| Northeast Conference soccer tournament | |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | single-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Campus sites |
| Years: | 1989-present |
| Most Recent: | 2023 |
| Current Champion: | LIU (9) |
| Most Championships: | Fairleigh Dickinson & St. Francis Brooklyn (9) |
The Northeast Conference soccer tournament is the conference soccer championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. In the current format, all eligible teams (6 in 2022, with two other members not being eligible in that season due to being in transition from NCAA Division II) compete to the single-elimination tournament, with all games being played at the home field of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The NEC started fielding men's soccer games in 1985 and started a conference tournament in 1989, Fairleigh Dickinson won the inaugural championship.
Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn, the latter of which shut down its athletic program after the 2022 season, have won the most titles with nine (9). Fairleigh Dickinson holds the longest consecutive championship streak (4, 2000–03), followed by Monmouth (3, 2009–11). Participation of NEC Tournament Champions in the NCAA tournament has led to an overall record of 11–20, with Fairleigh Dickinson accounting for 7 wins followed by Central Connecticut and Monmouth with 2 wins apiece.
The following is a list of conference regular season champions, tournament champions and tournament MVPs listed by year.[1] [2]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Site | Attendance | Regular Season Champion | Teams to NCAA Tourney | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985‡ | Long Island | Long Island | |||||||
| 1986‡ | Long Island | Long Island | |||||||
| 1987‡ | Loyola | ||||||||
| 1988‡ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |||||||
| 1989 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 6–3 (OT) | Long Island | German Quijano, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Long Island | |||
| 1990 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jim Adams, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | Monmouth | |||
| 1991 | St. Francis (NY) | 1–0 | Monmouth | Joni Kallioinen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | St. Francis (NY) | |||
| 1992 | Rider | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Pepe St. Phard, Rider | Teaneck, NJ | Robert Morris | |||
| 1993 | Robert Morris | 2–0 | Long Island | Brian Davis, RMU | Teaneck, NJ | Monmouth/Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morris | ||
| 1994 | Robert Morris | 2–0 (OT) | Mount St. Mary's | Marco Patitucci, RMU | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | Robert Morris | ||
| 1995 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Monmouth | Gary Goode, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | |||
| 1996 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–1 | Robert Morris | Victor Avwontom, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | |||
| 1997 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andres Gomez, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY) | |||
| 1998 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Central Connecticut | Dmitri Petrouniak, SFNY | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY)/Central Connecticut | |||
| 1999 | UMBC | 2–1 | Mount St. Mary's | Pat Halter, UMBC | Baltimore, MD | 1,650 | UMBC | UMBC | |
| 2000 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | UMBC | Dirceu Hurtado, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | |||
| 2001 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 (4OT) | Long Island | Brian Romero, FDU | Hamden, CT | Robert Morris/Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 2002 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0–0 (2OT, PK 4–3) | Long Island | Andrew Nucifora, FDU | Baltimore, MD | Long Island/UMBC | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 2003 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | Central Connectict | Antonio Nunziata, FDU | Loretto, PA | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 2004 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jonas Stigh, LIU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Long Island | ||
| 2005 | Robert Morris | 3–2 (OT) | Monmouth | Jacek Przednowek, RMU | West Long Branch, NJ | 476 | Monmouth | Robert Morris | |
| 2006 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Steven Holloway, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 550 | Monmouth | Monmouth | |
| 2007 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Tyrie, CCSU | West Long Branch, NJ | 130 | Monmouth | Central Connecticut | |
| 2008 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 7–2 | Mount St. Mary's | Samson Malijani, FDU | West Long Branch, NJ | 308 | Monmouth | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2009 | Monmouth | 2–1 | Quinnipiac | RJ Allen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 612 | Monmouth | Monmouth | |
| 2010 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Bryant Meredith, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 950 | Monmouth | Monmouth | |
| 2011 | Monmouth | 2–1 (2OT) | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kalle Sotka, MU | Fairfield, CT | CCSU/Monmouth/Sacred Heart | Monmouth | ||
| 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5) | Saint Francis (PA) | Jacob Lissek, FDU | West Haven, CT | 215 | Quinnipiac | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2013 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 3–2 | Bryant | Kevin Correa, SFBK | New Britain, CT | 625 | Central Connecticut | ||
| 2014 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2–1 (OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Andy Cormack, SFBK | Loretto, PA | 621 | Saint Francis (PA) | St. Francis Brooklyn | |
| 2015 | LIU Brooklyn | 2–2 (2OT, PK 3–1) | Saint Francis (PA) | Logan Keys, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn | ||
| 2016 | 1–0 (2OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Salvatore Barone (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 511 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | ||
| 2017 | 5–0 | LIU Brooklyn | Ali Tounkara (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 445 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn | ||
| 2018 | 4–0 | Bryant | Zach Peterson (LIU) | Brooklyn, NY | 562 | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn | ||
| 2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 3–2) | LIU | Jahmali Waite (FDU) | Loretto, PA | 38 | Merrimack | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2020 | 0–0 (2OT, PK 6–5) | LIU | Callum James (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 0^ | St. Francis Brooklyn | LIU | ||
| 2021 | LIU | 1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Demtri Skoumbakis (LIU) | Brookville, NY | 250 | LIU | LIU | |
| 2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | Jaime Babero (FDU) | Teaneck, NJ | 518 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2023 | LIU | 1–0 | Sacred Heart | Alan Martinez (LIU) | Brookville, NY | 226 | St. Francis Brooklyn | LIU |
The following is a list of conference tournament champions listed by school.
| Program | Championship Appearances | Championships | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 9 | 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2022 | ||
| 11 | 9 | 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020 | ||
| 13 | 6 | 1997, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2005 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2007 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1999 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1992 | ||
| 7 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 |