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:
Key
(2)
Title number
*
Match went to extra time
†
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold
Winning team won regular season
^
Winning team reached College Cup
‡
Winning team lost National Championship
‡
Winning team won National Championship
Finals
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Site
Most valuable player
Ref.
1989
Vermont
1–0
Hartford
Virtue Field • Burlington, Vermont
Kevin Wylie , Vermont
1990
Vermont (2)
1–1†(6–5 pen.)
Boston U
Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts
Roberto Beall, Vermont
1991
Hartford
2–0
Boston U
Elvis Thomas , Hartford
1992
Hartford (2)
2–0
Vermont
George Kostelis, Hartford
1993
Boston U
1–0
New Hampshire
Ohiri Field • Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tom Giatrakos, Boston U
1994
Boston U (2)
3–1
New Hampshire
Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts
Gisle Sorli, Boston U
1995
Boston U (3)
3–1
Towson
Vidas Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ola Olsen, Boston U
1996
Boston U (4)
2–1
Northeastern
Hormel Stadium • Medford, Massachusetts
Nick Bone, Boston U
1997
Boston U (5)
2–1
Hofstra
Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, New York
1998
Drexel
2–1
Towson
Tiger Soccer Complex • Towson, Maryland
Pete Shay, Drexel
1999
Hartford (3)
2–0
Towson
Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium • West Hartford, Connecticut
Cristoffer Hartmann, Hartford
2000
Vermont (3)
2–1
Hofstra
Virtue Field • Burlington, Vermont
Mike Dias, Vermont
2001
Towson
1–0
Northeastern
Tiger Soccer Complex • Towson, Maryland
Chris Hurley, Towson
2002
Northeastern
2–1
Vermont
Parsons Field • Brookline, Massachusetts
Atha Kirkopolous, Northeastern
2003
Binghamton
1–1†(3–2 pen.)
Northeastern
Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York
Stefan Gonet, Binghamton
2004
Boston U (6)
2–2†(5–3 pen.)
Binghamton
Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts
Federico Bianchi , Boston U
2005
Stony Brook
1–1†(4–2 pen.)
Binghamton
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York
Douglas Narvaez, Stony Brook
2006
Binghamton (2)
1–0*
Vermont
Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York
Barry Neville, Binghamton
2007
Vermont (4)
1–0
Binghamton
Roger Scully, Vermont
2008
Boston U (8)
1–0
Binghamton
Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts
Jin Oh, Boston U
2009
Stony Brook (2)
2–0
UMBC
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York
Anthony Rogic, Stony Brook
2010
UMBC
0–0†(5–4 pen.)
New Hampshire
Retriever Soccer Park • Baltimore, Maryland
Levi Houapeu , UMBC
2011
Stony Brook (3)
4–2
Hartford
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York
Leonardo Fernandes , Stony Brook
2012
UMBC (2)
0–0†(4–2 pen.)
New Hampshire
Retriever Soccer Park • Baltimore, Maryland
Phil Saunders, UMBC
[2]
2013
UMBC (3)
4–0
Hartford
Pete Caringi III , UMBC
[3]
2014
UMBC ^ (4)
2–1
Hartford
Greg Hauck, UMBC
[4]
2015
Vermont (5)
1–0
Binghamton
Virtue Field • Burlington, Vermont
Brian Wright , Vermont
[5]
2016
Albany (1)
1–0
Hartford
Bob Ford Field • Albany, New York
Bernardo Mattos, Albany
[n 2]
2017
Albany (2)
1–0*
UMass Lowell
Cushing Field Complex • Lowell, Massachusetts
Daniel Krutzen, Albany
[8]
2018
New Hampshire
5–0
UMBC
Wildcat Stadium • Durham, New Hampshire
Josh Bauer , New Hampshire
[9]
2019
New Hampshire (2)
1–0
Hartford
[10]
2020
New Hampshire (3)
2–0
Vermont
Victor Menudier, New Hampshire
[11]
2021
Vermont (6)
1–0
New Hampshire
Adrian Schulze Solano, Vermont
[12]
2022
New Hampshire (4)
2–0
Albany
Jassem Koleilat, New Hampshire
[13]
2023
Bryant
1–0*
New Hampshire
Antreas Hadjigavriel, Bryant
[14]
Tournament Championships by School
School
Championships
Years
Boston†
8
1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008
Vermont
6
1989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2021
Hartford
4
1989, 1991, 1992, 1999
UMBC
4
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
New Hampshire
4
2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Stony Brook
3
2005, 2009, 2011
Albany
2
2016, 2017
Binghamton
2
2003, 2006
Bryant
1
2023
Drexel†
1
1998
Northeastern†
1
2002
Towson†
1
2001
† Former member of the America East
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]
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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