CAA men's soccer tournament

The Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The tournament has been held every year since 1983, when the CAA began sponsoring a men's soccer program.

CAA men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Number of teams6 of 9
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumSentara Park
Current locationHarrisonburg, Virginia
Played1983–present
Last contest2022 CAA men's soccer tournament
Current championHofstra
Most championshipsWilliam & Mary (7)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websitecaasports.com/msoc

Format

Presently, the Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournaments features six conference teams that have the best conference regular season record.[1] The regular season champion and runner-up receive byes to the semifinal round. The third through six-placed teams play in a play-in round at the site of the higher seed. The winners take on the top two seeds, which is hosted at the site of the team that wins the regular season. The champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Tournament champions
Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1983 William & Mary 4 – 3 George Mason Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, Virginia
1984–1989 No tournament held
1990 Richmond 1 – 0 George Mason City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
1991 Old Dominion 1 – 0 James Madison City Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia
1992 James Madison 2 – 1 William & Mary City Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia
1993 James Madison 3 – 0 Old Dominion City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
1994 James Madison 3 – 1 William & Mary City Stadium, Williamsburg, Virginia
1995 William & Mary 1 – 0 George Mason JMU Soccer Complex, Harrisonburg, Virginia
1996 William & Mary 2 – 0 James Madison Legion Field, Wilmington, North Carolina
1997 VCU 2 – 2
(9 – 8 pen.)		 American Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Washington, D.C.
1998 Richmond 2 – 0 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
1999 William & Mary 4 – 2 VCU Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2000 William & Mary 4 – 2 James Madison Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2001 James Madison 1 – 0 VCU Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2002 VCU 2 – 1 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2003 VCU 2 – 0 George Mason Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
2004 Hofstra 1 – 0 Old Dominion Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
2005 Hofstra 1 – 0 Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex, Norfolk, Virginia
2006 Hofstra 1 – 1
(3 – 2 pen.)		 George Mason Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2007 Old Dominion 0 – 0
(4 – 2 pen.)		 Towson Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2008 George Mason 1 – 0 Northeastern Legion Field, Wilmington, North Carolina
2009 UNC Wilmington 1 – 0 Northeastern Legion Field, Wilmington, North Carolina
2010 William & Mary 4 – 0 Hofstra Albert–Daly Field, Williamsburg, Virginia
2011 Delaware 2 – 1 Old Dominion JMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2012 Northeastern 1 – 0
(2OT)		 Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 Drexel 1 – 0 William & Mary Vidas Athletic Complex, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 James Madison 1 – 0 Delaware Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium, Newark, Delaware
2015 Hofstra 2 – 0 Delaware Hofstra Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, New York
2016 Delaware 2 – 1 William & Mary Hofstra Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, New York
2017 William & Mary 4 – 2 UNC Wilmington Sentara Park, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2018 James Madison 1 – 1
(4 – 2 pen.)		 Hofstra Sentara Park, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2019 James Madison 1–0
(OT)		 UNCW UNCW Soccer Stadium, Wilmington, North Carolina
2020 James Madison 0–0
(4 – 3 pen.)		 Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2021 Hofstra 3–2 Elon Hofstra Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, New York
2022 Hofstra 2–1 Elon Rudd Field, Elon, North Carolina

CAA Teams performance in the NCAA Tournament
Key
  • F = Finals
  • SF = College Cup
  • QF = Quarterfinals
  • R4 = Fourth round
  • R3 = Third round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R1 = First round
Year CAA Champion Result CAA At-large Result
2002 VCU R2
2003 VCU R3
2004 Hofstra R2 VCU QF
2005 Hofstra R1
2006 Hofstra R2
2007 Old Dominion R3
2008 George Mason R2
2009 UNC Wilmington R2
2010 William & Mary R3
2011 Delaware R2
2012 Delaware R2
2013 Drexel R1
2014 James Madison R1 UNC Wilmington R2
2015 Hofstra R2 Elon R2
2016 Delaware R1
2017 William & Mary R1 UNC Wilmington R2
2018 James Madison R3 UNC Wilmington R1
2019 James Madison R1
2020 James Madison R1
2021 Hofstra R3
2022 Hofstra R1 Elon R1

    Titles by school

    Teams in italics no longer play in the CAA.

    School Winner Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
    James Madison 8 3 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 1991, 1996, 2000
    William & Mary 7 6 1983, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2017 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2016
    Hofstra 6 4 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020
    VCU 3 2 1997, 2002, 2003 1999, 2001
    Delaware 2 2 2011, 2016 2014, 2015
    Old Dominion 2 4 1991, 2007 1993, 2004, 2005, 2011
    Richmond 2 0 1990, 1998
    George Mason 1 5 2008 1983, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2006
    Northeastern 1 2 2012 2008, 2009
    Drexel 1 0 2013
    Elon 0 2 2021, 2022
    UNCW 0 1 2019
    • Campbell, Charleston, and Stony Brook have yet to appear in a tournament final. However, Stony Brook did not join the all-sports CAA until 2022, and the 2023 season will be Campbell's first in the CAA.

    See also

    References
    1. "2009 MEN'S SOCCER IN REVIEW" (PDF). NMAthletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
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