Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament
The Northeast Conference soccer tournament is the conference soccer championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. In the current format, all eligible teams (6 in 2022, with two other members not being eligible in that season due to being in transition from NCAA Division II) compete to the single-elimination tournament, with all games being played at the home field of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The NEC started fielding men's soccer games in 1985 and started a conference tournament in 1989, Fairleigh Dickinson won the inaugural championship.
| Northeast Conference soccer tournament | |
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| Sport | Soccer |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1989-present |
| Last contest | 2022 |
| Current champion | Fairleigh Dickinson (9) |
| Most championships | Fairleigh Dickinson & St. Francis Brooklyn (9) |
| Official website | northeastconference.org/msoc |
Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn, the latter of which shut down its athletic program after the 2022 season, have won the most titles with nine (9). Fairleigh Dickinson holds the longest consecutive championship streak (4, 2000–03), followed by Monmouth (3, 2009–11). Participation of NEC Tournament Champions in the NCAA tournament has led to an overall record of 11–20, with Fairleigh Dickinson accounting for 7 wins followed by Central Connecticut and Monmouth with 2 wins apiece.
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference regular season champions, tournament champions and tournament MVPs listed by year.[1][2]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Site | Attendance | Regular Season Champion | Teams to NCAA Tourney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985‡ | Long Island | Long Island | ||||||
| 1986‡ | Long Island | Long Island | ||||||
| 1987‡ | Loyola | |||||||
| 1988‡ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||||||
| 1989 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 6–3 (OT) | Long Island | German Quijano, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Long Island | ||
| 1990 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jim Adams, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | Monmouth | ||
| 1991 | St. Francis (NY) | 1–0 | Monmouth | Joni Kallioinen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | St. Francis (NY) | ||
| 1992 | Rider | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Pepe St. Phard, Rider | Teaneck, NJ | Robert Morris | ||
| 1993 | Robert Morris | 2–0 | Long Island | Brian Davis, RMU | Teaneck, NJ | Monmouth/Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morris | |
| 1994 | Robert Morris | 2–0 (OT) | Mount St. Mary's | Marco Patitucci, RMU | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | Robert Morris | |
| 1995 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Monmouth | Gary Goode, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | ||
| 1996 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–1 | Robert Morris | Victor Avwontom, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | ||
| 1997 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andres Gomez, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY) | ||
| 1998 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Central Connecticut | Dmitri Petrouniak, SFNY | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY)/Central Connecticut | ||
| 1999 | UMBC | 2–1 | Mount St. Mary's | Pat Halter, UMBC | Baltimore, MD | 1,650 | UMBC | UMBC |
| 2000 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | UMBC | Dirceu Hurtado, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 2001 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 (4OT) | Long Island | Brian Romero, FDU | Hamden, CT | Robert Morris/Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2002 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0–0 (2OT, PK 4–3) | Long Island | Andrew Nucifora, FDU | Baltimore, MD | Long Island/UMBC | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2003 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | Central Connectict | Antonio Nunziata, FDU | Loretto, PA | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2004 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jonas Stigh, LIU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Long Island | |
| 2005 | Robert Morris | 3–2 (OT) | Monmouth | Jacek Przednowek, RMU | West Long Branch, NJ | 476 | Monmouth | Robert Morris |
| 2006 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Steven Holloway, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 550 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2007 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Tyrie, CCSU | West Long Branch, NJ | 130 | Monmouth | Central Connecticut |
| 2008 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 7–2 | Mount St. Mary's | Samson Malijani, FDU | West Long Branch, NJ | 308 | Monmouth | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2009 | Monmouth | 2–1 | Quinnipiac | RJ Allen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 612 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2010 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Bryant Meredith, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 950 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2011 | Monmouth | 2–1 (2OT) | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kalle Sotka, MU | Fairfield, CT | CCSU/Monmouth/Sacred Heart | Monmouth | |
| 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5) | Saint Francis (PA) | Jacob Lissek, FDU | West Haven, CT | 215 | Quinnipiac | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2013 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 3–2 | Bryant | Kevin Correa, SFBK | New Britain, CT | 625 | Central Connecticut | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2014 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2–1 (OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Andy Cormack, SFBK | Loretto, PA | 621 | Saint Francis (PA) | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2015 | LIU Brooklyn | 2–2 (2OT, PK 3–1) | Saint Francis (PA) | Logan Keys, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn | |
| 2016 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 1–0 (2OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Salvatore Barone (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 511 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2017 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 5–0 | LIU Brooklyn | Ali Tounkara (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 445 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2018 | LIU Brooklyn | 4–0 | Bryant | Zach Peterson (LIU) | Brooklyn, NY | 562 | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn |
| 2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 3–2) | LIU | Jahmali Waite (FDU) | Loretto, PA | 38 | Merrimack | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2020 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 0–0 (2OT, PK 6–5) | LIU | Callum James (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 0^ | St. Francis Brooklyn | LIU |
| 2021 | LIU | 1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Demtri Skoumbakis (LIU) | Brookville, NY | 250 | LIU | LIU |
| 2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | Jaime Babero (FDU) | Teaneck, NJ | 518 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson |
‡-Tournament Championships began in 1989
^ Played without fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Champions by program
The following is a list of conference tournament champions listed by school.
| Program | Championship Appearances | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 15 | 9 | 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2022 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 9 | 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
| LIU[lower-alpha 2] | 12 | 5 | 1997, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2021 |
| Monmouth[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 5 | 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Robert Morris[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2005 |
| Central Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 2007 |
| UMBC[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1 | 1999 |
| Rider[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | 7 | 0 | |
| Mount St. Mary's[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | |
| Bryant[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | |
| Quinnipiac[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | |
| Le Moyne[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | |
| Merrimack[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | |
| Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | |
| Stonehill[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 |
- This school no longer sponsors men's soccer in the NEC.
- Includes championships won by the LIU Brooklyn program, which was merged with the Division II program of the university's Post campus in July 2019, creating the current LIU program. The unified program inherited Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.
- Le Moyne joined the NEC in 2023.
- Merrimack joined the NEC in 2019.
- Stonehill joined the NEC in 2022.
References
- "NEC Men' Soccer History". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- "NEC men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
