| 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 885 | ||||
| Site | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium, UNCG Soccer Stadium Greenville, South Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | UNC Greensboro | ||||
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The 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament determined the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
The tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020, however, the Southern Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play in the spring. [1] [2]
Contrary to previous tournaments, the 2020 edition was only contested by the top four teams in the conference. [3]
| Seed | Team | Conference record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furman | 5-0-1 |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 3-1-2 |
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 3-1-2 |
| 4 | Belmont | 3-2-1 |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Furman | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Belmont | 3 | |||||||
| Belmont | 0 | ||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | |||||||
| Furman | 1–3 | Belmont |
|---|---|---|
Jake Raine  62' | Report | Liam O'Brien 10' AJ Chastonay 79'Michael Saunders 90' |
| UNC Greensboro | 2–1 | East Tennessee State |
|---|---|---|
| Theo Collomb 37' Angel Bacho 61' | Report | Jared Leheta 71' |
| UNC Greensboro | 1–0 | Belmont |
|---|---|---|
| Mani Austmann 80' | Report |
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