Patriot League men's soccer tournament explained

Patriot League
men's soccer tournament
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Patriot League
Number Of Teams:10 (league)
6 (tournament)
Format:Single-elimination
Years:1990–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Boston University
Most Championships:Colgate (8)

The Patriot League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Patriot League. The tournament has been held every year since 1990. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records and the regular-season champion hosting the semifinal and final matches. The field expanded from four to six teams when the league increased membership from eight to ten universities in 2013. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

Colgate is the most winning team of the competence with 8 titles.

Champions

Finals

Source:[1]

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1990Fordham align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0 LafayetteLewisburg, PA Chris Donovan, Fordham
1991Army 4–0LehighDewey Field Annapolis, MD Phillip Shearer, Army
1992Colgate align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0 ArmyClinton Field Annapolis, MD Brian Wycall, Colgate
1993Army align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"4–2 BucknellMetzgar Field Easton, PA Tony Dedmond, Army
1994Lafayette 1–0Army Metzgar Field Easton, PA Geddes Alexander, Lafayette
1995Lafayette align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"3–2 NavyFitton Field Worcester, MA Eric Rosenbloom, Lafayette
1996Army 4–1NavyColgate Varsity Field Hamilton, NY A.J. Florkowski, Army
1997Colgate 1–0LehighColgate Varsity Field Hamilton, NY Jeff Lipman, Colgate
1998Lafayette 2–0LehighMetzgar Field Easton, PA Leidy Klotz, Lafayette
1999Lafayette align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0 NavyWorcester, MA Craig Schroeder, Lafayette
2000Lehigh align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1 LafayetteMetzgar Field Easton, PA Dan Perciballi, Lehigh
2001American align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"1–1 Holy CrossHart Field Worcester, MA Bobby Brennan, American
2002Holy Cross align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"0–0 LehighBoston, MA Rusty Giudici, Holy Cross
2003Lafayette 2–0LehighBucknell East Field Lewisburg, PA Ralph Rapuano, Lafayette
2004American align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"1–0 LehighReeves Field Washington, DC Garth Juckem, American
2005Lafayette 1–0AmericanReeves Field Washington, DC Michael Tortora, Lafayette
2006Bucknell align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"0–0 LafayetteUlrich Sports Complex Bethlehem, PA Joey Kuterbach, Bucknell
2007Colgate 1–0Lafayette Worcester, MA Dan Belke, Colgate
2008Colgate 2–1Holy CrossColgate Varsity Field Hamilton, NY Alex Weeks, Colgate
2009Bucknell 1–0AmericanEmmitt Field Lewisburg, PA Patrick Selwood, Bucknell
2010Bucknell 2–0AmericanVan Doren Field Hamilton, NY Ross Liberati, Bucknell
2011Colgate 2–0AmericanReeves Field Washington, DC Steven Miller, Colgate
2012Lafayette 2–0AmericanReeves Field Washington, DC Nathan McDonald, Lafayette
2013Navy 2–0Holy CrossAnnapolis, MD Guy Skord, Navy
2014Bucknell align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1" 3–2 Boston UNickerson Field Boston, MA Sebastiaan Blickman, Bucknell
2015Lehigh 2–1AmericanBeyer-Small '76 Field Hamilton, NY Jamie Luchini, Lehigh
2016Colgate align=center style= "background-color:#cedff2"0–0 AmericanWashington, DC Ethan Kutler, Colgate
2017Colgate1–0Holy CrossRidley Athletic Complex Baltimore, MD Jared Stroud, Colgate
2018Colgate 1–0ArmyBaltimore, MD Oliver Harris, Colgate
2019Lehigh 1–0LafayetteUlrich Sports Complex Bethlehem, PA Will Smith, Lehigh
2020American 2–1LafayetteOaks Stadium Easton, PA David Coly, American
2021Loyola 2–1AmericanBaltimore, MD Chase Vosvick, Loyola
2022Navy 1–0AmericanAnnapolis, MD Zach Wagner, Navy
2023Boston U 1–0LafayetteBoston, MA Eitan Rosen, Boston U

Performance by school

Most championships

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Colgatealign=center 81992, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Lafayettealign=center 71994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2012
Bucknellalign=center 42006, 2009, 2010, 2014
Armyalign=center 31991, 1993, 1995
Lehighalign=center 32000, 2015, 2019
Americanalign=center 32001, 2004, 2020 - 21
Navyalign=center 22013, 2022
Boston Universityalign=center 12023
Holy Crossalign=center 12002
Loyolaalign=center 12021
Fordhamalign=center 11990
Total
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member

Notes and References

  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/patriotleague.org/documents/2018/12/4/2019MSOCRecordBook.pdf Patriot League 2019 Men's Soccer Record Book
  2. Web site: Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book. Patriot League. PatriotLeague.org. December 22, 2016. August 10, 2016.