2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament

2021 Conference USA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,052
SiteTransamerica Field
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsKentucky (2nd title)
Winning coachJohan Cedergren (2nd title)
MVPEythor Björgólfsson (Offensive)
Luis Grassow (Defensive) (Kentucky)
BroadcastESPN+
Conference USA men's soccer tournament
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2021 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: C-USA

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.

Seeds

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

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
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 Kentucky3–1No. 5 Coastal Carolina
  • Lucca Rodrigues 2'
  • Luis Grassow 25'
  • Eythor Björgólfsson 87'
 Report
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqua 67'
Referee: Matt Kedlecik
No. 3 Charlotte0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Florida Atlantic
Report
Penalties
 3–5
  • Alonso Camarero soccer ball with check mark
  • Jose Alastuey soccer ball with check mark
  • Tom Abrahamsson soccer ball with check mark
  • Filip Jauk soccer ball with check mark
  • Ivan Mykhailenko soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 592
Referee: Sorin Stoica

Semifinals

No. 1 FIU0–3No. 4 Kentucky
Report
  • Luke Andrews 54'
  • Daniel Evans 75, 76'
Attendance: 82
Referee: Esteban Rosano
No. 2 Marshall1–3No. 6 Florida Atlantic
  • Vinicius Fernandes 80'
 Report
  • Tom Abrahamsson 19'
  • Ivan Mykhailenko 76'
  • Célestin Theodore, Jr. 81'
Attendance: 203
Referee: Jose Rivero

Final

No. 4 Kentucky2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 6 Florida Atlantic
  • Marcel Meinzer 60' (pen.)
  • Enzo Mauriz Yellow card 64'
  • Eythor Bjorgolfsson gold-colored soccer ball 94'
 Report
  • 16' Ivan Mykhailenko
  • Yellow card 26' Jose Alastuey
  • Yellow card 76' Vasilis Spinos
Attendance: 175
Referee: Matthew Thompson

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
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

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Format". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "MSOC: Kentucky Wins First Title Since 2018, 2-1 In OT Over FAU". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.