America East Conference men's soccer tournament explained

America East men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:America East Conference
Number Of Teams:6
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Years:1988–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Bryant
Most Championships:Boston University (8)
Television:ESPN+

The America East men's soccer tournament (formerly known as the North Atlantic Conference championship) 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

The following is a list of A-East tournament winners:

Key

(2) Title number
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season
^Winning team reached College Cup
Winning team lost National Championship
Winning team won National Championship

Finals

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteMost valuable playerRef.
1989Vermont 1–0HartfordVirtue FieldBurlington, Vermont Kevin Wylie, Vermont
1990align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1†
Boston U Nickerson FieldBoston, Massachusetts Roberto Beall, Vermont
1991Hartford2–0Boston U Elvis Thomas, Hartford
19922–0Vermont George Kostelis, Hartford
1993Boston U 1–0New HampshireOhiri FieldCambridge, Massachusetts Tom Giatrakos, Boston U
1994Boston U 3–1New HampshireNickerson FieldBoston, Massachusetts Gisle Sorli, Boston U
19953–1Towson Ola Olsen, Boston U
19962–1NortheasternHormel Stadium • Medford, Massachusetts Nick Bone, Boston U
19972–1HofstraShuart StadiumHempstead, New York
1998Drexel2–1TowsonTiger Soccer ComplexTowson, Maryland Pete Shay, Drexel
1999Hartford 2–0TowsonAl-Marzook Field at Alumni StadiumWest Hartford, Connecticut Cristoffer Hartmann, Hartford
20002–1HofstraVirtue FieldBurlington, Vermont Mike Dias, Vermont
2001Towson1–0NortheasternTiger Soccer ComplexTowson, Maryland Chris Hurley, Towson
2002Northeastern2–1VermontParsons FieldBrookline, Massachusetts Atha Kirkopolous, Northeastern
2003Binghamtonalign=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1†
NortheasternBearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York Stefan Gonet, Binghamton
2004Boston U align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"2–2†
BinghamtonNickerson FieldBoston, Massachusetts Federico Bianchi, Boston U
2005Stony Brook align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1†
BinghamtonKenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, New York Douglas Narvaez, Stony Brook
2006Binghamton align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0*Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York Barry Neville, Binghamton
20071–0Binghamton Roger Scully, Vermont
2008Boston U 1–0BinghamtonNickerson FieldBoston, Massachusetts Jin Oh, Boston U
20092–0UMBCKenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, New York Anthony Rogic, Stony Brook
2010UMBCalign=center style="background-color:#cedff2"0–0†
New HampshireRetriever Soccer ParkBaltimore, Maryland Levi Houapeu, UMBC
20114–2HartfordKenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, New York Leonardo Fernandes, Stony Brook
2012align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"0–0†
New HampshireRetriever Soccer ParkBaltimore, Maryland Phil Saunders, UMBC[1]
2013UMBC 4–0Hartford Pete Caringi III, UMBC[2]
2014UMBC^ 2–1Hartford Greg Hauck, UMBC[3]
20151–0BinghamtonVirtue FieldBurlington, Vermont Brian Wright, Vermont[4]
20161–0HartfordBob Ford Field • Albany, New York Bernardo Mattos, Albany
2017Albany align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0* UMass LowellCushing Field Complex • Lowell, Massachusetts Daniel Krutzen, Albany[5]
20185–0UMBCWildcat StadiumDurham, New Hampshire Josh Bauer, New Hampshire[6]
2019New Hampshire (2)1–0Hartford[7]
2020New Hampshire (3)2–0Vermont Victor Menudier, New Hampshire[8]
2021Vermont (6)1–0New Hampshire Adrian Schulze Solano, Vermont[9]
2022New Hampshire (4)2–0Albany Jassem Koleilat, New Hampshire[10]
2023Bryantalign=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0*New Hampshire Antreas Hadjigavriel, Bryant[11]

Tournament Championships by School

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Boston81990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008
Vermont61989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2021
Hartford41989, 1991, 1992, 1999
UMBC42010, 2012, 2013, 2014
New Hampshire42018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Stony Brook32005, 2009, 2011
Albany22016, 2017
Binghamton22003, 2006
Bryant12023
Drexel11998
Northeastern12002
Towson12001

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soccer Box Score (Final) - #5 New Hampshire vs #2 UMBC. umbcretrievers.com. December 15, 2017. November 9, 2012.
  2. Web site: Lee. Edward. UMBC men's soccer thriving in one-goal decisions in 2013. The Baltimore Sun. tronc. December 10, 2017. October 22, 2013.
  3. Web site: Goff. Steven. Who is UMBC? College Cup semifinalists, that's who.. The Washington Post. Nash Media, LLC. December 10, 2017. December 9, 2014.
  4. Web site: Commo. George. Vermont Wins America East, Tops Binghamton 1-0. Northeast Sports Network. December 10, 2017. November 15, 2015.
  5. Web site: Gramling. Dave. UMass Lowell falls in title game, not able to net an NCAA Tournament invite (SLIDESHOW). The Sun. MediaNews Group. December 10, 2017. November 13, 2017.
  6. News: WILDCATS 5, RETRIEVERS 0: UNH finishes it!. Pike. Al. seacoastonline.com. 2018-11-12. en.
  7. Web site: 2019 America East Men's Soccer Championship - America East Conference. americaeast.com. en. 2020-01-01.
  8. Web site: 3-Peat! UNH Wins Third-Straight #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. en.
  9. Web site: Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. January 26, 2022.
  10. Web site: Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 13, 2023. November 17, 2022.
  11. Web site: 2023 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 1, 2024.