2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

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The 2012 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season pertains to all CAA men's college soccer during the 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.

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The Delaware Fighting Blue Hens are the defending conference tournament champions, while the James Madison Dukes are the defending regular season winners. While the NCAA season will begin in late August 2012, conference play will not begin until late September or early October 2012.

Changes from 2011

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Newark, Delaware Delaware Mini Stadium 1,500
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vidas Field [1] 2,750
George Mason Patriots Fairfax, Virginia George Mason Stadium 4,000
Hofstra Pride Hempstead, New York Hofstra Soccer Stadium 2,000
James Madison Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex 1,500
Northeastern Huskies Boston, Massachusetts Parsons Field [2] 7,000
Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex [3] 3,000
Towson Tigers Towson, Maryland Tiger Soccer Complex [4] 600
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington, North Carolina UNCW Soccer Stadium [5] 1,000
William & Mary Tribe Wilmington, North Carolina UNCW Soccer Stadium 2,000


Standings

2012 CAA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drexel 8 1 112 4 3
Northeastern6 1 314 3 4
James Madison 6 2 29 7 3
Old Dominion 5 3 211 3 4
Hofstra 5 4 111 6 4
George Mason 4 5 111 6 2
UNC Wilmington 4 6 07 11 1
William & Mary 2 5 34 10 4
Delaware 2 5 34 11 4
Towson 2 6 24 10 2
Georgia State 2 8 06 12 0
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NSCAA

CAA Tournament

The CAA Tournament will determine the conference's guaranteed berth into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Results

Home \ Away DEL DRE GMU GSU HOF JMU NCW NOR ODU TOW VCU W&M
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens
Drexel Dragons
George Mason Patriots
Georgia State Panthers
Hofstra Pride
James Madison Dukes
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
Northeastern Huskies
Old Dominion Monarchs
Towson Tigers
VCU Rams
William & Mary Tribe
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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