The first N.C. High School Athletic Association boys soccer championship was held in 1927. There have been a quite few changes since the sport was first sanctioned by the NCHSAA.

• There are no records of championships, if there were any, in 1929 and 1930.
• While there are records of championships from 1931-38, and no records exist about any championships from 1939-1965.
• It continued as a single championship, just as it had been originally, from 1966-1985.
• Ben Lippen, a private school in South Carolina, was eligible for the NCHSAA playoffs and won titles in 1973, 1975, and 1976.
• Co-champs were crowned in 1977 and 1979 after the game was tied following overtime There were no penalty kicks at that time. Each time the co-champs involved were Page and Sanderson.
• There were only two championships in 1986 and 1987, and then three titles, with the smaller two combined into a 1A/2A, from 1988-2000.
• Beginning in 2001, there were four championships.
• During the pandemic-influenced 2020 season, the 2020 championship was actually held in the 2021 calendar year.

Sanderson has the most team titles (11), followed by Cardinal Gibbons (eight) and Charlotte Catholic and Swansboro are tied for third (seven).

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NCHSAA Boys Soccer Team Championships, By School

Active NCHSAA schools (72 different champs)

Apex (1) — 2005 (4A)
Asheville (1) — 2000 (3A)
Athens Drive (3) — 1987 (4A); 1993 (4A); 2003 (4A)
Bishop McGuinness (1) — 2017 (1A)
Broughton (2) — 2006 (4A); 2007 (4A)
Cardinal Gibbons (8) — 2006 (2A); 2008 (2A); 2010 (3A); 2011 (3A); 2014 (3A); 2017 (4A); 2020 (4A); 2022 (4A)
Cary (1) — 1998 (4A)
Chapel Hill (5) — 1972 (all classes); 1974 (all classes); 1983 (all classes); 2017 (3A); 2018 (3A)
Charlotte Catholic (7) — 1986 (3A); 1987 (3A); 1992 (1A/2A); 2001 (2A); 2003 (2A); 2004 (2A); 2008 (3A)
Christ the King (2) — 2021 (1A); 2022 (1A)
Clinton (2) — 2018 (2A); 2024 (2A)
Croatan (1) — 2020 (2A)
Cuthbertson (1) — 2012 (2A)
Dixon (2) — 2006 (1A); 2019 (2A)
East Mecklenburg (2) — 1968 (all classes); 1969 (all classes)
Elkin (1) — 1997 (1A/2A)
First Flight (2) — 2016 (2A); 2023 (3A)
Franklin Academy (3) — 2015 (1A); 2019 (1A); 2023 (2A)
Gray Stone Day (1) — 2023 (1A)
Green Hope (4) — 2011 (4A); 2012 (4A); 2016 (4A); 2018 (4A)
Hendersonville (2) — 2009 (1A); 2010 (1A)
Hickory (2) — 2001 (3A); 2022 (3A)
High Point Central (1) — 1988 (3A)
Independence (1) — 1970 (all classes)
Jacksonville (2) — 2005 (3A); 2012 (3A)
Jordan (3) — 1990 (4A); 2001 (4A); 2010 (4A)
Jordan-Matthews (1) — 2004 (1A)
Lake Norman (2) — 2006 (3A); 2007 (3A)
Leesville Road (3) — 1997 (4A); 1999 (4A); 2004 (4A)
*Lejeune (2) — 1966* (all classes); 2002 (1A)
Marvin Ridge (3) — 2009 (3A); 2013 (3A); 2016 (3A)
Millbrook (1) — 1994 (4A)
Mooresville (2) — 1989 (1A/2A); 1991 (1A/2A)
Mount Airy (1) — 2024 (1A)​​​​​​​
Mount Tabor (1) — 2002 (4A)
Myers Park (1) — 2008 (4A)
NCSSM-Durham (2) — 2007 (1A); 2011 (1A)
New Hanover (1) — 2021 (4A)
Newton-Conover (3) — 2007 (2A); 2014 (2A); 2017 (2A)
North Stanly (1) — 1993 (1A/2A)
Owen (1) — 2022 (2A)
Page (5) — 1977, co-title (all classes); 1979, co-title (all classes); 1980 (all classes); 1991 (4A); 2009 (4A)
Pine Lake Prep (1) — 2020 (1A)
Polk County (2) — 2001 (1A); 2003 (1A)
Providence (3) — 1992 (4A); 1995 (4A); 2000 (4A)
*R.J. Reynolds (2) — 1927* (all classes); 1928* (all classes)
R-S Central (1) — 1999 (3A)
Ragsdale (3) — 1991 (3A); 1993 (3A); 1995 (3A)
Reagan (1) — 2014 (4A)
Salisbury (3) — 2011 (2A); 2013 (2A); 2015 (2A)
Sanderson (11) — 1977, co-title (all classes); 1978 (all classes); 1979, co-title (all classes); 1981 (all classes); 1982 (all classes); 1984 (all classes); 1985 (all classes); 1986 (4A); 1988 (4A); 1989 (4A); 1996 (4A)
Shelby (3) — 2009 (2A); 2010 (2A); 2021 (2A)
South Iredell (2) — 1989 (3A); 1994 (3A)
South Mecklenburg (3) — 1971 (all classes); 2015 (4A); 2023 (4A)
Southwest Guilford (1) — 1994 (1A/2A)
Southwest Onslow (1) — 2012 (1A)
Swansboro (7) — 1990 (1A/2A); 1995 (1A/2A); 1996 (1A/2A); 1998 (1A/2A); 1999 (1A/2A); 2000 (1A/2A); 2002 (2A)
T.C. Roberson (3) — 2002 (3A); 2003 (3A); 2013 (4A)
T.W. Andrews (1) — 1990 (3A)
*Terry Sanford (1) — 1967* (all classes)
Thomasville (1) — 2005 (1A)
Topsail (1) — 2008 (1A)
Voyager Academy (1) — 2018 (1A)
*Wake Forest (2) — 1996* (3A); 2019 (4A)
Wakefield (1) —​​​​​​​ 2024 (4A)
Wallace-Rose Hill (3) — 2013 (1A); 2014 (1A); 2016 (1A)
Weddington (2) — 2015 (3A); 2020 (3A)
Western Alamance (2) — 2021 (3A); 2024 (3A)
Western Guilford (1) — 1992 (3A)
White Oak (4) — 1988 (1A/2A); 1997 (3A); 1998 (3A); 2004 (3A)
Williams (1) — 2019 (3A)
Wilkes Central (1) — 2005 (2A)

*-notes high schools that have changed names since their first championship. Lejeune was formerly Camp Lejeune, R.J. Reynolds was formerly Winston-Salem, Terry Sanford was formerly Fayetteville, and Wake Forest was formerly Wake Forest-Rolesville.

Defunct NCHSAA schools (5 different champs)

Ben Lippen (3) — 1973 (all classes); 1975 (all classes); 1976 (all classes)
Jamestown (2) — 1931 (all classes); 1938 (all classes)
Kernersville (2) — 1936 (all classes); 1937 (all classes)
Lewisville (2) — 1932 (all classes); 1933 (all classes)
Mineral Springs (2) — 1934 (all classes); 1935 (all classes)

Defunct school notes — Ben Lippen was a private school located in Asheville until 1980, when it moved its high school program to a campus in Columbia, S.C. Jamestown, Kernersville, Lewisville, and Mineral Springs are all now closed. Jamestown was closed and students were moved to Ragsdale, while Kernersville did the same to East Forsyth when it closed. Mineral Springs is closest to present-day North Forsyth and Lewisville to West Forsyth.

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Most NCHSAA championships, by coach

• 11 — Bob Catapano, Sanderson (co-1977, 1978, co-1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996)
• 7 — Bob Vroom, Swansboro (1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002)
• 7 — Tim Healy, Cardinal Gibbons (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020)
• 4 — Zack Osborne, Page (1977, 1979, 1980, 1991)
• 3 — Angelo Palozzi, Newton-Conover (2007, 2014, 2017)
• 3 — Bob Bowen, Providence (1992, 1995, 2000)
• 3 — Brien Braswell, Ragsdale (1991, 1993, 1995)
• 3 — David Steeves, Shelby (2009, 2010, 2021)
• 3 — Matt Parrish, Salisbury (2011, 2013, 2015)
• 3 — Michael Graybar, Wallace-Rose Hill (2013, 2014, 2016)
• 3 — Rob Wilcher, T.C. Roberson (2002, 2003, 2005)
• 3 — Steve Turner, Jordan (1990, 2001, 2010)

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Championship Game Records

Most goals by one team in a title game

1. 6
   • Marvin Ridge 6, Jacksonville 5 (2013 3A)
   • Cardinal Gibons 6, Mount Pleasant 3 (2006 2A)
   • Ragsdale 6, South Iredell 2 (1991 3A)
   • Christ the King 6, Rosewood 0 (2022 1A)

Biggest margin of victory in a title game

1. 6 (tie)
   • Providence 6, Apex 0 (2000 4A)
   • Christ the King 6, Rosewood 0 (2022 1A)
3. 5
   • Sanderson 5, R.J. Reynolds 0 (1985 all classes)
   • Cardinal Gibbons 5, Fred T. Foard 0 (2014 3A)
   • Cardinal Gibbons 5, Shelby 0 (2008 2A)
   • Franklin Academy 5, CSD 0 (2023 2A)
   • Hendersonville 5, NCSSM-Durham 0 (2010 1A)

Most combined goals in a title game

1. 11
   • Marvin Ridge 6, Jacksonville 5 (2013 3A)
2. 9
   • Cardinal Gibons 6, Mount Pleasant 3 (2006 2A)
3. 8 (tie)
   • Sanderson 5, Page 3 (1981 all classes)
   • Ragsdale 6, South Iredell 2 (1991 3A)
   • Hickory 5, Williams 3, OT (2001 3A)

Number of times a championship game was decided by..

• PKs — 8
• Regular OT — 15
• Golden Goal OT — 6
• Ended in a tie — 2

Players to have won MVP multiple times

1. Joey Ellington, Swansboro (1998, 1999)
2. Brayan Aguirre, Hendersonville (2009, 2010)

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Hosts of NCHSAA championships since 1977

Since 1977, the championship has been hosted by a number of different facilities over the years. (Previous years are unknown.)

MacPherson Stadium, Browns Summit: Times hosted — 2; Most recent — 2023.
Mecklenburg County SportsPlex, Matthews: Times hosted — 1; Most recent — 2024.
N.C. State University, Raleigh: Times hosted — 18; Most recent — 2018.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Times Hosted — 1; Most recent — 1986
Various high schools: Times hosted — 18; Most recent — 2002.
*WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary: Times hosted — 10; Most recent — 2021
WRAL Soccer Center, Raleigh: Times hosted — 1; Most recent — 2007.

Note: In 2002, Broughton hosted the 3A championship while all others were played at N.C. State. In 1993 and 1994, Broughton hosted the 1A/2A titles while the other two were played at N.C. State.

*Includes locations of all fields within the WakeMed Soccer Park complex — Koka Booth Stadium as well as WakeMed Soccer Stadium (previously named SAS Soccer Park).