Country | ![]() |
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Teams | 4 |
Champions | Niagara |
Runners-up | Loyola Maryland |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 5 (1.67 per match) |
← 2011 2013 → |
The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the conference's 24th edition of the tournament. The tournament began on November 8 and ended on November 10.
The Fairfield Stags were the defending champions. [1] For the 2012 edition of the tournament, the field size was reduced from 10 participants to four. The winner was Niagara University.
Semifinals | MAAC Championship | ||||||||
1 | Loyola Maryland | 1 | |||||||
4 | Iona | 0 | |||||||
1 | Loyola Maryland | 0 | |||||||
3 | Niagara | 1 | |||||||
2 | Siena | 1 | |||||||
3 | Niagara | 2 (a.e.t.) |
November 8, 2012 | Niagara | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Siena | Poughkeepsie, NY |
7:00 PM EST | Andersson ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Allen ![]() Hemsley ![]() | Stadium: Tenney Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzalez |
November 8, 2012 | Iona | 0–1 | Loyola Maryland | Poughkeepsie, NY |
9:00 PM EST | Otto ![]() | Report | Thompson ![]() | Stadium: Tenney Stadium Referee: JC Rivero |
November 10, 2012 | Niagara | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Loyola Maryland | Poughkeepsie, NY |
20:00 ET | da Cruz ![]() | Report | Stadium: Tenney Stadium |
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