ASUN men's soccer tournament explained

ASUN men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:ASUN Conference
Number Of Teams:6
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Campus sites
Years:1979–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Lipscomb (5)
Most Championships:Georgia State & Lipscomb (5)
Television:ESPN3, ESPN+, YouTube

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]

Finals

Sources:[2] [3]

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1979Hardin-Simmons 9–0Louisiana–MonroeHSU Soccer Field Abilene, TXnot awarded
1980Hardin-Simmons 3–0n/i Monroe, LAnot awarded
1981Louisiana–Monroe 1–0 n/i Monroe, LAnot awarded
1982Houston Baptist 2–0n/i Houston, TXnot awarded
1983Georgia State 1–0Houston Baptistn/i Atlanta, GAnot awarded
1984Houston Baptist 2–1n/i Houston, TXnot awarded
1985Houston Baptist 2–1n/iAtlanta, GAnot awarded
1986Georgia State 2–1Hardin-Simmonsn/i not awarded
1987Georgia State 2–0n/i Atlanta, GAnot awarded
1988Centenary 3–1n/i Shreveport, LAnot awarded
1989Centenary 4–3 n/i Atlanta, GAnot awarded
1990Centenary 2–1Georgia Southernn/i Shreveport, LAnot awarded
1991FIU 3–0Mercern/i Miami, FLnot awarded
1992–1993(no tournament held)
1994Charleston 4–2 FIUn/i Charleston, SCChad Carithers
1995Charleston 4–1Campbelln/i Miami, FLStephen Khouri
1996Charleston 3–2Campbelln/i Charleston, SCDamon Richvalsky
1997Georgia State 2–0n/i Jacksonville, FLDarren McKune
1998Jacksonville 3–2 UCFn/i Jacksonville, FLMike Popovic
1999Mercer 2–0Florida Atlanticn/iJacksonville, FLNeil Zarac
2000Georgia State 1–0MercerBuies Creek, NCDarren McKune
2001Mercer 2–1JacksonvilleMacon, GANeil Zarac
2002UCF 1–0Stetsonn/i Boca Raton, FL
2003 UCF 3–1Florida AtlanticMacon, GABrian Malec
2004UCF 1–0MercerMacon, GAJohn Sobczak
2005Stetson 2–1CampbellMacon, GAAlex Minton
2006Gardner–Webb 2–1 StetsonDeLand, FLDirk Dittrich
2007Campbell 1–1 JacksonvilleDeLand, FL
2008Jacksonville 4–3CampbellBuies Creek, NCRamak Safi
2009Stetson 2–1MercerBuies Creek, NCGriffin Gilstrap
2010East Tennessee State 1–0 StetsonJohnson City, TNItode Fubara
2011Florida Gulf Coast 1–0East Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNNathan Ingham
2012Florida Gulf Coast 1–0MercerFort Myers, FLSantiago Echeverri
2013East Tennessee State 3–1North FloridaFort Myers, FLNate Hodges
2014Florida Gulf Coast 1–0North FloridaNashville, TNNathan Ingham
2015North Florida 7–0USC UpstateJacksonville, FLHelge Pietschmann
2016Florida Gulf Coast 3–2JacksonvilleFort Myers, FLAlbert Ruiz
2017Lipscomb 2–1JacksonvilleJacksonville, FLIvan Sakou
2018Lipscomb 2–0StetsonNashville, TNLogan Paynter
2019NJIT 2–1Florida Gulf CoastNewark, NJRegsan Watkins
2020 (no tournament held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States)
2021 Jacksonville 2–0Florida Gulf CoastStetson Athletic Center DeLand, FLConnar Lufkin
2021 4–1Nashville, TNTyrese Spicer & Hayes Wood
2022Lipscomb 6–2Nashville, TNHayes Wood
2023Lipscomb 1–0Nashville, TNJavanne Smith

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book. ASUN Conference . December 18, 2019 . June 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Championship Results. Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. January 1, 2017. 2-4.
  3. Web site: ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Tournament MVP. Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. January 1, 2017. 12.