CAA men's soccer tournament

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CAA men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Coastal Athletic Association logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Coastal Athletic Association
Number of teams6 of 11
Format Single-elimination
Current stadium Sentara Park
Current location Harrisonburg, Virginia
Played1983–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Hofstra
Most championships James Madison (8)
TV partner(s) FloSports
Official website caasports.com/msoc

The Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The tournament has been held every year since 1983, when the CAA began sponsoring a men's soccer program.

Contents

Format

Presently, the Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournaments features six conference teams that have the best conference regular season record. [1] The regular season champion and runner-up receive byes to the semifinal round. The third through six-placed teams play in a play-in round at the site of the higher seed. The winners take on the top two seeds, which is hosted at the site of the team that wins the regular season. The champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Champions

The following is a list of Coastal Athletic Association tournament winners:

Finals

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  •   – Match went to extra time
  •   – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team reached College Cup
  •   – Winning team won National Championship

Year by year

Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenueCity
1
1983 William & Mary (1)
4–3
George Mason Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA
1984–1989(No tournament held during those years)
2
1990 Richmond (1)
1–0
George Mason City Stadium Richmond, VA
3
1991 Old Dominion (1)
1–0
James Madison City Stadium Norfolk, VA
4
1992 James Madison (1)
2–1
William & Mary City StadiumNorfolk, VA
5
1993 James Madison (2)
3–0
Old Dominion City StadiumRichmond, VA
6
1994 James Madison (3)
3–1
William & Mary City StadiumRichmond, VA
7
1995 William & Mary (2)
1–0
George Mason JMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, VA
8
1996 William & Mary (3)
2–0
James Madison Legion Field Wilmington, NC
9
1997 VCU (1)
2–2 (9–8 p)
American Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, VA
10
1998 Richmond (2)
2–0
William & Mary Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
11
1999 William & Mary (4)
4–2
VCU Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
12
2000 William & Mary (5)
4–2
James Madison Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
13
2001 James Madison (4)
1–0
VCU Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
14
2002 VCU (2)
2–1
William & Mary Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
15
2003 VCU (3)
2–0
George Mason Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA
16
2004 Hofstra (1)
1–0
Old Dominion Sports Backers StadiumRichmond, VA
17
2005 Hofstra (2)
1–0
Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA
18
2006 Hofstra (3)
1–1 (3–2 p)
George Mason Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
19
2007 Old Dominion (2)
0–0 (4–2 p)
Towson Virginia Beach SportsplexVirginia Beach, VA
20
2008 George Mason (1)
1–0
Northeastern Legion FieldWilmington, NC
21
2009 UNC Wilmington (1)
1–0
Northeastern Legion FieldWilmington, NC
22
2010 William & Mary (6)
4–0
Hofstra Albert–Daly Field Williamsburg, VA
23
2011 Delaware (1)
2–1
Old Dominion JMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, VA
24
2012 Northeastern (1)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
25
2013 Drexel (1)
1–0
William & Mary Vidas Athletic ComplexPhiladelphia, PA
26
2014 James Madison (5)
1–0
Delaware Grant Stadium Neward, DE
27
2015 Hofstra (4)
2–0
Delaware Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hempstead, NY
28
2016 Delaware (2)
2–1
William & Mary Hofstra Soccer StadiumHempstead, NY
29
2017 William & Mary (7)
4–2
UNC Wilmington Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA
30
2018 James Madison (6)
1–1 (4–2 p)
Hofstra Sentara ParkHarrisonburg, VA
31
2019 James Madison (7)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
UNC Wilmington UNCW Soccer Stadium Wilmington, NC
32
2020 James Madison (8)
0–0 (4–3 p)
Hofstra Vidas Athletic ComplexPhiladelphia, PA
33
2021 Hofstra (5)
3–2
Elon Hofstra Soccer StadiumHempstead, NY
34
2022 Hofstra (6)
2–1
Elon Rudd Field Elon, NC
35
2023 Hofstra (7)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Monmouth Hofstra Soccer StadiumHempstead, NY
36
2024 Hofstra (8)
1–0
UNC Wilmington Hofstra Soccer StadiumHempstead, NY

CAA Teams performance in the NCAA Tournament

Key
YearCAA ChampionResultCAA At-largeResult
2002VCUR2
2003 VCUR3
2004 HofstraR2 VCU QF
2005 HofstraR1
2006 HofstraR2
2007 Old DominionR3
2008 George MasonR2
2009 UNC WilmingtonR2
2010 William & MaryR3
2011 DelawareR2
2012 DelawareR2
2013 DrexelR1
2014 James MadisonR1UNC WilmingtonR2
2015 HofstraR2ElonR2
2016 DelawareR1
2017 William & MaryR1UNC WilmingtonR2
2018 James MadisonR3UNC WilmingtonR1
2019 James MadisonR1
2020 James MadisonR1
2021 HofstraR3
2022 HofstraR1ElonR1
2023 HofstraR3
2024 HofstraR2

    Titles by school

    Teams in italics no longer play in the CAA.

    SchoolWinnerRunner-upYears wonYears runner-up
    James Madison 831992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019, 20201991, 1996, 2000
    William & Mary 761983, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2010, 20171992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2016
    Hofstra 842004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20242010, 2012, 2018, 2020
    VCU 321997, 2002, 20031999, 2001
    Delaware 222011, 20162014, 2015
    Old Dominion 241991, 20071993, 2004, 2005, 2011
    Richmond 201990, 1998
    George Mason 1520081983, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2006
    Northeastern 1220122008, 2009
    Drexel 102013
    Elon 022021, 2022
    Monmouth 012023
    UNCW 012019

    See also

    References

    1. "2009 MEN'S SOCCER IN REVIEW" (PDF). NMAthletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.