CAA men's soccer tournament explained

CAA men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Coastal Athletic Association
Number Of Teams:6 of 11
Format:Single-elimination
Current Stadium:Sentara Park
Current Location:Harrisonburg, Virginia
Years:1983–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Hofstra
Most Championships:James Madison (8)
Television:FloSports

The Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The tournament has been held every year since 1983, when the CAA began sponsoring a men's soccer program.

Format

Presently, the Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournaments features six conference teams that have the best conference regular season record.[1] The regular season champion and runner-up receive byes to the semifinal round. The third through six-placed teams play in a play-in round at the site of the higher seed. The winners take on the top two seeds, which is hosted at the site of the team that wins the regular season. The champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Champions

The following is a list of Coastal Athletic Association tournament winners:

Year by year

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1983William & Mary George MasonWilliamsburg, Virginia
1984–1989(No tournament held during those years)
1990Richmond George MasonRichmond, Virginia
1991Old Dominion James MadisonNorfolk, Virginia
1992James Madison William & MaryNorfolk, Virginia
1993James Madison Old DominionRichmond, Virginia
1994James Madison William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia
1995William & Mary George MasonJMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, Virginia
1996William & Mary James MadisonWilmington, North Carolina
1997VCU AmericanWashington, D.C.
1998Richmond William & MaryVirginia Beach, Virginia
1999William & Mary VCUVirginia Beach, Virginia
2000William & Mary James MadisonVirginia Beach, Virginia
2001James Madison VCUVirginia Beach, Virginia
2002VCU William & MaryVirginia Beach, Virginia
2003VCU George MasonRichmond, Virginia
2004Hofstra Old DominionRichmond, Virginia
2005Hofstra Old DominionNorfolk, Virginia
2006Hofstra George MasonVirginia Beach, Virginia
2007Old Dominion TowsonVirginia Beach, Virginia
2008George Mason NortheasternWilmington, North Carolina
2009UNC Wilmington NortheasternWilmington, North Carolina
2010William & Mary HofstraWilliamsburg, Virginia
2011Delaware Old DominionJMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, Virginia
2012Northeastern HofstraVidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2013Drexel William & MaryVidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2014James Madison DelawareNewark, Delaware
2015Hofstra DelawareHempstead, New York
2016Delaware William & MaryHempstead, New York
2017William & Mary UNC WilmingtonHarrisonburg, Virginia
2018James Madison HofstraHarrisonburg, Virginia
2019James Madison UNCWWilmington, North Carolina
2020James Madison HofstraVidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2021Hofstra ElonHempstead, New York
2022Hofstra ElonElon, North Carolina
2023Hofstra MonmouthHempstead, New York

CAA Teams performance in the NCAA Tournament

Key
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2002VCU R2
2003VCU R3
2004Hofstra R2VCUQF
2005Hofstra R1
2006Hofstra R2
2007Old Dominion R3
2008George Mason R2
2009UNC Wilmington R2
2010William & Mary R3
2011Delaware R2
2012Delaware R2
2013Drexel R1
2014James Madison R1 UNC WilmingtonR2
2015Hofstra R2 ElonR2
2016Delaware R1
2017William & MaryR1UNC WilmingtonR2
2018James MadisonR3UNC WilmingtonR1
2019James MadisonR1
2020James MadisonR1
2021HofstraR3
2022HofstraR1ElonR1
2023HofstraR3

Titles by school

Teams in italics no longer play in the CAA.

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James Madison831992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019, 20201991, 1996, 2000
William & Mary761983, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2010, 20171992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2016
Hofstra742004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 20232010, 2012, 2018, 2020
VCU321997, 2002, 20031999, 2001
Delaware222011, 20162014, 2015
Old Dominion241991, 20071993, 2004, 2005, 2011
Richmond201990, 1998
George Mason1520081983, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2006
Northeastern1220122008, 2009
Drexel102013
Elon022021, 2022
Monmouth012023
UNCW012019

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 MEN’S SOCCER IN REVIEW. NMAthletics.com. June 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085501/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8500/supportfiles/Records/recordbookmsoc.pdf. November 7, 2012. dead.