Summit League men's soccer tournament explained

The Summit League men's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Summit League
Number Of Teams:4 (2 in 2024)
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Case Soccer Complex
Current Location:Tulsa, OK
Years:1994–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Omaha
Most Championships:Denver (8)
Television:ESPN3

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 Division I men's soccer championship.

Champions

Key

(2) Title number
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldRegular season champion
Bold italicRegular season co-champion

Finals

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenueTournament MVP
1994 Central Connecticut2–0BuffaloUB StadiumBuffalo, NYEverton Barrington
1995 3–0Western IllinoisMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILStephen Yanosy
1996 Valparaiso4–2Central ConnecticutGreene StadiumWashington, DCTony Dal Santo
1997 Howard2–1Central ConnecticutValparaiso, INMike Lawrence
1998 4–1UMKCValparaiso, IN
1999 Oral Roberts2–1*IUPUICarroll Stadium • Indianapolis, INTrey Vaut
2000 IUPUI2–1*OaklandMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILArmando Femia
2001 UMKC2–1IUPUIORU Soccer Field • Tulsa, OKBeau Williams
2002 Oakland3–0Western IllinoisOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MInot awarded
2003 2–1OaklandOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MInot awarded
2004 Western Illinois4–0Oral RobertsMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILNowaf Jaman
2005 4–3*OaklandDurwood Soccer StadiumKansas City, MONick Bohnenkamp
2006 Western Illinois 2–0UMKCOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MIMatt Wieclaw
2007 Oakland 2–0IUPUICarroll Stadium • Indianapolis, INMichael Reyes
2008 1–1†
OaklandOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MIKen Cooper
2009 1–0UMKCOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MIStephen Paterson
2010 2–0Oral RobertsOakland Soccer FieldRochester, MIJon Evans
2011 Western Illinois 2–1Oral RobertsDurwood Soccer StadiumKansas City, MO
2012 3–1OaklandMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILNathan Bruinsma
2013 Denver1–0Western IllinoisMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILReid Hukari
2014 Denver 3–1Western IllinoisCIBER FieldDenver, CO
Denver 2–0 Oral RobertsCIBER Field • Denver, CODan Jackson
Denver 2–1 OmahaCIBER Field • Denver, CO
Omaha1–1†
DenverAl F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NEEmmanuel Hamzat
Denver 1–0 OmahaCIBER Field • Denver, CO
Denver 1–0 OmahaCIBER Field • Denver, COPreston Judd
2020No Tournament Held due to COVID-19 [1]
2021Denver 1–1†
Oral RobertsMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILKobe Gray
20223–0Kansas CityCIBER FieldDenver, COIsaac Nehme
20232–0Case Soccer Complex • Tulsa, OKNathanel Sallah
2024TBD

Performance by school

School Championships Winning years
Denveralign=center 82013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Western Illinoisalign=center 62004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012
Oaklandalign=center 32002, 2007, 2010
UMKCalign=center 32001, 2003, 2008
Central Connecticutalign=center 21994, 1995
Howardalign=center 21997, 1998
Omahaalign=center 22017, 2023
IUPUIalign=center 12000
Oral Robertsalign=center 11999
Valparaisoalign=center 11996
TOTALalign=center 27

Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member

† No longer sponsor men's soccer

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship. thesummitleague.com. Summit League. March 3, 2022.