WAC men's soccer tournament

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WAC men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Western Athletic Conference logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium CBU Soccer Field
Current location Seattle, Washington
Played1996–1999; 2013–present
Last contest 2022
Current champion California Baptist
Most championships Seattle U (5)
Official website wacsports.com/msoc
Sponsors
Geico, Under Armour, Gatorade, Molton, Gearboss

The WAC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2013. Previously it was held every year between 1996 and 1999 before the sport was discontinued by the conference for 14 years. 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.

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Champions

Key

(2)Title number
*Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season

Finals

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenueTournament MVP
1996 Fresno State 2–0 Air Force Pete Beiden FieldFresno, CA Craig Tomlinson (FSU)
1997 SMU 4–0 Tulsa Peter Johann Soccer Field • Las Vegas, NV Daniel Hernández (SMU)
1998 Fresno State (2)0–0†
(5–4 pen.)
Tulsa Pete Beiden FieldFresno, CA Robbie Aristodemo (TUL)
1999no tournament
2000–2012WAC did not sponsor men's soccer
2013 Seattle U 2–1 San Jose State USAFA Soccer Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO Jake Feener (SU)
2014 UNLV 1–1†
(4–2 pen.)
CSU Bakersfield Championship Field • Seattle, WA Danny Musovski (UNLV)
2015 Seattle U (2)1–1†
(5–4 pen.)
Utah Valley Durwood Soccer StadiumKansas City, MO David Olsen (SU)
2016 UNLV (2)2–1 Air Force Clyde Field • Orem, UT Danny Musovski (UNLV)
2017 Seattle U (3)2–1 San Jose State Peter Johann FieldLas Vegas, NV Josh Adachi (SU)
2018 Grand Canyon 1–0 San Jose State Championship FieldSeattle, WA George Tasouris (GCU)
2019 Seattle U (4)1–1†
(2–1 pen.)
Utah Valley Cadet Soccer StadiumColorado Springs, CO Akili Kasim (SU)
2020 Air Force 3–0 Grand Canyon Peter Johann FieldLas Vegas, NV Quinn Matulis (AF)
2021 Seattle U (5)2–2†
(4–3 pen.)
Grand Canyon GCU StadiumPhoenix, AZ Noe Meza (SU)
2022 California Baptist 0–0†
(3–1 pen.)
San Jose State CBU Soccer FieldRiverside, CA Nolan Premack (CBU)

Performance by school

SchoolChampionshipsWinning years
Seattle 52013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
UNLV 22014, 2016
Fresno State 21996, 1998
Air Force 12020
California Baptist 12022
SMU 11997
Grand Canyon 12018
TOTAL13

Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member

† No longer sponsor men's soccer

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