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Billy Shannon

  • Title
    Head Men's Soccer Coach / Student-Athlete Success Coach
  • Phone
    207.326.2114
  • Email
    billy.shannon@mma.edu
  • Previous College
    Husson University '09 & '10, Northeastern University '13G

Billy Shannon has served as the head coach of the Maine Maritime Academy men's soccer program since 2016 and has led the Mariners to two North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Championships and a runner-up performance in 2019. 

Prior to Maine Maritime Academy, Shannon served as the assistant men's coach at his alma mater Husson University where he was team captain and an all-conference player and a two-sport athlete competing in men's soccer and baseball. Additionally, Shannon coached the boys varsity soccer team at Bangor High School and served as the director of coaching and club director at Seacoast United Maine North, formerly Blackbear United.

Shannon brings over 10 years of coaching experience and the passion of teaching and working with young players to every camp and training session he directs. He holds his National "C" License from the United States Soccer Federation and his "Premier" diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He is a member of the United Soccer Coaches and earned A Bachelor of Science in physical education & business administration from Husson University and a Master of Sports Leadership from Northeastern University.

He and his wife Martha reside in Hampden, with their daughter Nora and son Liam.
 

BILLY SHANNON'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS
      OVERALL CONFERENCE
Year W  L   T W% W L T W%  ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2024 8 8 2 .500 6 3 1 .650 North Atlantic Conference Semifinals
2023 8 7 2 .529 5 2 1 .688 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals
2022 5 10 1 .344 4 4 1 .500 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals
2021 6 9 1 .406 5 3 1 .611 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals
2020* 0 1 0 .000 - - - -
2019 13 4 1 .750 7 1 0 .875 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up
2018 8 7 1 .531 6 1 0 .857 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Champions; North Atlantic Conference Semifinals
2017 5 10 3 .361 3 4 2 .445 North Atlantic Conference Semifinals
2016 6 11 1 .556 5 5 0 .500 North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals
Totals 59 67 12 .471 41 23 6 .629
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Two North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Championships
  • Two-time North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
  • Two North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year Selections
  • Two North Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Selections
  • One North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection
  • Four North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete Selections
  • One College Sports Communicators Academic All-American 
  • 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Selections
  • 32 North Atlantic Conference All-Conference Selections
  • One United Soccer Coaches All-New England Selection
  • One Google Could Academic All-District Selection
  • Two Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star Selections
  • One United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award Selection
  • One North Atlantic Conference Man of the Year Award Selection
  • One Maine Maritime Academy Leader of the Year Award Selection
  • One Maine Maritime Academy Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year Award Selection
  • One Maine Maritime Academy Male Athlete of the Year Award Selection
  • One United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award Selection

*Season shortened due to COVID-19 Pandemic.