2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament

2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteUCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ChampionsSMU (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin Hudson (3rd title)
MVPOffensive: Eddie Munjoma (SMU)
Defensive: Grant Makela (SMU)
BroadcastAmerican Digital Network, ESPN3
American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 UCF + 6 – 0 – 1 15 – 3 – 2
No. 7 SMU ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 18 – 2 – 1
South Florida + 4 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
Memphis 4 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 0
Temple 3 – 2 – 2 8 – 8 – 2
UConn 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 12 – 1
Cincinnati 1 – 5 – 1 5 – 11 – 1
Tulsa 0 – 6 – 1 4 – 9 – 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 7th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16. For the first time in tournament history the six teams in the field were identical to the same teams that played in the previous year's tournament.

Two-time defending champions, SMU, successfully three-peated in the AAC Tournament, defeating UCF 1–0 in the championship.[1]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UCF 6–0–1
2 SMU 5–1–1
3 South Florida 4–3–0 1–0 vs. Memphis
4 Memphis 4–3–0 0–1 vs. South Florida
5 Temple 3–2–2
6 UConn 2–5–0

Bracket

First round
November 9 		Semifinals
November 13 		Final
November 16
1 UCF 5
4 Memphis 1 5 Temple 0
5 Temple 2 1 UCF 0
2 SMU 1
2 SMU (2OT) 2
3 South Florida 1 3 South Florida 1
6 UConn 0

Results

First round

No. 3 South Florida1–0No. 6 UConn
  • Billhardt 51'
 Report
Attendance: 527
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
No. 4 Memphis1–2No. 5 Temple
 Report
Referee: Richonne Clark

Semifinals

No. 2 SMU2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 South Florida
 Report
  • Billhardt 77'
Attendance: 711
Referee: Cassio Ribeiro
No. 1 UCF5–0No. 5 Temple
 Report
Attendance: 711
Referee: Carlos Fernandes

Final

No. 1 UCF0–1No. 2 SMU
Report
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Richonne Clark

Statistics

Top goalscorers

3 Goals
  • United States Cal Jennings – UCF
2 Goals
1 Goal
  • England Sam Ashton – Memphis
  • Canada Jalen Campbell – Temple
  • Israel Itzik Efraim – UCF
  • United States Nicky Hernandez – SMU
  • United States Eddie Munjoma – SMU
  • Mexico Esteban Suarez – Temple
  • United States Brandon Terwege – SMU
  • Costa Rica Mauricio Villalobos – UCF

Awards and honors

  • Tournament Offensive MVP: Eddie Munjoma[1]
  • Tournament Defensive MVP: Grant Makela[1]

All-Tournament team:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. Retrieved November 16, 2019.