Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

The Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The tournament was held from 1976 through 1995, when the sport was discontinued.[1] The tournament resumed in 2014 when the conference reinstated men's soccer, and was discontinued again when the conference dropped men's soccer for the second time after the 2020–21 season. The SBC later announced that men's soccer would be reinstated again in 2022, and the tournament resumed at that time.[2]

Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Number of teams5
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumCampus sites
Played1976–1995; 2014–2020; 2022–present
Last contest2022
Current championKentucky
Most championshipsSouth Florida (9)
TV partner(s)ESPN3
Official websitesunbeltsports.org/msoc

It is a single-elimination tournament involving the top eight teams in the SBC regular-season standings, with seeding based on record. Starting with the 2022 tournament, the quarterfinals and semifinals are hosted by the top two seeds, with the final being held at the home field of the top surviving seed. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

Champions

Key
(2) Title number
* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold Winning team won regular season

By year
Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue[lower-alpha 1] Tournament MVP
1976 South Florida 6–1 Georgia State Southern Oak Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida MVP (School)
1977 South Florida (2) 4–3 Jacksonville USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Florida Fran Lemmons (USF)
1978 Jacksonville 2–1 Georgia State USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Florida Aleks Mihailović (JAX)
1979 South Florida (3) 3–2* Charlotte GSU Soccer Field • Atlanta, Georgia Ralph Baker (USF)
1980 South Florida (4) 2–1 Georgia State Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina Nigel Clark (USF)
1981 South Florida (5) 2–1 South Alabama USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Florida Jay Whitr (USF)
1982 South Florida (6) 2–1 Old Dominion USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Florida Roy Wegerle (USF)
1983 Charlotte 0–0* Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia Craig Brown (UNCC)
1984 Old Dominion 2–1 South Florida Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama Alvaro Ibanez (ODU)
1985 South Florida (7) 2–2† Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia Ray Perler (USF)
1986 South Florida (8) 1–0 Western Kentucky USF Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Florida Aris Bogdaneris (USF)
1987 Old Dominion (2) 1–0 South Alabama Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia Chris Haywood (ODU)
1988 South Florida (9) 1–1† Old Dominion Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama Sean Crowley (ODU)
1989 Old Dominion (3) 1–1† South Alabama Old Dominion Soccer Complex • Norfolk, Virginia Rick Jenik (ODU)
1990 no tournament held
1991 South Alabama 3–0 Western Kentucky Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama Stephen Small (USA)
1992 Western Kentucky 1–1† South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama Stephen Small (USA)
1993 South Alabama (2) 5–0 Little Rock UTPA Soccer Field • Edinburg, Texas Luke Whittle (USA)
1994 South Alabama (3) 3–0 Western Kentucky Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama Dale Edwards (USA)
1995 South Alabama (4) 3–2 Western Kentucky WKU Soccer Complex • Bowling Green, Kentucky Shaun Rothuysen (USA)
1996–2013 Sun Belt did not sponsor men's soccer
2014 Hartwick 1–0 Georgia Southern Erk Russell Athletic Park • Statesboro, Georgia Kit Tregear (HWCK)
2015 Hartwick (2) 2–0 Georgia State ASU Soccer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina Jamie O’Grady (HWCK)
2016 Coastal Carolina 1–0 Georgia State GSU Soccer Field • Atlanta, Georgia Jair Espinoza (CCU)
2017 Coastal Carolina (2) 2–0 Georgia State CCU Soccer Field • Conway, South Carolina Frantzdy Pierrot (CCU)
2018 Georgia State 4–2 Georgia Southern Eagle Field • Statesboro, Georgia Hannes Burmeister (GSU)
2019 Coastal Carolina (3) 1–1† Georgia State ASU Soccer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina Alberto Ciroi (CCU)
2020 Coastal Carolina (4) 0–0† Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia Tor Saunders (CCU)
2021 Sun Belt did not sponsor men's soccer
2022 Kentucky 2–0 James Madison Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, Kentucky Clay Holstad (UK)
  1. Refers to site of the final match. Other venues may have hosted earlier rounds.

Statistics

All-time champions

Teams in bold are current SBC men's soccer members. Teams with a † no longer sponsor men's soccer.

College Wins Last final won Runners-up Last final lost
South Florida9198811984
Coastal Carolina420200
South Alabama†4199531989
Old Dominion3198941988
Hartwick220150
Georgia State1201842020
WKU†1199241995
Charlotte1198311979
Jacksonville1197811977
Kentucky120220
Georgia Southern0—12014
James Madison0—12022
Little Rock†0—11993

References
  1. "Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. SunBeltSports.org. August 24, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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