America East Conference men's soccer tournament
Collegiate soccer tournament
The America East men's soccer tournament (formerly known as the North Atlantic Conference championship [ n 1] ) 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:
Finals
Key
(1) – Title number
– Match went to extra time
– Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
– Winning team won regular season
Ed.
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Venue
City
MVP
Ref.
1
1989
Vermont (1)
1–0
Hartford
Virtue Field
Burlington, VT
Kevin Wylie (Vermont)
2
1990
Vermont (2)
1–1 (6–5 p )
Boston U
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
Roberto Beall (Vermont)
3
1991
Hartford (1)
2–0
Boston U
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
Elvis Thomas (Hartford)
4
1992
Hartford (2)
2–0
Vermont
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
George Kostelis (Hartford)
5
1993
Boston U (1)
1–0
UNH
Ohiri Field
Cambridge, MA
Tom Giatrakos (Boston U)
6
1994
Boston U (2)
3–1
UNH
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
Gisle Sorli (Boston U)
7
1995
Boston U (3)
3–1
Towson
Vidas Field
Philadelphia, PA
Ola Olsen (Boston U)
8
1996
Boston U (4)
2–1
Northeastern
Hormel Stadium
Medford, MA
Nick Bone (Boston U)
9
1997
Boston U (5)
2–1
Hofstra
Shuart Stadium
Hempstead, NY
Nick Bone (Boston U)
10
1998
Drexel (1)
2–1
Towson
Towson Field
Towson, MD
Pete Shay (Drexel)
11
1999
Hartford (3)
2–0
Towson
Alumni Stadium
West Hartford, CT
Cristoffer Hartmann (Hartford)
12
2000
Vermont (3)
2–1
Hofstra
Virtue Field
Burlington, VT
Mike Dias (Vermont)
13
2001
Towson (1)
1–0
Northeastern
Towson Field
Towson, MD
Chris Hurley (Towson)
14
2002
Northeastern (1)
2–1
Vermont
Parsons Field
Brookline, MA
Atha Kirkopolous (Northeastern)
15
2003
Binghamton (1)
1–1 (3–2 p )
Northeastern
Bearcats Complex
Binghamton, NY
Stefan Gonet (Binghamton)
16
2004
Boston U (6)
2–2 (5–3 p )
Binghamton
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
Federico Bianchi (Boston U)
17
2005
Stony Brook (1)
1–1 (4–2 p )
Binghamton
Kenneth LaValle
Stony Brook, NY
Douglas Narvaez (Stony Brook)
18
2006
Binghamton (2)
Vermont
Bearcats Complex
Binghamton, NY
Barry Neville (Binghamton)
19
2007
Vermont (4)
1–0
Binghamton
Bearcats Complex
Binghamton, NY
Roger Scully (Vermont)
20
2008
Boston U (8)
1–0
Binghamton
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
Jin Oh (Boston U)
21
2009
Stony Brook (2)
2–0
UMBC
Kenneth LaValle
Stony Brook, NY
Anthony Rogic (Stony Brook)
22
2010
UMBC
0–0 (5–4 p )
UNH
Retriever Park
Baltimore, MD
Levi Houapeu (UMBC)
23
2011
Stony Brook (3)
4–2
Hartford
Kenneth LaValle
Stony Brook, NY
Leo Fernandes (Stony Brook)
24
2012
UMBC (2)
0–0 (4–2 p )
UNH
Retriever Park
Baltimore, MD
Phil Saunders (UMBC)
[ 2]
25
2013
UMBC (3)
4–0
Hartford
Retriever Park
Baltimore, MD
Pete Caringi III (UMBC)
[ 3]
26
2014
UMBC (4)
2–1
Hartford
Retriever Park
Baltimore, MD
Greg Hauck (UMBC)
[ 4]
27
2015
Vermont (5)
1–0
Binghamton
Virtue Field
Burlington, VT
Brian Wright (Vermont)
[ 5]
28
2016
Albany (1) [ n 2]
1–0
Hartford
Bob Ford Field
Albany, NY
Bernardo Mattos (Albany)
29
2017
Albany (2)
1–0 (a.e.t. )
UMass Lowell
Cushing Field
Lowell, MA
Daniel Krutzen (Albany)
[ 8]
30
2018
UNH (1)
5–0
UMBC
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Josh Bauer (UNH)
[ 9]
31
2019
UNH (2)
1–0
Hartford
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Josh Bauer (UMH)
[ 10]
32
2020
UNH (3)
2–0
Vermont
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Victor Menudier (UNH)
[ 11]
33
2021
Vermont (6)
1–0
UNH
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Adrian Schulze (Vermont)
[ 12]
34
2022
UNH (4)
2–0
Albany
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Jassem Koleilat (UNH)
[ 13]
35
2023
Bryant (1)
1–0 (a.e.t. )
UNH
Wildcat Stadium
Durham, NH
Antreas Hadjigavriel (Bryant)
[ 14]
Championships by School
School
Titles
Winning years
Boston [ n 3]
8
1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008
Vermont
7
1989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2021, 2024
Hartford
4
1989, 1991, 1992, 1999
UMBC
4
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
UNH
4
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Stony Brook
3
2005, 2009, 2011
Albany
2
2016, 2017
Binghamton
2
2003, 2006
Bryant
1
2023
Drexel [ n 3]
1
1998
Northeastern [ n 3]
1
2002
Towson [ n 3]
1
2001
Notes
^ The tournament was specifically called the "North Atlantic Conference championship" from 1989 until 1996.[ 1]
^ Albany was the first overall seed in the tournament. However, the regular season was won by UMass Lowell .[ 6] UMass Lowell was ineligible for postseason play due to transitioning from Division II to Division I.[ 7]
^ a b c d Former member of the America East.
Notes
References
^ "2016-17 America East Record Book: Men's Soccer" (PDF) . static.americaeast.com . August 15, 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved December 13, 2017 .
^ "Soccer Box Score (Final) - #5 New Hampshire vs #2 UMBC" . umbcretrievers.com . November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Lee, Edward (October 22, 2013). "UMBC men's soccer thriving in one-goal decisions in 2013" . The Baltimore Sun . tronc . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ Goff, Steven (December 9, 2014). "Who is UMBC? College Cup semifinalists, that's who" . The Washington Post . Nash Media, LLC . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ Commo, George (November 15, 2015). "Vermont Wins America East, Tops Binghamton 1-0" . Northeast Sports Network . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ "River Hawks Capture AE Regular Season Title on Senior Night" . goriverhawks.com . November 2, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2017 .
^ "Men's Soccer Wins First America East Title" . Albany Great Danes . ualbanysports.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ Gramling, Dave (November 13, 2017). "UMass Lowell falls in title game, not able to net an NCAA Tournament invite (SLIDESHOW)" . The Sun . MediaNews Group . Retrieved December 10, 2017 .
^ Pike, Al. "WILDCATS 5, RETRIEVERS 0: UNH finishes it!" . seacoastonline.com . Retrieved 2018-11-12 .
^ "2019 America East Men's Soccer Championship - America East Conference" . americaeast.com . Retrieved 2020-01-01 .
^ "3-Peat! UNH Wins Third-Straight #AEMSOC Championship" . americaeast.com .
^ "Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title" . americaeast.com . America East Conference . November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
^ "Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!" . americaeast.com . America East Conference . November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2022 .
^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship" . americaeast.com . America East Conference . Retrieved February 1, 2024 .
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