The Summit League men's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Summit League |
Number of teams | 4 (2 in 2024) |
Format | Single-elimination |
Current stadium | Case Soccer Complex |
Current location | Tulsa, OK |
Played | 1994–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Omaha |
Most championships | Denver (8) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN3 |
Official website | thesummitleague.org/msoc |
The Summit League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Summit League. The tournament has been held every year since 1994.
It is played under a single-elimination format, 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.
Denver is the most winning team of the competition with 8 titles.
Source: [1]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | Tournament MVP |
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1 | 1994 | Central Connecticut (1) | 2–0 | Buffalo | UB Stadium | Buffalo, NY | Everton Barrington (CCSU) |
2 | 1995 | Central Connecticut (2) | 3–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Stephen Yanosy (CCSU) |
3 | 1996 | Valparaiso (1) | 4–2 | Central Connecticut | Greene Stadium | Washington, DC | Tony Dal Santo (VALPO) |
4 | 1997 | Howard (1) | 2–1 | Central Connecticut | n/i | Valparaiso, IN | Mike Lawrence (HOW) |
5 | 1998 | Howard (2) | 4–1 | Kansas City | n/i | Valparaiso, IN | Greg Simmonds (HOW) |
6 | 1999 | Oral Roberts (1) | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) | IU Indy | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | Trey Vaut (ORU) |
7 | 2000 | IU Indy (1) | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) | Oakland | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Armando Femia (IU) |
8 | 2001 | Kansas City (1) | 2–1 | IU Indy | ORU Soccer Field | Tulsa, OK | Beau Williams (KC) |
9 | 2002 | Oakland (1) | 3–0 | Western Illinois | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | not awarded |
10 | 2003 | Kansas City (2) | 2–1 | Oakland | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | not awarded |
11 | 2004 | Western Illinois (1) | 4–0 | Oral Roberts | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Nowaf Jaman (WIU) |
12 | 2005 | Western Illinois (2) | 4–3 ( a.e.t. ) | Oakland | Durwood Stadium | Kansas, MO | Nick Bohnenkamp (WIU) |
13 | 2006 | Western Illinois (3) | 2–0 | Kansas City | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Matt Wieclaw (WIU) |
14 | 2007 | Oakland (2) | 2–0 | IU Indy | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | Michael Reyes (OU) |
15 | 2008 | Kansas City (3) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Oakland | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Ken Cooper (KC) |
16 | 2009 | Western Illinois (4) | 1–0 | Kansas City | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Stephen Paterson (WIU) |
17 | 2010 | Oakland (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Jon Evans (OU) |
18 | 2011 | Western Illinois (5) | 2–1 | Oral Roberts | Durwood Stadium | Kansas, MO | Charlie Bales (WIU) |
19 | 2012 | Western Illinois (6) | 3–1 | Oakland | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Nathan Bruinsma (WIU) |
20 | 2013 | Denver (1) | 1–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Reid Hukari (DU) |
21 | 2014 | Denver (2) | 3–1 | Western Illinois | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Taylor Hunter (DU) |
22 | 2015 | Denver (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Dan Jackson (DU) |
23 | 2016 | Denver (4) | 2–1 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Andre Shinyashiki (DU) |
24 | 2017 | Omaha (1) | 1–1 (9–8 p) | Denver | Caniglia Field | Omaha, NE | Emmanuel Hamzat (UNO) |
25 | 2018 | Denver (5) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Scott DeVoss (DU) |
26 | 2019 | Denver (6) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Preston Judd (DU) |
– | 2020 | (No tournament held due to COVID-19 pandemic) [2] | |||||
27 | 2021 | Denver (7) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Oral Roberts | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Kobe Gray (DU) |
28 | 2022 | Denver (8) | 3–0 | Kansas City | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Isaac Nehme (DU) |
29 | 2023 | Omaha | 2–0 | Kansas City | Case Soccer Complex | Tulsa, OK | Nathanel Sallah (UNO) |
30 | 2024 [lower-alpha 1] |
School | Titles | Winning years |
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Denver | 8 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Western Illinois | 6 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
Oakland | 3 | 2002, 2007, 2010 |
UMKC | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2008 |
Central Connecticut | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
Howard | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
Omaha | 2 | 2017, 2023 |
IUPUI | 1 | 2000 |
Oral Roberts | 1 | 1999 |
Valparaiso † | 1 | 1996 |
Total | 27 |
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member
† No longer sponsor men's soccer
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