2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament
| 2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Site | CIBER Field Denver, Colorado | ||||
| Champions | Denver (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jamie Franks (2nd title) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Denver ‡ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 20 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 11th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
The Denver Pioneers won The Summit League title, besting the Omaha Mavericks, 2–1 in the championship match. It was Denver's fourth Summit League title and their fourth consecutive.
The tournament was hosted by the University of Denver and all matches were contested at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.
Seeds
The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Summit League season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha | 5–0–1 | +8 GD |
| 2 | Denver | 5–0–1 | +7 GD |
| 3 | Western Illinois | 3–3 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 2–4 | −2 GD |
- Oral Roberts and Fort Wayne also had 2–4 conference records but a poorer goal differential[1]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Omaha | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Western Illinois | 0 | |||||||
Results
Semifinals
| November 10, 2016 | #1 Omaha | 3–1 | #4 Eastern Illinois | Denver, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM MDT | Alihodžić  12'Ibišević 26'Hamadi 62' |
Report | Huerta 74' |
Stadium: CIBER Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Cesar Ibarra |
| November 10, 2016 | #2 Denver | 1–0 | #3 Western Illinois | Denver, Colorado |
| 4:00 PM MDT | Hanlin 81' |
Report | Stadium: CIBER Field Attendance: 201 Referee: Christopher Koloffon |
Championship
| November 12, 2016 | #1 Omaha | 1–2 | #2 Denver | Denver, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM MDT | Weiler 58' |
Report | Shinyashiki 75', 90' |
Stadium: CIBER Field Attendance: 583 Referee: Keith Angel |
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andre Shinyashiki |
Denver | 2 |
| 2 |  Fazlo Alihodžić |
Omaha | 1 |
 Karsten Hanlin |
Denver | ||
 Noor Hamadi |
Omaha | ||
| Jonathan Huerta |
Eastern Illinois | ||
| Elvir Ibišević |
Omaha | ||
| Jacob Weiler |
Omaha |
References
- ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 22, 2016.