CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
Conference Soccer Championship
Sport College soccer
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Number of teams 6
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Higher seed
Current location Various
Played 1983–present
Current champion James Madison
Most championships William & Mary (5)
Official website CAASports.com

The Colonial Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The tournament has been held every year since 1983, when the CAA began sponsoring a men's soccer program.

Format

Presently, the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournaments features six conference teams that have the best conference regular season record.[1] The regular season champion and runner-up receive byes to the semifinal round. The third through six-placed teams play in a play-in round at the site of the higher seed. The winners take on the top two seeds, which is hosted at the site of the team that wins the regular season. The champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Past tournament champions

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1983 William & Mary 4 – 3 George Mason Zable Stadium,
Williamsburg, Virginia
1990 Richmond 1 – 0 George Mason City Stadium,
Richmond, Virginia
1991 Old Dominion 1 – 0 James Madison City Stadium,
Norfolk, Virginia
1992 James Madison 2 – 1 William & Mary City Stadium,
Norfolk, Virginia
1993 James Madison 3 – 0 Old Dominion City Stadium,
Richmond, Virginia
1994 James Madison 3 – 1 William & Mary City Stadium,
Williamsburg, Virginia
1997 VCU 2 – 2
(9 – 8 pen.)
American Virginia Beach Sportsplex,
Washington, D.C.
1998 Richmond 2 – 0 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
2011 Delaware 2 – 1 Old Dominion JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex,
Harrisonburg, Virginia
2012 Northeastern 1 – 0
(2OT)
Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 Drexel 1 – 0 William & Mary Vidas Athletic Complex,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 James Madison 1 – 0 Delaware Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium,
Newark, Delaware

CAA Tournament champions performance in the NCAA Tournament

Key
Year CAA Champion Result
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 VCU R2
2003 VCU R3
2004 Hofstra R2
2005 Hofstra R1
2006 Hofstra R2
2007 Old Dominion R3
2008 George Mason R2
2009 UNC Wilmington R2
2010 William & Mary R3
2011 Delaware R2
2012 Delaware R2
2013 Drexel R1
2014 James Madison R1[n 1]
  1. UNC Wilmington, which was eliminated in the CAA tournament semifinals, advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

See also

References

  1. "2009 MEN’S SOCCER IN REVIEW" (PDF). NMAthletics.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

External links

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