2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
The 2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament, was the 26th edition of the tournament. Conference USA did not conduct a men's soccer tournament after the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began November 10 and concluded on November 14. The tournament was hosted by University of Charlotte, and all matches were played at the Transamerica Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. This would mark the final C-USA Tournament played as the conference stopped sponsoring men's soccer after the 2021 season when it lost all nine of its members due to conference realignment.
| 2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,052 | ||||
| Site | Transamerica Field Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Johan Cedergren (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Eythor Björgólfsson (Offensive) Luis Grassow (Defensive) (Kentucky) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 FIU + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Marshall + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Kentucky ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: C-USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
The top six teams in C-USA by conference records qualified for the tournament.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | FIU | 7–0–1 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 5–1–2 | |
| 3 | Charlotte | 5–3–0 | |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3–1–4 | Conference GD of +7 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 3–1–4 | Conference GD of +4 |
| 6 | FAU | 2–4–2 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals November 10 | Semifinals November 12 | C-USA Championship November 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | FIU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 4 | Kentucky (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | FAU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Marshall | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 0 (3) | 6 | FAU | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | FAU (pen.) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
Results
First round
| No. 4 Kentucky | 3–1 | No. 5 Coastal Carolina |
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| No. 3 Charlotte | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Florida Atlantic |
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Semifinals
| No. 2 Marshall | 1–3 | No. 6 Florida Atlantic |
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Final
| No. 4 Kentucky | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 6 Florida Atlantic |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
2 goals
- Ivan Mykhailenko – Florida Atlantic
- Eythor Björgólfsson – Kentucky
- Daniel Evans – Kentucky
1 goal
- Alvaro Garcia-Pasqua – Coastal Carolina
- Tom Abrahamsson – Florida Atlantic
- Célestin Theodore, Jr. – Florida Atlantic
- Luke Andrews – Kentucky
- Marcel Meinzer – Kentucky
- Luis Grassow – Kentucky
- Lucca Rodrigues – Kentucky
- Vinicius Fernandes – Marshall
Awards
All Tournament XI
Source:[2]
| Player | Team |
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| Eythor Bjorgolfsson* | Kentucky |
| Luis Grassow^ | |
| Jan Hoffelner | |
| Marcel Meinzer | |
| Tom Abrahamsson | Florida Atlantic |
| Alonso Coello | |
| Ivan Mykhailenko | |
| Matteo Gasperoni | FIU |
| Kareem Riley | |
| Alex Adjetey | Marshall |
| Gabriel Alves |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- "Men's Soccer Format". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- "MSOC: Kentucky Wins First Title Since 2018, 2-1 In OT Over FAU". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.