Horizon League men's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Horizon League |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Oakland Soccer Field |
Current location | Rochester, Michigan |
Played | 1987–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Green Bay (2) |
Most championships | Milwaukee & UIC (6) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN3, ESPN+ |
Official website | horizonleague.org/msoc |
The Horizon League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Horizon League. The tournament has been held every year since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
Milwaukee and UIC are the most winning teams of the competition, with 6 titles each.
The following is a list of Horizon League Tournament winners:
Source: [1]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | |
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1 | 1987 | Evansville (1) | 2–1 | Saint Louis | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
2 | 1988 | Notre Dame (1) | 2–0 | Saint Louis | Anheuser-Busch Center | Fenton, MO | |
3 | 1989 | Evansville (2) | 4–1 | Saint Louis | Anheuser-Busch Center | Fenton, MO | |
4 | 1990 | Evansville (3) | 2–0 | Saint Louis | Anheuser-Busch Center | Fenton, MO | |
5 | 1991 | Evansville (4) | 2–0 | Notre Dame | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
6 | 1992 | Evansville (5) | 2–1 | La Salle | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
7 | 1993 | Notre Dame (2) | 2–0 | Detroit | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
8 | 1994 | Notre Dame (3) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Milwaukee | Alumni Stadium | South Bend, IN | |
9 | 1995 | Butler (1) | 5–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Detroit | NIU Soccer Complex | DeKalb, IL | |
10 | 1996 | Detroit (1) | 2–0 | Butler | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
11 | 1997 | Butler (2) | 1–0 | Milwaukee | Engelmann Field | Milwaukee, WI | |
12 | 1998 | Butler (3) | 2–0 | Wright State | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
13 | 1999 | UIC (1) | 2–0 | Detroit | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
14 | 2000 | UIC (2) | 3–1 | Green Bay | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
15 | 2001 | Butler (4) | 2–0 | Milwaukee | Engelmann Field | Milwaukee, WI | |
16 | 2002 | Milwaukee (1) | 8–0 | Cleveland State | Engelmann Field | Milwaukee, WI | |
17 | 2003 | Milwaukee (2) | 1–0 | Butler | Engelmann Field | Milwaukee, WI | |
18 | 2004 | Milwaukee (3) | 3–2 | Detroit | Engelmann Field | Milwaukee, WI | |
19 | 2005 | Milwaukee (4) | 1–0 | Detroit | Titan Field | Detroit, MI | |
20 | 2006 | Loyola-Chicago (1) | 1–0 | Green Bay | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
21 | 2007 | UIC (3) | 3–1 | Green Bay | Loyola Soccer Park | Chicago, IL | |
22 | 2008 | Loyola-Chicago (2) | 1–0 | Cleveland State | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
23 | 2009 | Green Bay (1) | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Butler | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
24 | 2010 | Butler (5) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Green Bay | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | |
25 | 2011 | Loyola-Chicago (3) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Wright State | Eastgate Field | Valparaiso, IN | |
26 | 2012 | Cleveland State (1) | 2–0 | Loyola-Chicago | Titan Field | Detroit, MI | |
27 | 2013 | Milwaukee (5) | 1–0 | UIC | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
28 | 2014 | Oakland (1) | 2–1 | Wright State | Oakland Soccer Field | Rochester, MI | |
29 | 2015 | Oakland (2) | 1–0 | UIC | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
30 | 2016 | UIC (4) | 1–0 | Wright State | Alumni Field | Dayton, OH | |
31 | 2017 | UIC (5) | 2–0 | Green Bay | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
32 | 2018 | UIC (6) | 3–1 | Wright State | Alumni Field | Dayton, OH | |
33 | 2019 | Wright State (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Milwaukee | Flames Field | Chicago, IL | |
34 | 2020 | Milwaukee (6) | 1–0 | Northern Kentucky | NKU Soccer Stadium | Highland Heights, KY | |
35 | 2021 | Oakland (3) | 3–1 | Cleveland State | Oakland Soccer Field | Rochester, MI | |
36 | 2022 | Cleveland State (2) | 3–0 | IUPUI | Krenzler Field | Cleveland, OH | |
37 | 2023 | Green Bay (2) | 1–0 | Oakland | Oakland Soccer Field | Rochester, MI | |
38 | 2024 | Robert Morris (2) | 1–0 | Oakland | Oakland Soccer Field | Rochester, MI |
Source: [2]
School | Ttles | Winning years |
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Milwaukee | 6 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2020 |
UIC | 6 | 1999, 2000, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Evansville | 5 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Butler | 5 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010 |
Notre Dame | 3 | 1988, 1993, 1994 |
Oakland | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2021 |
Cleveland State | 2 | 2012, 2022 |
Green Bay | 2 | 2009, 2023 |
Loyola-Chicago | 2 | 2008, 2011 |
Detroit | 1 | 1996 |
Wright State | 1 | 2019 |
Total | 36 |
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member † No longer sponsor men's soccer
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