2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:Conference USA
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:1,052
Venue:Transamerica Field
City:Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions:Kentucky
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Johan Cedergren
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Eythor Björgólfsson (Offensive)
Luis Grassow (Defensive)
Mvpteam:Kentucky
Broadcast:ESPN+
Different Previous:2019
Lasttournamentever:Yes

The 2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 26th edition of the tournament. Conference USA did not conduct a men's soccer tournament after the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began November 10 and concluded on November 14. The tournament was hosted by University of Charlotte, and all matches were played at the Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. This would mark the final C-USA Tournament played as the conference stopped sponsoring men's soccer after the 2021 season when it lost all nine of its members due to conference realignment.

Seeds

The top six teams in C-USA by conference records qualified for the tournament.[1]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1FIU7–0–1
2Marshall5–1–2
3Charlotte5–3–0
4Kentucky3–1–4Conference GD of +7
5Coastal Carolina3–1–4Conference GD of +4
6FAU2–4–2

Results

First round

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

All Tournament XI

Source:[2]

Player Team
Eythor Bjorgolfsson*Kentucky
Luis Grassow^
Jan Hoffelner
Marcel Meinzer
Tom AbrahamssonFlorida Atlantic
Alonso Coello
Ivan Mykhailenko
Matteo GasperoniFIU
Kareem Riley
Alex AdjeteyMarshall
Gabriel Alves

^ Defensive MVP

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer Format . conferenceusa.com . November 10, 2021.
  2. Web site: MSOC: Kentucky Wins First Title Since 2018, 2-1 In OT Over FAU. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 14, 2021. February 9, 2022.