ASUN men's soccer tournament explained
The ASUN Men's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the ASUN Conference (previously the Trans America Athletic Conference and Atlantic Sun Conference). The tournament has been held every year since 1978 except in 2020, when the ASUN moved its soccer season from fall 2020 to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 issues (resulting in two tournaments in calendar 2021). 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 Men's Division I Soccer Championship.
Winners
The following is a list of ASUN Tournament winners:[1]
Key
Finals
| Year | Champion | Score[2] | Runner-up | Site | Most Valuable Player[3] |
|---|
| 1979 | | 9–0 | Louisiana–Monroe | HSU Soccer Field • Abilene, TX | not awarded |
| 1980 | | 3–0 | Georgia Southern | Monroe, LA | not awarded |
| 1981 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1–0* | Houston Baptist | Monroe, LA | not awarded |
| 1982 | Houston Baptist | 2–0 | Mercer | Houston, TX | not awarded |
| 1983 | Georgia State | 1–0 | Houston Baptist | Atlanta, GA | not awarded |
| 1984 | | 2–1 | | Houston, TX | not awarded |
| 1985 | | 2–1 | | Atlanta, GA | not awarded |
| 1986 | | 2–1 | Hardin-Simmons | | not awarded |
| 1987 | | 2–0 | | Atlanta, GA | not awarded |
| 1988 | | 3–1 | Georgia State | Shreveport, LA | not awarded |
| 1989 | | 4–3* | Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | not awarded |
| 1990 | | 2–1 | Georgia Southern | Shreveport, LA | not awarded |
| 1991 | FIU | 3–0 | Mercer | Miami, FL | not awarded |
| 1992–1993 | align=center colspan=6 | no tournament |
| 1994 | Charleston | 4–2* | FIU | Charleston, SC | Chad Carithers |
| 1995 | | 4–1 | Campbell | Miami, FL | Stephen Khouri |
| 1996 | | 3–2 | Campbell | Charleston, SC | Damon Richvalsky |
| 1997 | | 2–0 | Florida Atlantic | Jacksonville, FL | Darren McKune |
| 1998 | | 3–2* | UCF | Jacksonville, FL | Mike Popovic |
| 1999 | Mercer | 2–0 | Florida Atlantic | Jacksonville, FL | Neil Zarac |
| 2000 | | 1–0 | Mercer | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Darren McKune |
| 2001 | | 2–1 | Jacksonville | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Neil Zarac |
| 2002 | | 1–0 | Stetson | Boca Raton, FL | |
| 2003 | | 3–1 | Florida Atlantic | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Brian Malec |
| 2004 | | 1–0 | Mercer | Bear Field • Macon, GA | John Sobczak |
| 2005 | | 2–1 | Campbell | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Alex Minton |
| 2006 | Gardner–Webb | 2–1* | Stetson | Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL | Dirk Dittrich |
| 2007 | Campbell | 1–1†
| Jacksonville | Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL | |
| 2008 | | 4–3 | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Ramak Safi |
| 2009 | | 2–1 | Mercer | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Griffin Gilstrap |
| 2010 | East Tennessee State | 1–0* | Stetson | Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN | Itode Fubara |
| 2011 | Florida Gulf Coast | 1–0 | East Tennessee State | Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN | Nathan Ingham |
| 2012 | | 1–0 | Mercer | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Santiago Echeverri |
| 2013 | | 3–1 | North Florida | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Nate Hodges |
| 2014 | | 1–0 | North Florida | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Nathan Ingham |
| 2015 | North Florida | 7–0 | USC Upstate | Hodges Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | Helge Pietschmann |
| 2016 | | 3–2 | Jacksonville | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Albert Ruiz |
| 2017 | Lipscomb | 2–1 | Jacksonville | Southern Oak Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | Ivan Sakou |
| 2018 | | 2–0 | Stetson | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Logan Paynter |
| 2019 | NJIT | 2–1 | Florida Gulf Coast | J. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJ | Regsan Watkins |
| 2021 (April) | Jacksonville | 2–0 | Florida Gulf Coast | Stetson Athletic Training Center • DeLand, FL | Connar Lufkin |
| 2021 (November) | | 4–1 | | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Tyrese Spicer & Hayes Wood |
| 2022 | Lipscomb | 6–2 | | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Hayes Wood |
| 2023 | Lipscomb | 1–0 | | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Javanne Smith | |
Notes and References
- Web site: ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book. ASUN Conference . December 18, 2019 . June 12, 2021.
- Web site: ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Championship Results. Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. January 1, 2017. 2-4.
- Web site: ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Tournament MVP. Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. January 1, 2017. 12.
