Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The Northeast Conference Soccer Tournament is the conference soccer championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's eight teams advance to the single-elimination tournament. The tournament is held at the campus of the regular season champion. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The NEC started fielding men's soccer games in 1985 and started a conference tournament in 1989, Fairleigh Dickinson won the inaugural championship.
| Northeast Conference Soccer Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Soccer |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Stokes SoccerPlex |
| Current location | Loretto, PA |
| Played | 1989-present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Fairleigh Dickinson (8) |
| Most championships | St. Francis Brooklyn and Fairleigh Dickinson (8) |
| Official website | NortheastConference |
St. Francis Brooklyn has won the most championships games (8) and has never lost a championship game. Fairleigh Dickinson holds the longest consecutive championship streak (4, 2000–03), followed by Monmouth (3, 2009–11). Participation of NEC Tournament Champions in the NCAA tournament has led to an overall record of 11–20, with Fairleigh Dickinson accounting for 7 wins followed by Central Connecticut and Monmouth with 2 wins apiece.
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference regular season champions, tournament champions and tournament MVPs listed by year.[1][2]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Site | Attendance | Regular Season Champion | Teams to NCAA Tourney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985‡ | Long Island | Long Island | ||||||
| 1986‡ | Long Island | Long Island | ||||||
| 1987‡ | Loyola | |||||||
| 1988‡ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||||||
| 1989 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 6–3 (OT) | Long Island | German Quijano, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Long Island | ||
| 1990 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jim Adams, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | Monmouth | ||
| 1991 | St. Francis (NY) | 1–0 | Monmouth | Joni Kallioinen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | St. Francis (NY) | ||
| 1992 | Rider | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Pepe St. Phard, Rider | Teaneck, NJ | Robert Morris | ||
| 1993 | Robert Morris | 2–0 | Long Island | Brian Davis, RMU | Teaneck, NJ | Monmouth/Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morris | |
| 1994 | Robert Morris | 2–0 (OT) | Mount St. Mary's | Marco Patitucci, RMU | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | Robert Morris | |
| 1995 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Monmouth | Gary Goode, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | ||
| 1996 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–1 | Robert Morris | Victor Avwontom, SFNY | Coraopolis, PA | Robert Morris | ||
| 1997 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Andres Gomez, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY) | ||
| 1998 | St. Francis (NY) | 2–0 | Central Connecticut | Dmitri Petrouniak, SFNY | Brooklyn, NY | St. Francis (NY)/Central Connecticut | ||
| 1999 | UMBC | 2–1 | Mount St. Mary's | Pat Halter, UMBC | Baltimore, MD | 1,650 | UMBC | UMBC |
| 2000 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | UMBC | Dirceu Hurtado, FDU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| 2001 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 (4OT) | Long Island | Brian Romero, FDU | Hamden, CT | Robert Morris/Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2002 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0–0 (2OT, PK 4–3) | Long Island | Andrew Nucifora, FDU | Baltimore, MD | Long Island/UMBC | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2003 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | Central Connectict | Antonio Nunziata, FDU | Loretto, PA | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | |
| 2004 | Long Island | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Jonas Stigh, LIU | Teaneck, NJ | Fairleigh Dickinson | Long Island | |
| 2005 | Robert Morris | 3–2 (OT) | Monmouth | Jacek Przednowek, RMU | West Long Branch, NJ | 476 | Monmouth | Robert Morris |
| 2006 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Steven Holloway, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 550 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2007 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | David Tyrie, CCSU | West Long Branch, NJ | 130 | Monmouth | Central Connecticut |
| 2008 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 7–2 | Mount St. Mary's | Samson Malijani, FDU | West Long Branch, NJ | 308 | Monmouth | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2009 | Monmouth | 2–1 | Quinnipiac | RJ Allen, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 612 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2010 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Bryant Meredith, MU | West Long Branch, NJ | 950 | Monmouth | Monmouth |
| 2011 | Monmouth | 2–1 (2OT) | Fairleigh Dickinson | Kalle Sotka, MU | Fairfield, CT | CCSU/Monmouth/Sacred Heart | Monmouth | |
| 2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 6–5) | Saint Francis (PA) | Jacob Lissek, FDU | West Haven, CT | 215 | Quinnipiac | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 2013 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 3–2 | Bryant | Kevin Correa, SFBK | New Britain, CT | 625 | Central Connecticut | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2014 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2–1 (OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Andy Cormack, SFBK | Loretto, PA | 621 | Saint Francis (PA) | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2015 | LIU Brooklyn | 2–2 (2OT, PK 3–1) | Saint Francis (PA) | Logan Keys, LIU | Brooklyn, NY | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn | |
| 2016 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 1–0 (2OT) | Saint Francis (PA) | Salvatore Barone (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 511 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2017 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 5–0 | LIU Brooklyn | Ali Tounkara (SFBK) | Brooklyn, NY | 445 | St. Francis Brooklyn | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2018 | LIU Brooklyn | 4–0 | Bryant | Zach Peterson (LIU) | Brooklyn, NY | 562 | LIU Brooklyn | LIU Brooklyn |
| 2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 (2OT, PK 3–2) | LIU | Jahmali Waite (FDU) | Loretto, PA | 38 | Merrimack | Fairleigh Dickinson |
‡-Tournament Championships began in 1989
Champions by program
The following is a list of conference tournament champions listed by school.
| Program | Championship Appearances | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 8 | 8 | 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 13 | 8 | 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2019 |
| Monmouth* | 8 | 5 | 1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| LIU | 10 | 4 | 1997, 2004, 2015, 2018 |
| Robert Morris | 4 | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2005 |
| Central Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 2007 |
| UMBC* | 2 | 1 | 1999 |
| Rider* | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | 7 | 0 | |
| Mount St. Mary's† | 3 | 0 | |
| Bryant | 2 | 0 | |
| Quinnipiac* | 1 | 0 | |
| Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | |
| Merrimack# | 0 | 0 |
* –These programs no longer competes in the Northeast Conference.
† – Mount St. Mary's dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season, but reinstated the sport for 2018.
# – Merrimack joined the conference in 2019.
References
- "NEC Men' Soccer History". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- "NEC men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.