America East Conference men's soccer tournament
America East men's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | America East Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1988–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Bryant |
Most championships | Boston University (8) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
Official website | americaeast.com/msoccer |
The America East men's soccer tournament (formerly known as the North Atlantic Conference championship[n 1]) is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the America East Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1988. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
Winners
[edit]The following is a list of A-East tournament winners:
Finals
[edit]- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team won regular season
Championships by School
[edit]School | Titles | Winning years |
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Boston [n 3] | 8
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1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008 |
Vermont | 7
|
1989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2021, 2024 |
Hartford | 4
|
1989, 1991, 1992, 1999 |
UMBC | 4
|
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
UNH | 4
|
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Stony Brook | 3
|
2005, 2009, 2011 |
Albany | 2
|
2016, 2017 |
Binghamton | 2
|
2003, 2006 |
Bryant | 1
|
2023 |
Drexel [n 3] | 1
|
1998 |
Northeastern [n 3] | 1
|
2002 |
Towson [n 3] | 1
|
2001 |
2024 NCAA Championship win by the Vermont Catamounts
[edit]On December 16th 2024, the University of Vermont Catamounts Men's Soccer team defeated the Marshall University Thundering Herd in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game to claim the 2024 College Cup. This marks the first national championship by any America East Conference team in league history.[15]
- Notes
- ^ The tournament was specifically called the "North Atlantic Conference championship" from 1989 until 1996.[1]
- ^ Albany was the first overall seed in the tournament. However, the regular season was won by UMass Lowell.[6] UMass Lowell was ineligible for postseason play due to transitioning from Division II to Division I.[7]
- ^ a b c d Former member of the America East.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2016-17 America East Record Book: Men's Soccer" (PDF). static.americaeast.com. August 15, 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Soccer Box Score (Final) - #5 New Hampshire vs #2 UMBC". umbcretrievers.com. November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Edward (October 22, 2013). "UMBC men's soccer thriving in one-goal decisions in 2013". The Baltimore Sun. tronc. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Goff, Steven (December 9, 2014). "Who is UMBC? College Cup semifinalists, that's who". The Washington Post. Nash Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Commo, George (November 15, 2015). "Vermont Wins America East, Tops Binghamton 1-0". Northeast Sports Network. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "River Hawks Capture AE Regular Season Title on Senior Night". goriverhawks.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Wins First America East Title". Albany Great Danes. ualbanysports.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Gramling, Dave (November 13, 2017). "UMass Lowell falls in title game, not able to net an NCAA Tournament invite (SLIDESHOW)". The Sun. MediaNews Group. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Pike, Al. "WILDCATS 5, RETRIEVERS 0: UNH finishes it!". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "2019 America East Men's Soccer Championship - America East Conference". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "3-Peat! UNH Wins Third-Straight #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com.
- ^ "Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Vermont Men's Soccer Wins National Championship 2-1 in Overtime!!". americaeast.com. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-18.