2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

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2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,052
Site Transamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions Kentucky (2nd title)
Winning coachJohan Cedergren (2nd title)
MVP Eythor Björgólfsson (Offensive)
Luis Grassow (Defensive) (Kentucky)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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2021 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 FIU + 7 0 112 4 2
No. 15 Marshall + 5 1 211 4 3
Charlotte + 5 3 010 6 1
No. 11 Kentucky3 1 415 2 4
Coastal Carolina 3 1 46 5 4
Florida Atlantic 2 4 29 7 3
South Carolina 1 5 25 9 2
Old Dominion 1 5 23 9 2
UAB 0 7 12 12 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: C-USA

The 2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 26th edition of the tournament. Conference USA did not conduct a men's soccer tournament after the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began November 10 and concluded on November 14. The tournament was hosted by University of Charlotte, and all matches were played at the Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. This would mark the final C-USA Tournament played as the conference stopped sponsoring men's soccer after the 2021 season when it lost all nine of its members due to conference realignment.

Contents

Seeds

The top six teams in C-USA by conference records qualified for the tournament. [1]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1FIU7–0–1
2Marshall5–1–2
3Charlotte5–3–0
4Kentucky3–1–4Conference GD of +7
5Coastal Carolina3–1–4Conference GD of +4
6FAU2–4–2

Bracket

Quarterfinals
November 10
Semifinals
November 12
C-USA Championship
November 14
1 FIU 0
4 Kentucky34 Kentucky3
5 Coastal Carolina 1 4 Kentucky (a.e.t.)2
6 FAU 1
2 Marshall 1
3 Charlotte 0 (3) 6 FAU3
6 FAU (pen.) 0 (5) 

Results

First round

No. 4 Kentucky 3–1No. 5 Coastal Carolina
  • Lucca Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg2'
  • Luis Grassow Soccerball shade.svg25'
  • Eythor Björgólfsson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqua Soccerball shade.svg67'
Transamerica Field
Referee: Matt Kedlecik

No. 3 Charlotte 0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Florida Atlantic
Report
Penalties
3–5
  • Alonso Camarero Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jose Alastuey Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tom Abrahamsson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Filip Jauk Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ivan Mykhailenko Soccerball shad check.svg
Transamerica Field
Attendance: 592
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Semifinals

No. 1 FIU 0–3No. 4 Kentucky
Report
  • Luke Andrews Soccerball shade.svg54'
  • Daniel Evans Soccerball shade.svg75, 76'
Transamerica Field
Attendance: 82
Referee: Esteban Rosano

No. 2 Marshall 1–3No. 6 Florida Atlantic
  • Vinicius Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
  • Tom Abrahamsson Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Ivan Mykhailenko Soccerball shade.svg76'
  • Célestin Theodore, Jr. Soccerball shade.svg81'
Transamerica Field
Attendance: 203
Referee: Jose Rivero

Final

No. 4 Kentucky 2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Florida Atlantic
  • Marcel Meinzer Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
  • Enzo Mauriz Yellow card.svg 64'
  • Eythor Bjorgolfsson Soccerball shade gold.svg 94'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg16' Ivan Mykhailenko
  • Yellow card.svg 26' Jose Alastuey
  • Yellow card.svg 76' Vasilis Spinos
Transamerica Field
Attendance: 175
Referee: Matthew Thompson

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Ivan Mykhailenko – Florida Atlantic
  • Eythor Björgólfsson – Kentucky
  • Daniel Evans – Kentucky

1 goal

  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqua – Coastal Carolina
  • Tom Abrahamsson – Florida Atlantic
  • Célestin Theodore, Jr. – Florida Atlantic
  • Luke Andrews – Kentucky
  • Marcel Meinzer – Kentucky
  • Luis Grassow – Kentucky
  • Lucca Rodrigues – Kentucky
  • Vinicius Fernandes – Marshall

Awards

All Tournament XI

Source: [2]

PlayerTeam
Eythor Bjorgolfsson*Kentucky
Luis Grassow^
Jan Hoffelner
Marcel Meinzer
Tom AbrahamssonFlorida Atlantic
Alonso Coello
Ivan Mykhailenko
Matteo GasperoniFIU
Kareem Riley
Alex AdjeteyMarshall
Gabriel Alves


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

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References

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  2. "MSOC: Kentucky Wins First Title Since 2018, 2-1 In OT Over FAU". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.