Southern Conference men's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | Soccer |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single elimination |
Played | 1988–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Mercer |
Most championships | Furman (14) |
Official website | soconsports.com/msoc |
The Southern Conference men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's soccer for the Southern Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Furman is the most winning team of the competition with 14 titles.
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Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | MVP |
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1 | 1988 | Furman (1) | 1–0 | The Citadel | Smith High School | Greensboro, NC | Rod Underwood, Furman |
2 | 1989 | Furman (2) | 4–0 | Appalachian State | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Andrew Burr, Furman |
3 | 1990 | Appalachian St (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | The Citadel | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Andy Salandy, Appalachian St |
4 | 1991 | Furman (3) | 3–0 | Marshall | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Andrew Zorovich, Furman |
5 | 1992 | Davidson (1) | 3–1 | Appalachian State | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Ben Hayes, Davidson |
6 | 1993 | Furman (4) | 3–2 | Appalachian State | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Jay Weyer, Furman |
7 | 1994 | Furman (5) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Appalachian State | Bryan Park | Greensboro, NC | Brian Little, Furman |
8 | 1995 | Davidson (2) | 1–0 | Furman | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | Alex Deegan, Davidson |
9 | 1996 | Furman (6) | 4–2 | Georgia Southern | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Ryan Higginbotham, Furman |
10 | 1997 | Furman (7) | 3–1 | UNCG | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Ryan Higginbotham, Furman |
11 | 1998 | UNCG (1) | 1–0 | Furman | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | Nathan Kipp, UNC |
12 | 1999 | Furman (8) | 3–2 | UNCG | Blackbaud Stadium | Charleston, SC | Graham Seagraves, Furman |
12 | 2000 | Furman (9) | 4–1 | Appalachian State | Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, SC | John Barry Nusum, Furman |
13 | 2001 | Furman (10) | 2–1 | UNCG | Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, SC | Anthony Esquivel, Furman |
14 | 2002 | (No champion crowned) [lower-alpha 1] | Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, SC | – | ||
15 | 2003 | Davidson (3) | 1–0 | Charleston | Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, SC | Nick Hansell, Davidson |
16 | 2004 | Charleston (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Davidson | Blackbaud Stadium | Charleston, SC | Ben Hollingsworth, Charleston |
17 | 2005 | UNCG (2) | 2–1 | Davidson | Blackbaud Stadium | Charleston, SC | Henning Jonasson, UNCG |
18 | 2006 | UNCG (3) | 3–0 | Georgia Southern | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Henning Jonasson, UNCG |
19 | 2007 | Furman (11) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | UNCG | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | Bryan Amos, Furman |
20 | 2008 | UNCG (4) [lower-alpha 2] | 2–1 | Charleston | Alumni Stadium | Davidson, NC | Joe Burnett, UNC |
21 | 2009 | Wofford | 2–1 | Elon | Snyder Field | Spartanburg, SC | Wilson Hood, Wofford |
22 | 2010 | UNCG (5) [lower-alpha 3] | 2–0 | Furman | Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, SC | Matt Strine, UNC |
23 | 2011 | Elon (1) | 3–2 | UNCG | Mackorell Soccer Complex | Boone, NC | Nick Millington, Elon |
24 | 2012 | Elon (2) | 2–1 | Wofford | WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, NC | Gabe Latigue, Elon |
25 | 2013 | Elon (3) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Wofford | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Jason Waterman, Elon |
26 | 2014 | Furman (12) | 1–0 | Mercer | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | Clint Ritter, Furman |
27 | 2015 | Furman (13) | 1–0 | East Tennessee | Summers-Taylor Stadium | Johnson City, TN | Sven Lissek, Furman |
28 | 2016 | Mercer (1) | 0–0 (4–1 p) | East Tennessee | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | Jeremy Booth, Mercer |
29 | 2017 | Mercer (2) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | UNCG | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Jeremy Booth, Mercer |
30 | 2018 | Furman (14) | 3–0 | UNC Greensboro | Summers-Taylor Stadium | Johnson City, TN | Laurence Wyke, Furman |
31 | 2019 | Mercer (3) | 1–0 | UNCG | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | JR DeRose, Mercer |
32 | 2020 | UNCG (6) | 1–0 | Belmont | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | Mani Austmann, UNCG |
33 | 2021 | Mercer (4) | 4–3 | Belmont | Betts Stadium | Macon, GA | Dylan Gaither, Mercer |
34 | 2022 | UNCG (7) | 2–1 | Mercer | UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, NC | Ismail El Harchi, UNCG |
35 | 2023 | Mercer (5) | 2–0 | Furman | Stone Stadium | Greenville, SC | Sekou Agard, Mercer |
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