Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament

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Northeast Conference soccer tournament
Northeast Conference logo.svg
SportSoccer
Conference Northeast Conference
Number of teams6
Format single-elimination
Current stadiumCampus sites
Played1989-present
Last contest2023
Current champion LIU (9)
Most championships Fairleigh Dickinson & St. Francis Brooklyn (9)
Official website northeastconference.org/msoc

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.

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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.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference regular season champions, tournament champions and tournament MVPs listed by year. [1] [2]

NEC Tournament Results
YearChampionScoreRunner-upMVPSiteAttendanceRegular Season ChampionTeams to NCAA Tourney
1985‡Long IslandLong Island
1986‡Long IslandLong Island
1987‡Loyola
1988‡Fairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
1989Fairleigh Dickinson6–3 (OT)Long IslandGerman Quijano, FDUTeaneck, NJLong Island
1990Monmouth1–0Fairleigh DickinsonJim Adams, MUWest Long Branch, NJMonmouth
1991St. Francis (NY)1–0MonmouthJoni Kallioinen, MUWest Long Branch, NJSt. Francis (NY)
1992Rider1–0Fairleigh DickinsonPepe St. Phard, RiderTeaneck, NJRobert Morris
1993Robert Morris2–0Long IslandBrian Davis, RMUTeaneck, NJMonmouth/Fairleigh DickinsonRobert Morris
1994Robert Morris2–0 (OT)Mount St. Mary'sMarco Patitucci, RMUCoraopolis, PARobert MorrisRobert Morris
1995St. Francis (NY)2–0MonmouthGary Goode, SFNYCoraopolis, PARobert Morris
1996St. Francis (NY)2–1Robert MorrisVictor Avwontom, SFNYCoraopolis, PARobert Morris
1997Long Island1–0Fairleigh DickinsonAndres Gomez, LIUBrooklyn, NYSt. Francis (NY)
1998St. Francis (NY)2–0Central ConnecticutDmitri Petrouniak, SFNYBrooklyn, NYSt. Francis (NY)/Central Connecticut
1999UMBC2–1Mount St. Mary'sPat Halter, UMBCBaltimore, MD1,650UMBCUMBC
2000Fairleigh Dickinson2–0UMBCDirceu Hurtado, FDUTeaneck, NJFairleigh Dickinson
2001Fairleigh Dickinson2–1 (4OT)Long IslandBrian Romero, FDUHamden, CTRobert Morris/Fairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
2002Fairleigh Dickinson0–0 (2OT, PK 4–3)Long IslandAndrew Nucifora, FDUBaltimore, MDLong Island/UMBCFairleigh Dickinson
2003Fairleigh Dickinson2–0Central ConnectictAntonio Nunziata, FDULoretto, PAFairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
2004Long Island1–0Fairleigh DickinsonJonas Stigh, LIUTeaneck, NJFairleigh DickinsonLong Island
2005Robert Morris3–2 (OT)MonmouthJacek Przednowek, RMUWest Long Branch, NJ476MonmouthRobert Morris
2006Monmouth1–0Saint Francis (PA)Steven Holloway, MUWest Long Branch, NJ550MonmouthMonmouth
2007Central Connecticut1–0Saint Francis (PA)David Tyrie, CCSUWest Long Branch, NJ130MonmouthCentral Connecticut
2008Fairleigh Dickinson7–2Mount St. Mary'sSamson Malijani, FDUWest Long Branch, NJ308MonmouthFairleigh Dickinson
2009Monmouth2–1QuinnipiacRJ Allen, MUWest Long Branch, NJ612MonmouthMonmouth
2010Monmouth1–0Saint Francis (PA)Bryant Meredith, MUWest Long Branch, NJ950MonmouthMonmouth
2011Monmouth2–1 (2OT)Fairleigh DickinsonKalle Sotka, MUFairfield, CTCCSU/Monmouth/Sacred HeartMonmouth
2012Fairleigh Dickinson1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5)Saint Francis (PA) Jacob Lissek, FDUWest Haven, CT215QuinnipiacFairleigh Dickinson
2013 St. Francis Brooklyn 3–2BryantKevin Correa, SFBKNew Britain, CT625Central Connecticut St. Francis Brooklyn
2014 St. Francis Brooklyn 2–1 (OT)Saint Francis (PA)Andy Cormack, SFBKLoretto, PA621Saint Francis (PA) St. Francis Brooklyn
2015LIU Brooklyn2–2 (2OT, PK 3–1)Saint Francis (PA)Logan Keys, LIUBrooklyn, NYLIU BrooklynLIU Brooklyn
2016 St. Francis Brooklyn 1–0 (2OT)Saint Francis (PA) Salvatore Barone (SFBK)Brooklyn, NY511St. Francis BrooklynSt. Francis Brooklyn
2017 St. Francis Brooklyn 5–0LIU BrooklynAli Tounkara (SFBK)Brooklyn, NY445St. Francis BrooklynSt. Francis Brooklyn
2018 LIU Brooklyn 4–0BryantZach Peterson (LIU)Brooklyn, NY562LIU BrooklynLIU Brooklyn
2019Fairleigh Dickinson1–1 (2OT, PK 3–2)LIUJahmali Waite (FDU)Loretto, PA38MerrimackFairleigh Dickinson
2020 St. Francis Brooklyn 0–0 (2OT, PK 6–5)LIUCallum James (SFBK)Brooklyn, NY0^St. Francis BrooklynLIU
2021LIU1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5)St. Francis BrooklynDemtri Skoumbakis (LIU)Brookville, NY250LIULIU
2022Fairleigh Dickinson2–1St. Francis BrooklynJaime Babero (FDU)Teaneck, NJ518Fairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
2023LIU1–0Sacred HeartAlan Martinez (LIU)Brookville, NY226St. Francis BrooklynLIU

‡-Tournament Championships began in 1989
^ Played without fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Champions by program

The following is a list of conference tournament champions listed by school.

ProgramChampionship AppearancesChampionshipsYears
Fairleigh Dickinson 1591989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2022
St. Francis Brooklyn [lower-alpha 1] 1191991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020
LIU [lower-alpha 2] 1361997, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023
Monmouth [lower-alpha 1] 851990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Robert Morris [lower-alpha 1] 431993, 1994, 2005
Central Connecticut 312007
UMBC [lower-alpha 1] 211999
Rider [lower-alpha 1] 111992
Saint Francis (PA) 70
Mount St. Mary's [lower-alpha 1] 30
Bryant [lower-alpha 1] 30
Quinnipiac [lower-alpha 1] 10
Sacred Heart 10
Le Moyne [lower-alpha 3] 00
Merrimack [lower-alpha 4] 00
Stonehill [lower-alpha 5] 00
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This school no longer sponsors men's soccer in the NEC.
  2. Includes championships won by the LIU Brooklyn program, which was merged with the Division II program of the university's Post campus in July 2019, creating the current LIU program. The unified program inherited Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.
  3. Le Moyne joined the NEC in 2023.
  4. Merrimack joined the NEC in 2019.
  5. Stonehill joined the NEC in 2022.

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References

  1. "NEC Men' Soccer History". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. "NEC men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.