2017 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2017 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Matches 3
Attendance 1,196
Site Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
Brooklyn, New York
Champions St. Francis Brooklyn (8th title)
Winning coach Tom Giovatto (4th title)
MVP Ali Tounkara (SFBK)
Broadcast NEC Frontrow
Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Francis Br'klyn ‡ 6 –0 –1  14 –5 –1
LIU Brooklyn 4 –2 –1  6 –9 –3
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 –2 –2  10 –5 –3
Robert Morris 3 –3 –1  4 –11 –3
Saint Francis (PA) 3 –4 –0  10 –8 –0
Central Connecticut 2 –3 –2  5 –8 –4
Bryant 2 –3 –2  2 –10 –3
Sacred Heart 0 –6 –1  3 –14 –1
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the twenty ninth edition of the tournament. It determined the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. St. Francis Brooklyn entered the tournament as the defending champions.

The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers won the NEC title, besting LIU Brooklyn, 5–0 in the championship match. It was St. Francis Brooklyn's NEC-leading eighth title overall and fourth in the last five years.

The tournament was hosted by St. Francis Brooklyn, since they won the NEC Regular Season Championship and all matches were contested at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament and it is hosted by the top seed which is also the NEC Regular Season Champion. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2017 NEC season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 6–0–1
2 LIU Brooklyn 4–2–1
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 3–2–2
4 Robert Morris 3–3–1

Bracket

Semifinals
November 10, 2017 		Final
November 12, 2017
1:00pm EST
      
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 3
4 Robert Morris 0
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 5
2 LIU Brooklyn 0
2 LIU Brooklyn 4
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 0

Results

Semifinals

#2 LIU Brooklyn 4–0 #3 Fairleigh Dickinson
Wahlin  6'
Hansen  28', 83'
Quiros  77'
Quiros Yellow card 86'		 Report Abelein Yellow card 78'
Waite Yellow card 78'
Depardieu Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 426
Referee: Jose Rivero
#1 St. Francis Brooklyn 3–0 #4 Robert Morris
Tounkara  1', 30'
Saqui  88'		 Report McIvor Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 325
Referee: Brian Dunn

Final

#1 St. Francis Brooklyn 5–0 #2 LIU Brooklyn
Tounkara  9', 59'
Falanga  23'
Gimenes Yellow card 41'
Tounkara Yellow card 54'
Gliguem  74'
Saqui  86' Yellow card 86'		 Report Barone Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed card 90'
Guscott Yellow card 44'
Peterson Yellow card 61'
Paredes Yellow card 67'
Attendance: 445
Referee: Deochand Parbhudial

Awards

NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]
Ali Tounkara, SFBK
Dominick Falanga, SFBK
Faouzi Taieb, SFBK
Nadim Saqui, SFBK
Rasmus Hansen, LIU
Daniel Quiros, LIU
Naeem Charles, LIU
Jamie Leddy, FDU
Justin Depardieu, FDU
Jake Cooper, RMU
Gustof Moberg, RMU
MVP in Bold

References

  1. ↑ "Dynasty In The Heights! Terriers Win Fourth NEC Title In Five Years After 5-0 Romp Against LIU Brooklyn". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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