2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season

2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	February 28 – April 11, 2021
Number of teams	10
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Regular Season
Season champions	Portland
Runners-up	Pacific
West Coast Conference men's soccer seasons
← 2019 2021 →

2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17Loyola Marymount†	5	–	0	–	2			6	–	0	–	3
Saint Mary's	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Santa Clara	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
San Francisco	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
San Diego	3	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Portland	1	–	3	–	3			2	–	4	–	3
Pacific	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Gonzaga	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 West Coast Conference men's soccer season is the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season, originally scheduled to begin on August 30, 2020, and conclude on November 6, 2020, was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the season will begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 11, 2021. The first set of conference games are scheduled for February 28, 2021.

The defending champions are the Saint Mary's Gaels who won the regular season last year (the conference does not host a tournament).

Previous season

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

The 2019 season began on August 29, 2019, and concluded on November 12, 2019. Saint Mary's won the regular season, and earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Loyola Marymount, the WCC runners-up, earned an at-large bid into the tournament. Saint Mary's earned a first-round bye, and was seeded 12th-overall in the tournament while Loyola Marymount entered in the first round. Loyola Marymount hosted Seattle in the first round and lost 1–3. Saint Mary's hosted UCSB in the second round and lost 0–4.

Anders Engebretsen and Miguel Berry were named Co-Players of the Year for the conference. Filippo Zattarin won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Remi Prieur was named Goalkeeper of the Year; Noel Caliskan was named Rookie of the Year, and finally, Adam Cooper was named Coach of the Year.

Miguel Berry was selected by Columbus Crew with the 7th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. Chicago Fire drafted Jonathan Jimenez in the first round with the 26th overall pick. Rey Ortiz, Remi Prieur, and Anders Engebretsen were drafted in the Draft.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Gonzaga Bulldogs	Spokane, Washington	Gonzaga Soccer Field	1,500
Loyola Marymount Lions	Los Angeles, California	Sullivan Field	2,000
Portland Pilots	Portland, Oregon	Merlo Field	5,120
Saint Mary's Gaels	Moraga, California	Saint Mary's Stadium	4,500
San Diego Toreros	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium	6,000
San Francisco Dons	San Francisco, California	Negoesco Stadium	3,000
Santa Clara Broncos	Santa Clara, California	Stevens Stadium	7,000

Head coaches

As of the 2019 season

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	WCC record	NCAA Tournaments [1]	NCAA College Cups [1]	NCAA Titles [1]	Ref.

Preseason

WCC Media Poll

To be announced.

All-WCC Preseason Team

To be announced.

Regular season

Weekly results

Legend

Index to colors and formatting
WCC member won
WCC member lost
WCC member tied
WCC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

To be determined.

Week 2 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

To be determined.

Week 3 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

To be determined.

Week 4 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

To be determined.

Week 5 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

To be determined.

Week 6 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

To be determined.

Week 7 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

To be determined.

Week 8 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

To be determined.

Week 9 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

To be determined.

Week 10 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

To be determined.

Rankings

National

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
Gonzaga	C
Loyola Marymount	C
Pacific	C
Portland	C
Saint Mary's	C
San Diego	C
San Francisco	C
Santa Clara	C

Far West Regional

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Gonzaga	C
Loyola Marymount	C
Pacific	C
Portland	C
Saint Mary's	C
San Diego	C
San Francisco	C
Santa Clara	C

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The WCC regular season winner will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Other teams can still earn an at-large bid into the tournament.

Postseason awards and honors

2020 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Co-Coaches of the Year
Freshman of the Year

2020 WCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Freshman Team

2021 MLS Draft

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be held on January 21, 2021.

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Team	School

Homegrown players

Further information: Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, ^[2] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. ^[3] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

References

1. "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . ncaa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
2. "MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. "MLS 2012 Roster Rules". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.