CAA men's soccer tournament
| CAA men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Coastal Athletic Association |
| Number of teams | 6 of 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Sentara Park |
| Current location | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Played | 1983–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Hofstra |
| Most championships | James Madison (8) |
| TV partner(s) | FloSports |
| Official website | caasports.com/msoc |
The Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Coastal 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 Coastal 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.
Champions
The following is a list of Coastal Athletic Association tournament winners:
Finals
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
Year by year
CAA Teams performance in the NCAA Tournament
- Key
- F = Finals
- SF = College Cup
- QF = Quarterfinals
- R4 = Fourth round
- R3 = Third round
- R2 = Second round
- R1 = First round
| Year | CAA Champion | Result | CAA At-large | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | VCU | R2 | ||
| 2003 | VCU | R3 | ||
| 2004 | Hofstra | R2 | VCU | QF |
| 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 | UNC Wilmington | R2 |
| 2015 | Hofstra | R2 | Elon | R2 |
| 2016 | Delaware | R1 | ||
| 2017 | William & Mary | R1 | UNC Wilmington | R2 |
| 2018 | James Madison | R3 | UNC Wilmington | R1 |
| 2019 | James Madison | R1 | ||
| 2020 | James Madison | R1 | ||
| 2021 | Hofstra | R3 | ||
| 2022 | Hofstra | R1 | Elon | R1 |
| 2023 | Hofstra | R3 |
Titles by school
Teams in italics no longer play in the CAA.
| School | Winner | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8 | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 | 1991, 1996, 2000 |
| William & Mary | 7 | 6 | 1983, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2017 | 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2016 |
| Hofstra | 7 | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020 |
| VCU | 3 | 2 | 1997, 2002, 2003 | 1999, 2001 |
| Delaware | 2 | 2 | 2011, 2016 | 2014, 2015 |
| Old Dominion | 2 | 4 | 1991, 2007 | 1993, 2004, 2005, 2011 |
| Richmond | 2 | 0 | 1990, 1998 | |
| George Mason | 1 | 5 | 2008 | 1983, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2006 |
| Northeastern | 1 | 2 | 2012 | 2008, 2009 |
| Drexel | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
| Elon | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2022 | |
| Monmouth | 0 | 1 | 2023 | |
| UNCW | 0 | 1 | 2019 |
- Campbell, Charleston, and Stony Brook have yet to appear in a tournament final. However, Stony Brook did not join the all-sports CAA until 2022, and the 2023 season was Campbell's first in the CAA.
See also
References
- ^ "2009 MEN'S SOCCER IN REVIEW" (PDF). NMAthletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
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