Conference USA men's soccer tournament
| Conference USA men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Transamerica Field |
| Current location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Played | 1995–2021 |
| Last contest | 2021 |
| Current champion | Kentucky |
| Most championships | Saint Louis (6) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, C-USA Digital Network |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Finals
[edit]- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
By school
[edit]| School | App. | Titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 15 | 1 | 2013 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati | 10 | 0 | |
| DePaul | 4 | 0 | |
| FIU | 8 | 1 | 2015 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 15 | 2 | 2018, 2021 |
| Louisville | 8 | 0 | |
| Marquette | 7 | 0 | |
| Marshall | 10 | 1 | 2019 |
| Memphis | 12 | 1 | 2004 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 2016 |
| Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
| Saint Louis | 10 | 6 | 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| SMU | 7 | 2 | 2006, 2011 |
| South Carolina | 12 | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| UAB | 21 | 1 | 1999 |
| UCF | 5 | 0 | |
| South Florida | 9 | 2 | 1996, 1998 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "American Announces Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer and Women's Swimming and Diving" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "CUSA Record Book" (PDF). 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)