2013 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
The 2013 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the first postseason tournament in men's soccer for the American Athletic Conference (the American) following the 2013 split of the original Big East Conference along football lines. The "Big East" name was purchased by the seven non-FBS football schools of the original conference, while the Big East charter was retained by the FBS schools now operating as The American. Including the history of the original Big East, which is jointly claimed by both successor conferences, this was The American's 18th men's soccer tournament.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| 2013 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 9 | ||||
| Matches | 8 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX | ||||
| Finals site | Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (2 title) | ||||
| Winning coach | George Kiefer (2 title) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN3 (Finals only) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Louisville + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Connecticut + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida ‡ | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tournament decided the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Held at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, the South Florida Bulls won the title.
Qualification
Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rutgers | 5 | 8 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1 | 8 | Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Temple | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Florida (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Memphis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UCF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SMU | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
All-Tournament team
- Omar Vallejo, UCF
- Adria Beso Marco, Connecticut
- Andre Blake, Connecticut
- Sergio Campbell, Connecticut
- Cyle Larin, Connecticut
- David Greczek, Rutgers
- Samuel Hosseini, South Florida
- Edwin Moalosi, South Florida (most outstanding offensive player)
- Duane Muckette, South Florida
- Brentton Muhammad, South Florida (most outstanding defensive player)
- Stiven Salinas, South Florida
See also
References
- "American Athletic Conference - 2013 Men's Soccer Championship". Theamerican.org. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- "American Athletic Conference - USF wins Men's Soccer Championship". Theamerican.org. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- "American Athletic Conference - UConn defeats UCF to move to Championship Final". Theamerican.org. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- "American Athletic Conference - USF takes down Rutgers in double overtime". Theamerican.org. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- Neal, Jay (November 8, 2013). "News Update November 8". Big D Soccer. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- "Semifinals set for 2013 ACC Men's Soccer Championship — Soccer Wire". Soccerwire.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.