Ashley Cordeiro enters her fourth season as the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Xavier University of Louisiana in 2026 after launching the program and quickly establishing the Gold Nuggets as one of the NAIA’s premier programs.
A native of Dundee, Scotland, Cordeiro began her collegiate playing career at Hutchinson Community College before transferring to Oklahoma Wesleyan University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science while competing for the Eagles.
Following graduation, Cordeiro remained at Oklahoma Wesleyan for two years as the assistant women’s soccer coach while earning her Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Cordeiro spent the next six seasons as the head coach at Pratt Community College before being selected to start the women’s soccer program at Xavier University of Louisiana.
In her first three seasons at Xavier, Cordeiro has guided the Gold Nuggets to three consecutive NAIA National Championship Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round each season. She led Xavier to the Red River Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship in the program’s inaugural season and was named the Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Over the past two seasons, the Gold Nuggets captured back-to-back Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Championships, continuing the program’s rapid rise on the national stage. Cordeiro has also been honored twice as the Louisiana Coach of the Year. She currently holds a USSF National C License.
As she enters her fourth season, Cordeiro continues to build a championship culture at Xavier, emphasizing excellence on the field, in the classroom, and throughout the student-athlete experience.
Honors
• 2023 Louisiana Coach of the Year
• 2023 Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
• 2022 Division II/Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference/NJCAA Region VI Coach of the Year
Briefly
• 2026 will be her 10th as a college head coach
• Her record as XULA head coach is 39-15-6 (.700) through three seasons
• Head coach of XULA's first varsity women's soccer team in 2023
• Nominee for Allstate Sugar Bowl's Collegiate Coach of the Year for Louisiana, 2023-24
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Click here for XULA's January 2023 announcement of her hiring
• Last name pronounced core-DARE-oh
For a thorough breakdown of all of Coach Cordeiro's tenure at XULA, visit the Women's Soccer History Page.
Favorites
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Ice cream flavor: Coffee
Cake: Chocolate fudge
Flower: Daffodil
Color: Pink
Vacation destination: Brazil and Scotland
