2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament

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2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Site UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Champions SMU (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin Hudson (3rd title)
MVP Offensive: Eddie Munjoma (SMU)
Defensive: Grant Makela (SMU)
Broadcast American Digital Network, ESPN3
American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 UCF + 6 0 115 3 2
No. 7 SMU5 1 118 2 1
South Florida + 4 3 010 7 1
Memphis 4 3 010 7 0
Temple 3 2 28 8 2
UConn 2 5 05 12 1
Cincinnati 1 5 15 11 1
Tulsa 0 6 14 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 7th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16. For the first time in tournament history the six teams in the field were identical to the same teams that played in the previous year's tournament.

Contents

Two-time defending champions, SMU, successfully three-peated in the AAC Tournament, defeating UCF 1–0 in the championship. [1]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1UCF6–0–1
2SMU5–1–1
3South Florida4–3–01–0 vs. Memphis
4Memphis4–3–00–1 vs. South Florida
5Temple3–2–2
6UConn2–5–0

Bracket

First round
November 9
Semifinals
November 13
Final
November 16
1 UCF 5
4 Memphis 1 5 Temple 0
5 Temple 21 UCF 0
2 SMU 1
2 SMU (2OT) 2
3 South Florida 13 South Florida 1
6 UConn 0

Results

First round

No. 3 South Florida 1–0No. 6 UConn
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Report
Corbett Soccer Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 527
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh

No. 4 Memphis 1–2No. 5 Temple
Report
Mike Rose Soccer Complex, Memphis
Referee: Richonne Clark

Semifinals

No. 2 SMU 2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 South Florida
Report
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 711
Referee: Cassio Ribeiro

No. 1 UCF 5–0No. 5 Temple
Report
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 711
Referee: Carlos Fernandes

Final

No. 1 UCF 0–1No. 2 SMU
Report
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Richonne Clark

Statistics

Top goalscorers

3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Flag of England.svg Sam Ashton – Memphis
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jalen Campbell – Temple
  • Flag of Israel.svg Itzik Efraim – UCF
  • Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hernandez – SMU
  • Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Munjoma – SMU
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Suarez – Temple
  • Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Terwege – SMU
  • Flag of Costa Rica.svg Mauricio Villalobos – UCF

Awards and honors

All-Tournament team: [1]

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