MPSF men's soccer tournament

MPSF men's soccer tournament (defunct)
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Number of teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1992–2012
Current championAir Force
Most championshipsNew Mexico (7)

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) men's soccer tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's college soccer for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The tournament was held annually between 2009 and 2012. The conference was disbanded when MPSF membership ended in favor of teams joining the Western Athletic Conference.

History

The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports, particularly for institutions in the Western United States.[1] At the time of the foundation, several prominent western conference, such as the Western Athletic Conference and the Pac-12 Conference did not sponsor men's soccer as an NCAA varsity sport. This allowed the MPSF to provide conference competition to Western teams to ease travel, provide a competitive environment, as well as provide an outlet for a direct berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

For the first 20 years of the program's existence, the regular season winner was also crowned the MPSF champion. It was not until 2009 that a tournament itself was established culminating the regular season. Membership throughout the years changed when the Pac-12 began sponsoring men's soccer in 2000. When the WAC began sponsoring men's soccer in 2013, the MPSF dwindled to three members, suspending the conference's sponsorship of the sport.[2]

Winners

The following is a list of MPSF Tournament winners:

Key

(2) Title number
* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Bold Winning team won regular season
^ Winning team reached College Cup
‡ Winning team lost National Championship
‡ Winning team won National Championship

Finals

Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue Location Most valuable player Ref.
2009 Sacramento State 2–2†
(5–4 pen.) 		New Mexico CIBER Field Denver, CO [3]
2010 Sacramento State (2) 2–1* Cal State Bakersfield Hornet Field Sacramento, CA [4]
2011 New Mexico (7) 1–1†
(3–1 pen.) 		Cal State Bakersfield CIBER Field Denver, CO Victor Rodriguez (UNM) [5]
2012 Air Force 1–1†
(5–3 pen.) 		New Mexico UNM Soccer Complex Albuquerque, NM Kevin Durr (AF) [6]

Regular season winners

From 1992 until 2008, the MPSF champion was crowned to the team with the best regular season record.

Year Winner
1992 Washington
1993 UCLA
1994 Fresno State
1995 UCLA (2)
1996 UCLA (3)
1997 UCLA (4)
1998 Washington (2)
1999 Washington (3)
2000 San Jose State
2001 New Mexico
2002 New Mexico (2)
2003 San Jose State (2)
2004 New Mexico (3)
2005 New Mexico (4)
2006 New Mexico (5)
2007 New Mexico (6)
2008 Denver

References

  1. ^ "About Us". mpssports.org. Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "WAC Adds Men's Soccer". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "New Mexico vs Sacramento State (Nov 15, 2009 at Denver, Colo.)". hornetsports.com. November 15, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sacramento State vs CS Bakersfield (Nov 14, 2010 at Sacramento, Calif.)". hornetsports.com. November 14, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Lobo's Men's Soccer Take Title in PKs Over Bakersfield". golobos.com. November 13, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Falcons Claim MPSF Title With Shootout Win Over #9 New Mexico". goairforcefalcons.com. November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2017.