Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament
The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Summit League. The tournament has been held every year since 1994. 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.
| The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Soccer Championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | CIBER Field |
| Current location | Denver, Colorado |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Current champion | Denver |
| Most championships | Denver and Western Illinois (6) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN3 |
| Official website | TheSummitLeague.org |
Champions
Key
| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Regular season champion |
| Bold italic | Regular season co-champion |
Finals
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Central Connecticut | 2–0 | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | Everton Barrington (CCSU) |
| 1995 | Central Connecticut (2) | 3–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL | Stephen Yanosy (CCSU) |
| 1996 | Valparaiso | 4–2 | Central Connecticut | Greene Stadium • Washington, DC | Tony Dal Santo (VALPO) |
| 1997 | Howard | 2–1 | Central Connecticut | Valparaiso, IN | Mike Lawrence (HOW) |
| 1998 | Howard (2) | 4–1 | UMKC | Valparaiso, IN | Greg Simmonds (HOW) |
| 1999 | Oral Roberts | 2–1* | IUPUI | Carroll Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | Trey Vaut (ORU) |
| 2000 | IUPUI | 2–1* | Oakland | MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL | Armando Femia (IUPUI) |
| 2001 | UMKC | 2–1 | IUPUI | ORU Soccer Field • Tulsa, OK | Beau Williams (UMKC) |
| 2002 | Oakland | 3–0 | Western Illinois | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | not awarded |
| 2003 | UMKC (2) | 2–1 | Oakland | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | not awarded |
| 2004 | Western Illinois | 4–0 | Oral Roberts | MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL | Nowaf Jaman (WIU) |
| 2005 | Western Illinois (2) | 4–3* | Oakland | Durwood Soccer Stadium • Kansas City, MO | Nick Bohnenkamp (WIU) |
| 2006 | Western Illinois (3) | 2–0 | UMKC | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | Matt Wieclaw (WIU) |
| 2007 | Oakland (2) | 2–0 | IUPUI | Carroll Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | Michael Reyes (OU) |
| 2008 | UMKC (3) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) |
Oakland | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | Ken Cooper (UMKC) |
| 2009 | Western Illinois (4) | 1–0 | UMKC | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | Stephen Paterson (WIU) |
| 2010 | Oakland (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester, MI | Jon Evans (OU) |
| 2011 | Western Illinois (5) | 2–1 | Oral Roberts | Durwood Soccer Stadium • Kansas City, MO | Charlie Bales (WIU) |
| 2012 | Western Illinois (6) | 3–1 | Oakland | MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL | Nathan Bruinsma (WIU) |
| 2013 | Denver | 1–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, IL | Reid Hukari (DU) |
| 2014 | Denver (2) | 3–1 | Western Illinois | CIBER Field • Denver, CO | Taylor Hunter (DU) |
| 2015 | Denver (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | CIBER Field • Denver, CO | Dan Jackson (DU) |
| 2016 | Denver (4) | 2–1 | Omaha | CIBER Field • Denver, CO | Andre Shinyashiki (DU) |
| 2017 | Omaha | 1–1† (9–8 pen.) |
Denver | Al F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NE | Emmanuel Hamzat (UNO) |
| 2018 | Denver (5) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field • Denver, CO | Scott DeVoss (DU) |
| 2019 | Denver (6) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field • Denver, CO | Preston Judd (DU) |
Performance by school
| School | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Western Illinois | 6 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Oakland | 3 | 2002, 2007, 2010 |
| UMKC | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2008 |
| Central Connecticut | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| Howard | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| IUPUI | 1 | 2000 |
| Omaha | 1 | 2017 |
| Oral Roberts | 1 | 1999 |
| Valparaiso† | 1 | 1996 |
| TOTAL | 25 |
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member
† No longer sponsor men's soccer
References
- "The Summit League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. TheSummitLeague.org. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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