MAAC men's soccer tournament explained

MAAC men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
men's soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Number Of Teams:6
Format:Single-elimination
Years:1988–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Rider
Most Championships:Loyola Maryland (12)

The MAAC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1988. It is played on a single-elimination format 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.

In 2012, the tournament changed from a ten-team to a four-team tournament. In 2016, the tournament moved to a six-team, three-round tournament with the top two seeds receiving first round byes.

Loyola Maryland is the most winning team of the competition with 12 titles.

Winners

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

Finals

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1988Army John Brence, Army
1989Loyola Maryland 3–0Vince Moskunas, Loyola
1990Loyola Maryland 3–0Doug Miller, Loyola
1991Loyola Maryland 2–0Tom Donahue, Loyola
1992Loyola Maryland 3–0Jim Garvey, Loyola
1993Loyola Maryland 1–0 Anthony Novello, Fairfield
1994Loyola Maryland 4–0Doug Willey, Loyola
1995Loyola Maryland 6–1Mike Barger, Loyola
1996Loyola Maryland 2–0J. T. Dorsey, Loyola
1997Rider 2–0 Mark Bennett, Rider
1998Rider 1–0 Craig Wicken, Rider
1999Fairfield 2–1 David Mancini, Fairfield
2000Marist 3–2 Sean Murphy, Marist
2001Loyola Maryland 1–0 Graham Marchant, Loyola
2002Loyola Maryland 2–1Steven Coleman, Loyola
2003Saint Peter's 2–1Rinaldo Chambers, St. Peter's
2004Marist 2–0Keith Detelj, Marist
2005Marist 2–1Keith Detelj, Marist
2006Fairfield 1–0 Saint Peter'sAlex Cunliffe, Fairfield
2007Loyola Maryland 1–0Saint Peter'sMiloš Kočić, Loyola
2008Fairfield 1–0Loyola MarylandChristian Uy, Fairfield
2009Loyola Maryland 1–0 Tennant McVea, Loyola
2010Saint Peter's 2–1IonaGeppi-Aikens Field Lebogang Pila, St. Peter's
2011Fairfield 3–1ManhattanJack Burridge, Fairfield
2012Niagara 1–0 Loyola MarylandRene De Zorzi, Niagara
2013Quinnipiac 0–0 <-- source: https://maacsports.com/news/2013/11/17/209311236.aspx -->MonmouthBorja Angoitia, Quinnipiac
2014Monmouth 2–1 FairfieldQuinnipiac Field Emmanuel Senyah, Monmouth
2015Rider 3–2MonmouthSports Complex Lake B. Vista, FL Elliot Otmani, Rider
2016Rider 3–1QuinnipiacQuinnipiac Field Ryan Baird, Rider
2017Fairfield 1–0RiderLessing Field Fairfield, CTAngus Hastings, Fairfield
2018Rider 1–0QuinnipiacQuinnipiac Stadium Hamden, CTElliott Otmani, Rider
2019Iona 3–2 Saint Peter'sJosh Plimpton, Iona
2020Monmouth 1–0QuinnipiacQuinnipiac Stadium Hamden, CTJulian Gomez, Monmouth
2021Marist 2–2 <-- source: https://magazine.marist.edu/w/men-s-soccer-wins-maac-title -->RiderKyle Galloway, Marist
2022Quinnipiac 3–2IonaQuinnipiac Stadium Hamden, CTKarl Netzell, Quinnipiac
2023Rider 2–1IonaMomo Diop, Rider

Championships by school

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Loyola Maryland12
Rider6
Fairfield5
Marist3
Monmouth2
Saint Peter's2
Quinnipiac2
Army1
Iona1
Niagara1

References