2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,661 | ||||
| First round site | Top Seed Campus Site | ||||
| Semifinals site | Westcott Field Dallas, Texas | ||||
| Finals site | Westcott Field Dallas, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Charlotte (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Langan (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jelldrik Dallmann (Offensive) Ian Pilcher (Defensive) (SMU Charlotte) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held November 5 through November 12, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting while the Semifinals and Finals were hosted at Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.The defending champions were the FIU Panthers.[1] The Panthers were unable to defend their title, falling to Florida Atlantic in the First Round. Charlotte would go on to win the tournament title over SMU in the final 2–1.[2][3] This was Charlotte's first American Athletic Conference tournament title as they joined the league in 2022. It was their third conference title overall. This was also the first American tournament title for head coach Kevin Langan and his second conference tournament title overall.[4] As tournament champions Charlotte earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with a unique number of conference regular season points.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | SMU | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 3 | FIU | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 5 | South Florida | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 3–5–0 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| First Round November 6 | Semifinals November 10 | Championship November 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Charlotte | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | FIU | 0 | 6 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | Charlotte | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | Memphis | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 5 | #3 FIU | 0–1 | #6 Florida Atlantic | Westchester, FL |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,007 |
| November 5 | #4 Memphis | 3–2 | #5 South Florida | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Murphy Soccer Complex Attendance: 204 Referee: Michael Lavergne Assistant referees: Austin Holt Michael Mysiewicz |
Semifinals
| November 9 | #2 Charlotte | 3–1 | #6 Florida Atlantic | Dallas, TX |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: Ryan Starr Albert Kyei-Mensah Fourth official: Justin St. Pierre |
| November 9 | #1 SMU | 3–0 | #4 Memphis | Dallas, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 400 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: John Ocampo Albert Escovar Fourth official: Justin St. Pierre |
Final
| November 12 | #1 SMU | 1–2 | #2 Charlotte | Dallas, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Justin St. Pierre Assistant referees: Albert Escovar Albert Kyei-Mensah Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 16 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
4 goals
- Jelldrik Dallmann – SMU
1 goal
- Brigham Larsen – Charlotte
- Brandon Morales – Charlotte
- Jonathan Nyandjo – Charlotte
- Ian Pilcher – Charlotte
- Riyon Tori – Charlotte
- Noah Kvifte – Florida Atlantic
- Arthur Widiez – Florida Atlantic
- Alberto Cruz – Memphis
- Logan Longo – Memphis
- Pedro Faife – South Florida
- Max Wilkins – South Florida
1 own goal
- South Florida (vs. Memphis)
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Bringham Larsen | Charlotte |
| Brandon Morales | |
| Ian Pilcher | |
| Jonathan Nyandjo | |
| Leo Stritter | |
| Arthur Widiez | Florida Atlantic |
| Alberto Cruz | Memphis |
| Niv Berkovitz | SMU |
| Kyran Chambron Pinho | |
| Jelldrik Dallmann | |
| Mads Westergren |
Offensive MVP in bold
Defensive MVP in italics
References
- ^ "2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament". TheAmerican.org. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Puente, Nathaniel (November 12, 2023). "Charlotte 49ers win AAC men's soccer championship over No. 2 SMU". WCNC-TV. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023 American Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "SMU Clinches Top Seed for 2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 Charlotte Wins 2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.