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America East
men's soccer tournament
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1988–present
Last contest2023
Current championVermont (7th. title)
Most championshipsBoston University (8)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websiteamericaeast.com/msoccer

The America East men's soccer tournament (formerly known as the North Atlantic Conference championship[n 1]) is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the America East Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1988. 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 Division I men's soccer championship.

Winners

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The following is a list of A-East tournament winners:

Finals

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Key
  • (1) – Title number
  •   – Match went to extra time
  •   – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team won regular season
  •   – Winning team won National championship
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City MVP Ref.
1
 1989 Vermont (1) 1–0 Hartford Virtue Field Burlington, VT United States Kevin Wylie (Vermont)
2
 1990 Vermont (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) Boston U Nickerson Field Boston, MA United States Roberto Beall (Vermont)
3
 1991 Hartford (1)
2–0
 Boston U Nickerson Field Boston, MA Canada Elvis Thomas (Hartford)
4
 1992 Hartford (2) 2–0 Vermont Nickerson Field Boston, MA United States George Kostelis (Hartford)
5
 1993 Boston U (1) 1–0 UNH Ohiri Field Cambridge, MA United States Tom Giatrakos (Boston U)
6
 1994 Boston U (2) 3–1 UNH Nickerson Field Boston, MA Norway Gisle Sorli (Boston U)
7
 1995 Boston U (3) 3–1 Towson Vidas Field Philadelphia, PA Norway Ola Olsen (Boston U)
8
 1996 Boston U (4) 2–1 Northeastern Hormel Stadium Medford, MA United States Nick Bone (Boston U)
9
 1997 Boston U (5)
2–1
 Hofstra Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY United States Nick Bone (Boston U)
10
 1998 Drexel (1) 2–1 Towson Towson Field Towson, MD United States Pete Shay (Drexel)
11
 1999 Hartford (3) 2–0 Towson Alumni Stadium West Hartford, CT Malta Cristoffer Hartmann (Hartford)
12
 2000 Vermont (3) 2–1 Hofstra Virtue Field Burlington, VT United States Mike Dias (Vermont)
13
 2001 Towson (1) 1–0 Northeastern Towson Field Towson, MD United States Chris Hurley (Towson)
14
 2002 Northeastern (1) 2–1 Vermont Parsons Field Brookline, MA Greece Atha Kirkopolous (Northeastern)
15
 2003 Binghamton (1) 1–1 (3–2 p) Northeastern Bearcats Complex Binghamton, NY Scotland Stefan Gonet (Binghamton)
16
 2004 Boston U (6) 2–2 (5–3 p) Binghamton Nickerson Field Boston, MA United States Federico Bianchi (Boston U)
17
 2005 Stony Brook (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) Binghamton Kenneth LaValle Stony Brook, NY Ecuador Douglas Narvaez (Stony Brook)
18
 2006 Binghamton (2)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Vermont Bearcats Complex Binghamton, NY Scotland Barry Neville (Binghamton)
19
 2007 Vermont (4)
1–0
 Binghamton Bearcats Complex Binghamton, NY United States Roger Scully (Vermont)
20
 2008 Boston U (8) 1–0 Binghamton Nickerson Field Boston, MA China Jin Oh (Boston U)
21
 2009 Stony Brook (2) 2–0 UMBC Kenneth LaValle Stony Brook, NY United States Anthony Rogic (Stony Brook)
22
 2010 UMBC 0–0 (5–4 p) UNH Retriever Park Baltimore, MD Ivory Coast Levi Houapeu (UMBC)
23
 2011 Stony Brook (3)
4–2
 Hartford Kenneth LaValle Stony Brook, NY Brazil Leo Fernandes (Stony Brook)
24
 2012 UMBC (2) 0–0 (4–2 p) UNH Retriever Park Baltimore, MD United States Phil Saunders (UMBC) [2]
25
 2013 UMBC (3)
4–0
 Hartford Retriever Park Baltimore, MD United States Pete Caringi III (UMBC) [3]
26
 2014 UMBC (4)
2–1
 Hartford Retriever Park Baltimore, MD United States Greg Hauck (UMBC) [4]
27
 2015 Vermont (5)
1–0
 Binghamton Virtue Field Burlington, VT Canada Brian Wright (Vermont) [5]
28
 2016 Albany (1)[n 2]
1–0
 Hartford Bob Ford Field Albany, NY Brazil Bernardo Mattos (Albany)
29
 2017 Albany (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) UMass Lowell Cushing Field Lowell, MA Belgium Daniel Krutzen (Albany) [8]
30
 2018 UNH (1)
5–0
 UMBC Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH United States Josh Bauer (UNH) [9]
31
 2019 UNH (2)
1–0
 Hartford Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH United States Josh Bauer (UMH) [10]
32
 2020 UNH (3)
2–0
 Vermont Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH France Victor Menudier (UNH) [11]
33
 2021 Vermont (6)
1–0
 UNH Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH Germany Adrian Schulze (Vermont) [12]
34
 2022 UNH (4)
2–0
 Albany Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH United Arab Emirates Jassem Koleilat (UNH) [13]
35
 2023 Bryant (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) UNH Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH Cyprus Antreas Hadjigavriel (Bryant) [14]
36
 2024 Vermont (7)
2–1
 Bryant Virtue Field Burlington, VT [15]

Championships by School

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School Titles Winning years
Boston [n 3]
8
 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008
Vermont
7
 1989, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2021, 2024
Hartford
4
 1989, 1991, 1992, 1999
UMBC
4
 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
UNH
4
 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Stony Brook
3
 2005, 2009, 2011
Albany
2
 2016, 2017
Binghamton
2
 2003, 2006
Bryant
1
 2023
Drexel [n 3]
1
 1998
Northeastern [n 3]
1
 2002
Towson [n 3]
1
 2001

2024 NCAA Championship win by the Vermont Catamounts

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On December 16th 2024, the University of Vermont Catamounts Men's Soccer team defeated the Marshall University Thundering Herd in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game to claim the 2024 College Cup. This marks the first national championship by any America East Conference team in league history.[16]

Notes
  1. ^ The tournament was specifically called the "North Atlantic Conference championship" from 1989 until 1996.[1]
  2. ^ Albany was the first overall seed in the tournament. However, the regular season was won by UMass Lowell.[6] UMass Lowell was ineligible for postseason play due to transitioning from Division II to Division I.[7]
  3. ^ a b c d Former member of the America East.

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 America East Record Book: Men's Soccer" (PDF). static.americaeast.com. August 15, 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Soccer Box Score (Final) - #5 New Hampshire vs #2 UMBC". umbcretrievers.com. November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Lee, Edward (October 22, 2013). "UMBC men's soccer thriving in one-goal decisions in 2013". The Baltimore Sun. tronc. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Goff, Steven (December 9, 2014). "Who is UMBC? College Cup semifinalists, that's who". The Washington Post. Nash Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Commo, George (November 15, 2015). "Vermont Wins America East, Tops Binghamton 1-0". Northeast Sports Network. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "River Hawks Capture AE Regular Season Title on Senior Night". goriverhawks.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Men's Soccer Wins First America East Title". Albany Great Danes. ualbanysports.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Gramling, Dave (November 13, 2017). "UMass Lowell falls in title game, not able to net an NCAA Tournament invite (SLIDESHOW)". The Sun. MediaNews Group. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Pike, Al. "WILDCATS 5, RETRIEVERS 0: UNH finishes it!". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  10. ^ "2019 America East Men's Soccer Championship - America East Conference". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  11. ^ "3-Peat! UNH Wins Third-Straight #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com.
  12. ^ "Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Champs Again! Vermont Claims 7th #AEMSOC Crown on americaeast.com, 17 Nov 2024
  16. ^ "Vermont Men's Soccer Wins National Championship 2-1 in Overtime!!". americaeast.com. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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