| 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,193 | ||||
| Site | Campus sites Varios | ||||
| Champions | Missouri State | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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The 2020 Missouri Valley men's soccer tournament was the 31st edition of the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Missouri Valley Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
The 2020 Missouri Valley Men's Soccer Tournament was originally to be played in November 2020. However, the Missouri Valley Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play them in the spring. [1]
The MVC Tournament will be contested by the league's top four teams, with the higher seed hosting each game. [2]
In the event that not all teams in the conference finish with the same number of games played, points per game will be used to determine the final standings. [3]
| Seed | Team | Conference record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri State | 7-1-0 |
| 2 | Drake | 5-2-1 |
| 3 | Loyola-Chicago | 5-2-1 |
| 4 | Bradley | 1-6-1 |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Bradley | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Loyola-Chicago | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Loyola-Chicago | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Drake | 1 | |||||||
| Missouri State | 3–1 | Bradley |
|---|---|---|
Aadne Bruseth  10'Nicolo Mulatero 38'Jesus Barea 40' | Report | Rasmus Smidtslund 5' |
| Drake | 1–4 | Loyola-Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Sigman 37' | Report | Billy Hency 33' (pen.) Erik Fahner 42' (o.g.)Oscar Dueso 48'Marc Torrellas 73' |
| Missouri State | 1–0 | Loyola-Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Barosen 76' | Report |
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