program history, reaching the NCAA national title match as the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament. Notre Dame recorded its first ever undefeated season in ACC play, finishing with a record of 6-0-2 to clinch the ACC Coastal Division crown and earn the top seed in the ACC tourney. The 2021 season was a historic one for the program in Riley's fourth year at the helm, capturing its first ACC Championship title in program history. Riley served as the head coach of the highly successful Dartmouth men's soccer program from 2013-17 and was a former standout Irish men's soccer player and assistant coach. Riley's Dartmouth teams won a combined 51 games over his five seasons and captured Ivy League titles each of the last four years. A 2004 Notre Dame graduate with a degree in theology, Riley was a four-time monogram winner and remains one of the all-time Notre Dame leaders in assists with 32 in 78 games. He also spent six seasons as an Irish assistant coach (2006-11) under legendary coach Bobby Clark.