2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament

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2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Logo.svg
Tournament Logo
Classification Division I
Teams4
Matches3
Site Corbett Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Champions Tulsa (8th title)
Winning coach Tom McIntosh (7th title)
Broadcast American Digital Network ESPN2, ESPNU
American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Florida + 6 1 010 6 4
Tulsa4 2 110 5 5
Connecticut 3 3 111 7 1
Cincinnati 3 4 09 7 1
UCF 3 4 05 11 0
Temple 2 3 210 6 2
Memphis 2 4 18 8 1
SMU 2 4 16 9 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament is the 4th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The semifinals and finals were played at Corbett Soccer Stadium on the campus of South Florida in Tampa, FL on November 11 & 13. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Seeding and format

The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.

TeamWLTPctSeed
South Florida610.857
1
Tulsa421.643
2
Connecticut331.500
3
UCF340.429
4

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 South Florida2**
4 UCF 1
1 South Florida 1 (2)
2 Tulsa (pen.) 1 (4)**
2 Tulsa2
3 Connecticut 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s).

Results

Semifinals

November 11, 2016 Tulsa 2–0 Connecticut Tampa, Florida
4:30 p.m. Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg11'
Puig Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Stadium: Corbett Stadium
November 11, 2016 South Florida 2–1 UCF Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. Bartman Soccerball shade.svg77'
Epps Soccerball shade gold.svg 101'
Report Colombo Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Corbett Stadium

Final

November 13, 2016 Tulsa 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
South Florida Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m. Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Bartman Soccerball shade.svg52'Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Penalties
Duncan Soccerball shad check.svg
Puig Soccerball shad check.svg
Raranje Soccerball shade cross.svg
Stavrou Soccerball shad check.svg
Saari Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg Smith
Soccerball shad check.svg Gomez
Soccerball shade cross.svg Rodriguez
Soccerball shade cross.svg Epps

All-Tournament team

Television/internet coverage

The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPN2 and 4 hours later on ESPNU. [1]

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