2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2020
City:Greenville, South Carolina,
Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions:UNC Greensboro
Venue:Eugene E. Stone III Stadium,
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Conference:Southern Conference
Attendance:885
Matches:3
Teams:4
Gender:men's

The 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament determined the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Effects of the Covie-19 pandemic

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football.

The tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020, however, the Southern Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play in the spring.[1] [2]

Format

Contrary to previous tournaments, the 2020 edition was only contested by the top four teams in the conference.[3]

Qualified teams

SeedTeamConference record
1Furman5-0-1
2UNC Greensboro3-1-2
3East Tennessee State3-1-2
4Belmont3-2-1

Matches

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SoCon postpones fall conference competition. 2021-04-02. soconsports.com. en.
  2. Web site: WLOS Staff. 2020-08-13. Southern Conference postpones fall sports because of COVID-19. 2021-04-02. WLOS.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship. 2021-04-02. soconsports.com. en.