2020 America East men's soccer tournament

The 2020 America East men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the America East Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2020 America East men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance404
SiteWildcat Stadium
Durham, New Hampshire
ChampionsNew Hampshire (3rd title)
Winning coachMarc Hubbard (3rd title)
BroadcastAETV, ESPN+
America East men's soccer tournament
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2020 America East Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pod A
No. 19 New Hampshire5 0 18 1 1
Vermont 4 1 15 2 1
UMass Lowell 1 4 11 6 1
Pod B
Hartford 3 2 13 3 1
Binghamton 2 4 02 4 0
Albany 2 4 03 5 1
Pod C
NJIT 4 2 04 5 1
UMBC 2 3 13 4 1
Stony Brook 1 4 11 6 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Note: Due to COVID-19, the NCAA suspended the 2020 men's soccer season for fall

Background

The 2020 America East Men's Soccer Tournament was originally to be played in November 2020. However, the America East Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play them in the spring.[1][2]

Format

The American East Tournament was contested by the three pod winners plus one wild card.[3]

Qualified teams

Seed Team Conference record Notes
1 New Hampshire 5-0-1 Pod A winners
2 Vermont 4-1-1
3 NJIT 4-2-0 Pod C winners
4 Hartford 3-2-1 Pod B winners

Bracket

Semifinals
April 15
Final
April 17
      
1 New Hampshire 2
4 Hartford 0
1 New Hampshire 2
2 Vermont 0
3 NJIT 0
2 Vermont 1

Matches

Semifinals

New Hampshire2–0Hartford
Menudier 43', 47' Report
Attendance: 126
Referee: Sam Mokalled

Vermont1–0NJIT
Nagy 8' Report
Wildcat Stadium, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Frenandes

Final

New Hampshire20Vermont
Chris Pinkham 42'
Victor Menudier 76'
Report
Wildcat Stadium, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 278

References

  1. Zagoria, Adam. "Atlantic 10, America East Are Latest Leagues To Postpone Fall Sports". Forbes. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions". americaeast.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. "#AEMSOC Season Heads Down the Stretch". americaeast.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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