Conference USA men's soccer tournament explained

C-USA men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Conference USA
Number Of Teams:6
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Transamerica Field
Current Location:Charlotte, North Carolina
Years:1995–2019, 2021
Most Recent:2021
Current Champion:Kentucky
Most Championships:Saint Louis (6)
Television:ESPN+, C-USA Digital Network
Website:conferenceusa.com

The Conference USA men's soccer tournament was the conference championship tournament in soccer for Conference USA (C-USA). The tournament was held every year from 1995 until 2021, except 2020. It was a single-elimination tournament and seeding was based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

C-USA stopped sponsoring men's soccer after the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season when it lost all nine of its members due to conference realignment. In April 2022, it was announced that five of its members (Coastal Carolina, Kentucky, Marshall, Old Dominion, and South Carolina) would join the Sun Belt Conference for the fall 2022 season, as would West Virginia, which had previously announced a planned move of men's soccer from the Mid-American Conference to C-USA.[1] One month later, the remaining four members (Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, and UAB) announced they would join the American Athletic Conference effective fall 2022.[2]

Format

The top eight (6) teams determined by points following the regular season will qualify for a single-elimination tournament. The top two seeds will receive a bye. Competition dates are set for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to allow a day between quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship final.[3]

Champions

By year

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue
19952–0CharlotteValley Fields • Milwaukee, WI
1996USF2–1USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL
1997Saint Louis3–1 (OT)USFUSF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL
1998USF4–2USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL
1999UAB4–0 Saint LouisWest Campus FieldBirmingham, AL
2000Saint Louis2–1UABHermann StadiumSt. Louis, MO
2001Saint Louis2–0USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL
2002Saint Louis3–2CincinnatiHermann StadiumSt. Louis, MO
2003Saint Louis2–2 (5–4 PK)CharlotteMike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, TN
20043–2Cardinal Park Stadium • Louisville, KY
2005South Carolina1–0 TulsaWestcott FieldUniversity Park, TX
20062–0 KentuckyHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Tulsa, OK
2007Tulsa3–2West Campus FieldBirmingham, AL
2008Tulsa1–1 (4–2 PK)KentuckyWestcott FieldUniversity Park, TX
2009Tulsa3–0MarshallHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Tulsa, OK
2010South Carolina1–0 (2OT)TulsaMike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, TN
20112-0Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Tulsa, OK
2012Tulsa5-0Regions ParkHoover, AL
2013Charlotte1-0Transamerica FieldCharlotte, NC
2014Old Dominion2-1 ODU Soccer ComplexNorfolk, VA
2015FIU1-0 Transamerica FieldCharlotte, NC
2016New Mexico3-0 Veterans Memorial Soccer ComplexHuntington, WV
2017Old Dominion1–0CharlotteODU Soccer ComplexNorfolk, VA
2018Kentucky1-0CharlotteTransamerica FieldCharlotte, NC
2019Marshall1–0 (2OT)CharlotteODU Soccer ComplexNorfolk, VA
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Kentucky2–1 (OT)Florida AtlanticTransamerica FieldCharlotte, NC

By school

SchoolAppearancesTitlesTitle years
Charlotte1512013
Coastal Carolina10
Cincinnati100
40
812015
Florida Atlantic20
Kentucky1522018, 2021
Louisville80
70
Marshall1012019
1212004
New Mexico512016
522014, 2017
1061995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
722006, 2011
1222005, 2010
842007, 2008, 2009, 2012
2111999
50
921996, 1998

Notes and References

  1. Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men’s Soccer This Fall . Sun Belt Conference . April 6, 2022 . April 6, 2022.
  2. American Announces Affiliate Members in Men’s Soccer and Women’s Swimming and Diving . American Athletic Conference . May 4, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: CUSA Record Book. 2014. 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. PDF. 28 August 2015. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150807045030/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/m-soccer-records.pdf. dead.