2019 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

The 2019 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began November 13 and concluded on November 17. The tournament was hosted by Old Dominion University, and all matches were played at the ODU Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Virginia.

2019 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteODU Soccer Complex
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsMarshall (1st title)
Winning coachChris Grassie (1st title)
MVPOffense: Pedro Dolabella (Marshall)
Defense: Carlos Diaz-Salcedo (Marshall)
BroadcastCUSA.tv, ESPN3
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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2019 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Marshall5 1 116 3 3
No. 21 Charlotte + 4 0 312 4 4
No. 23 Kentucky + 4 2 113 5 3
FIU 4 2 110 3 5
Florida Atlantic 3 4 07 8 1
South Carolina 2 5 07 9 2
UAB 1 5 13 12 2
Old Dominion 1 5 13 11 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Top-seed, Marshall, won their first Conference USA championship, defeating Charlotte in the final.

Seeds

The top six teams in C-USA by conference records qualified for the tournament.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Marshall 5–1–1
2 Charlotte 4–0–3
3 FIU 4–2–1 1–0 vs. Kentucky
4 Kentucky 4–2–1 0–1 vs. FIU
5 Florida Atlantic 3–4–0
6 South Carolina 2–5–0

Bracket

Quarterfinals
November 13
Semifinals
November 15
C-USA Championship
November 16
1 Marshall 1
4 Kentucky 2 4 Kentucky 0
5 Florida Atlantic 0 1 Marshall 1
2 Charlotte 0
2 Charlotte 1
3 FIU 3 3 FIU 0
6 South Carolina 0

Results

First round

No. 4 Kentucky2–0No. 5 Florida Atlantic
  • Björgólfsson 88'
  • Wilson 89'
Report
Attendance: 97
Referee: Sorin Stoica

No. 3 FIU3–0No. 6 South Carolina
  • Compoy 47'
  • Olmos 52'
  • Garro 76'
Report
Attendance: 97
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Semifinals

No. 1 Marshall1–0No. 4 Kentucky
Fernandes 77' Report
Attendance: 108
Referee: Robert Sibiga

No. 2 Charlotte1–0No. 3 FIU
Chaouche 14' Report
Attendance: 83
Referee: Rubiel Vasquez

Final

No. 1 Marshall1–0 (a.e.t.)No. 2 Charlotte
Dolabella gold-colored soccer ball 103' Report
Attendance: 71
Referee: Kevin Terry

Awards

All Tournament XI

PlayerTeam
Conference USA Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[2]
Pedro Dolabella (OMVP)Marshall
Carlos Diaz-Salcedo (DMVP)
Vinicius Fernandes
Collin Mocyunas
Joe BritoCharlotte
Teddy Chaouche
Patrick Hogan
Nick O'CallaghanFIU
Alban Rousselet
Enrique FacusseKentucky
Aimé Mabika

References

  1. "Men's Soccer Format for 2019". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. "MSOC: Marshall Wins First Ever C-USA Championship". Conference USA. May 16, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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