Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament
The Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1978. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship.
| Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Soccer Championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Lipscomb Soccer Complex |
| Current location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Played | 1979–present |
| Last contest | 2018 |
| Current champion | Lipscomb (2) |
| Most championships | Georgia State (5) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN3 |
| Official website | ASunSports.org |
Winners
The following is a list of A-Sun Tournament winners:[1]
Key
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Finals
| Year | Champion | Score[2] | Runner-up | Site | Most Valuable Player[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hardin-Simmons | 9–0 | Louisiana–Monroe | HSU Soccer Field • Abilene, TX | not awarded | |
| 1980 | Hardin-Simmons (2) | 3–0 | Georgia Southern | Monroe, LA | not awarded | |
| 1981 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1–0* | Houston Baptist | Monroe, LA | not awarded | |
| 1982 | Houston Baptist | 2–0 | Mercer | Houston, TX | not awarded | |
| 1983 | Georgia State | 1–0 | Houston Baptist | Atlanta, GA | not awarded | |
| 1984 | Houston Baptist (2) | 2–1 | Georgia State | Houston, TX | not awarded | |
| 1985 | Houston Baptist (3) | 2–1 | Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | not awarded | |
| 1986 | Georgia State (2) | 2–1 | Hardin-Simmons | Abilene, TX | not awarded | |
| 1987 | Georgia State (3) | 2–0 | Centenary | Atlanta, GA | not awarded | |
| 1988 | Centenary | 3–1 | Georgia State | Shreveport, LA | not awarded | |
| 1989 | Centenary (2) | 4–3* | Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | not awarded | |
| 1990 | Centenary (3) | 2–1 | Georgia Southern | Shreveport, LA | not awarded | |
| 1991 | FIU | 3–0 | Mercer | Miami, FL | not awarded | |
| 1992–1993 | no tournament | |||||
| 1994 | Charleston | 4–2* | FIU | Charleston, SC | Chad Carithers (Charleston) | |
| 1995 | Charleston (2) | 4–1 | Campbell | Miami, FL | Stephen Khouri (Charleston) | |
| 1996 | Charleston (3) | 3–2 | Campbell | Charleston, SC | Damon Richvalsky (Charleston) | |
| 1997 | Georgia State (4) | 2–0 | Florida Atlantic | Jacksonville, FL | Darren McKune (Ga. State) | |
| 1998 | Jacksonville | 3–2* | UCF | Jacksonville, FL | Mike Popovic (Jacksonville) | |
| 1999 | Mercer | 2–0 | Florida Atlantic | Jacksonville, FL | Neil Zarac (Mercer) | |
| 2000 | Georgia State (5) | 1–0 | Mercer | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Darren McKune (Ga. State) | |
| 2001 | Mercer (2) | 2–1 | Jacksonville | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Neil Zarac (Mercer) | |
| 2002 | UCF | 1–0 | Stetson | Boca Raton, FL | Eric Vasquez (UCF) | |
| 2003 | UCF (2) | 3–1 | Florida Atlantic | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Brian Malec (UCF) | |
| 2004 | UCF (3) | 1–0 | Mercer | Bear Field • Macon, GA | John Sobczak (UCF) | |
| 2005 | Stetson | 2–1 | Campbell | Bear Field • Macon, GA | Alex Minton (Stetson) | |
| 2006 | Gardner–Webb | 2–1* | Stetson | Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL | Dirk Dittrich (Gardner–Webb) | |
| 2007 | Campbell | 1–1† (5–4 pen.) |
Jacksonville | Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL | Vince Petrasso (Campbell) | |
| 2008 | Jacksonville (2) | 4–3 | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Ramak Safi (Jacksonville) | |
| 2009 | Stetson (2) | 2–1 | Mercer | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Griffin Gilstrap (Stetson) | |
| 2010 | East Tennessee State | 1–0* | Stetson | Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN | Itode Fubara (ETSU) | |
| 2011 | Florida Gulf Coast | 1–0 | East Tennessee State | Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN | Nathan Ingham (FGCU) | |
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast (2) | 1–0 | Mercer | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Santiago Echeverri (FGCU) | |
| 2013 | East Tennessee State (2) | 3–1 | North Florida | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Nate Hodges (ESTU) | |
| 2014 | Florida Gulf Coast (3) | 1–0 | North Florida | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Nathan Ingham (FGCU) | |
| 2015 | North Florida | 7–0 | USC Upstate | Hodges Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | Helge Pietschmann (North Florida) | |
| 2016 | Florida Gulf Coast (4) | 3–2 | Jacksonville | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | Albert Ruiz (FGCU) | |
| 2017 | Lipscomb | 2–1 | Jacksonville | Southern Oak Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | Ivan Sakou (Lipscomb) | |
| 2018 | Lipscomb (2) | 2–0 | Stetson | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Logan Paynter (Lipscomb) | |
References
- "ASUN Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- "ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Championship Results" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. pp. 2–4. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "ASun Men's Soccer Record Book - Tournament MVP" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. ASunSports.org. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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