Patriot League men's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Patriot League |
Number of teams | 10 (league) 6 (tournament) |
Format | Single-elimination |
Played | 1990–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Boston University |
Most championships | Colgate (8) |
Official website | patriotleague.org/msoc |
The Patriot League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Patriot League. The tournament has been held every year since 1990. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records and the regular-season champion hosting the semifinal and final matches. The field expanded from four to six teams when the league increased membership from eight to ten universities in 2013. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
Colgate is the most winning team of the competence with 8 titles.
Source: [1]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | MVP |
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1 | 1990 | Fordham (1) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Lafayette | Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | Chris Donovan, Fordham |
2 | 1991 | Army (1) | 4–0 | Lehigh | Dewey Field | Annapolis, MD | Phillip Shearer, Army |
3 | 1992 | Colgate (1) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Army | Clinton Field | Annapolis, MD | Brian Wycall, Colgate |
4 | 1993 | Army (2) | 4–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Bucknell | Metzgar Field | Easton, PA | Tony Dedmond, Army |
5 | 1994 | Lafayette (1) | 1–0 | Army | Metzgar Field | Easton, PA | Geddes Alexander, Lafayette |
6 | 1995 | Lafayette (2) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Navy | Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | Eric Rosenbloom, Lafayette |
7 | 1996 | Army (3) | 4–1 | Navy | Colgate Varsity Field | Hamilton, NY | A.J. Florkowski, Army |
8 | 1997 | Colgate (2) | 1–0 | Lehigh | Colgate Varsity Field | Hamilton, NY | Jeff Lipman, Colgate |
9 | 1998 | Lafayette (3) | 2–0 | Lehigh | Metzgar Field | Easton, PA | Leidy Klotz, Lafayette |
10 | 1999 | Lafayette (4) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Navy | Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | Craig Schroeder, Lafayette |
11 | 2000 | Lehigh (1) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Lafayette | Metzgar Field | Easton, PA | Dan Perciballi, Lehigh |
12 | 2001 | American (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Holy Cross | Hart Field | Worcester, MA | Bobby Brennan, American |
13 | 2002 | Holy Cross (1) | 0–0 (10–9 p) | Lehigh | Nickerson Field | Boston, MA | Rusty Giudici, Holy Cross |
14 | 2003 | Lafayette (5) | 2–0 | Lehigh | Bucknell East Field | Lewisburg, PA | Ralph Rapuano, Lafayette |
15 | 2004 | American (2) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Lehigh | Reeves Field | Washington, DC | Garth Juckem, American |
16 | 2005 | Lafayette (6) | 1–0 | American | Reeves Field | Washington, DC | Michael Tortora, Lafayette |
17 | 2006 | Bucknell (1) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Lafayette | Ulrich Sports Complex | Bethlehem, PA | Joey Kuterbach, Bucknell |
18 | 2007 | Colgate (3) | 1–0 | Lafayette | Linda Smith Stadium | Worcester, MA | Dan Belke, Colgate |
19 | 2008 | Colgate (4) | 2–1 | Holy Cross | Colgate Varsity Field | Hamilton, NY | Alex Weeks, Colgate |
20 | 2009 | Bucknell (2) | 1–0 | American | Emmitt Field | Lewisburg, PA | Patrick Selwood, Bucknell |
21 | 2010 | Bucknell (3) | 2–0 | American | Van Doren Field | Hamilton, NY | Ross Liberati, Bucknell |
22 | 2011 | Colgate (5) | 2–0 | American | Reeves Field | Washington, DC | Steven Miller, Colgate |
23 | 2012 | Lafayette (7) | 2–0 | American | Reeves Field | Washington, DC | Nathan McDonald, Lafayette |
24 | 2013 | Navy (1) | 2–0 | Holy Cross | Glenn Warner Facility | Annapolis, MD | Guy Skord, Navy |
25 | 2014 | Bucknell (4) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Boston U | Nickerson Field | Boston, MA | Sebastiaan Blickman, Bucknell |
26 | 2015 | Lehigh (2) | 2–1 | American | Beyer-Small '76 Field | Hamilton, NY | Jamie Luchini, Lehigh |
27 | 2016 | Colgate (6) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | American | Reeves Field | Washington, DC | Ethan Kutler, Colgate |
28 | 2017 | Colgate (7) | 1–0 | Holy Cross | Ridley Athletic Complex | Baltimore, MD | Jared Stroud, Colgate |
29 | 2018 | Colgate (8) | 1–0 | Army | Ridley Athletic Complex | Baltimore, MD | Oliver Harris, Colgate |
30 | 2019 | Lehigh (3) | 1–0 | Lafayette | Ulrich Sports Complex | Bethlehem, PA | Will Smith, Lehigh |
31 | 2020 | American (3) | 2–1 | Lafayette | Oaks Stadium | Easton, PA | David Coly, American |
32 | 2021 | Loyola (1) | 2–1 | American | Ridley Athletic Complex | Baltimore, MD | Chase Vosvick, Loyola |
33 | 2022 | Navy (2) | 1–0 | American | Warren Soccer Facility | Annapolis, MD | Zach Wagner, Navy |
34 | 2023 | Boston U (1) | 1–0 | Lafayette | Nickerson Field | Boston, MA | Eitan Rosen, Boston U |
Source: [2]
School | Titles | Winning years |
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Colgate | 8 | 1992, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Lafayette | 7 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2012 |
Bucknell | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014 |
Army | 3 | 1991, 1993, 1995 |
Lehigh | 3 | 2000, 2015, 2019 |
American | 3 | 2001, 2004, 2020–21 |
Navy | 2 | 2013, 2022 |
Boston University | 1 | 2023 |
Holy Cross | 1 | 2002 |
Loyola | 1 | 2021 |
Fordham | 1 | 1990 |
Total | 31 |
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member
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