CAA men's soccer tournament

CAA men's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Number of teams6 of 11
FormatSingle-elimination
Current stadiumSentara Park
Current locationHarrisonburg, Virginia
Played1983–present
Last contest2023
Current championHofstra
Most championshipsJames Madison (8)
TV partner(s)FloSports
Official websitecaasports.com/msoc

The Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer tournament is the annual conference championship tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The tournament has been held every year since 1983, when the CAA began sponsoring a men's soccer program.

Format

Presently, the Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer Tournaments features six conference teams that have the best conference regular season record.[1] The regular season champion and runner-up receive byes to the semifinal round. The third through six-placed teams play in a play-in round at the site of the higher seed. The winners take on the top two seeds, which is hosted at the site of the team that wins the regular season. The champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Champions

The following is a list of Coastal Athletic Association tournament winners:

Finals

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  •   – Match went to extra time
  •   – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team reached College Cup
  •   – Winning team won National Championship

Year by year

Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City
1983 William & Mary (1)
4–3
 George Mason Zable Stadium Williamsburg, Virginia
1984–1989 (No tournament held during those years)
1990 Richmond (1)
1–0
 George Mason City Stadium Richmond, Virginia
1991 Old Dominion (1)
1–0
 James Madison City Stadium Norfolk, Virginia
1992 James Madison (1)
2–1
 William & Mary City Stadium Norfolk, Virginia
1993 James Madison (2)
3–0
 Old Dominion City Stadium Richmond, Virginia
1994 James Madison (3)
3–1
 William & Mary City Stadium Williamsburg, Virginia
1995 William & Mary (2)
1–0
 George Mason JMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, Virginia
1996 William & Mary (3)
2–0
 James Madison Legion Field Wilmington, North Carolina
1997 VCU (1)
2–2 (9–8 p)
American Virginia Beach Sportsplex Washington, D.C.
1998 Richmond (2)
2–0
 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
1999 William & Mary (4)
4–2
 VCU Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2000 William & Mary (5)
4–2
 James Madison Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2001 James Madison (4)
1–0
 VCU Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2002 VCU (2)
2–1
 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2003 VCU (3)
2–0
 George Mason Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia
2004 Hofstra (1)
1–0
 Old Dominion Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia
2005 Hofstra (2)
1–0
 Old Dominion ODU Soccer Complex Norfolk, Virginia
2006 Hofstra (3)
1–1 (3–2 p)
George Mason Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2007 Old Dominion (2)
0–0 (4–2 p)
Towson Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia
2008 George Mason (1)
1–0
 Northeastern Legion Field Wilmington, North Carolina
2009 UNC Wilmington (1)
1–0
 Northeastern Legion Field Wilmington, North Carolina
2010 William & Mary (6)
4–0
 Hofstra Albert–Daly Field Williamsburg, Virginia
2011 Delaware (1)
2–1
 Old Dominion JMU Soccer Complex Harrisonburg, Virginia
2012 Northeastern (1)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2013 Drexel (1)
1–0
 William & Mary Vidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2014 James Madison (5)
1–0
 Delaware Grant Stadium Newark, Delaware
2015 Hofstra (4)
2–0
 Delaware Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hempstead, New York
2016 Delaware (2)
2–1
 William & Mary Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hempstead, New York
2017 William & Mary (7)
4–2
 UNC Wilmington Sentara Park Harrisonburg, Virginia
2018 James Madison (6)
1–1 (4–2 p)
Hofstra Sentara Park Harrisonburg, Virginia
2019 James Madison (7)
1–0 (a.e.t.)
UNCW UNCW Soccer Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina
2020 James Madison (8)
0–0 (4–3 p)
Hofstra Vidas Athletic Complex Philadelphia, PA
2021 Hofstra (5)
3–2
 Elon Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hempstead, New York
2022 Hofstra (6)
2–1
 Elon Rudd Field Elon, North Carolina
2023 Hofstra (7)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Monmouth Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hempstead, New York

CAA Teams performance in the NCAA Tournament

Key
  • F = Finals
  • SF = College Cup
  • QF = Quarterfinals
  • R4 = Fourth round
  • R3 = Third round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R1 = First round
Year CAA Champion Result CAA At-large Result
2002 VCU R2
2003 VCU R3
2004 Hofstra R2 VCU QF
2005 Hofstra R1
2006 Hofstra R2
2007 Old Dominion R3
2008 George Mason R2
2009 UNC Wilmington R2
2010 William & Mary R3
2011 Delaware R2
2012 Delaware R2
2013 Drexel R1
2014 James Madison R1 UNC Wilmington R2
2015 Hofstra R2 Elon R2
2016 Delaware R1
2017 William & Mary R1 UNC Wilmington R2
2018 James Madison R3 UNC Wilmington R1
2019 James Madison R1
2020 James Madison R1
2021 Hofstra R3
2022 Hofstra R1 Elon R1
2023 Hofstra R3

Titles by school

Teams in italics no longer play in the CAA.

School Winner Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
James Madison 8 3 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 1991, 1996, 2000
William & Mary 7 6 1983, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2017 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2016
Hofstra 7 4 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020
VCU 3 2 1997, 2002, 2003 1999, 2001
Delaware 2 2 2011, 2016 2014, 2015
Old Dominion 2 4 1991, 2007 1993, 2004, 2005, 2011
Richmond 2 0 1990, 1998
George Mason 1 5 2008 1983, 1990, 1995, 2003, 2006
Northeastern 1 2 2012 2008, 2009
Drexel 1 0 2013
Elon 0 2 2021, 2022
Monmouth 0 1 2023
UNCW 0 1 2019
  • Campbell, Charleston, and Stony Brook have yet to appear in a tournament final. However, Stony Brook did not join the all-sports CAA until 2022, and the 2023 season was Campbell's first in the CAA.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2009 MEN'S SOCCER IN REVIEW" (PDF). NMAthletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.