| Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1976–1995; 2014–2020; 2022–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Marshall |
| Most championships | South Florida (9) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | sunbeltsports.org/msoc |
The Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The tournament was held from 1976 through 1995, when the sport was discontinued.[1] The tournament resumed in 2014 when the conference reinstated men's soccer, and was discontinued again when the conference dropped men's soccer for the second time after the 2020–21 season. The SBC later announced that men's soccer would be reinstated again in 2022, and the tournament resumed at that time.[2]
It is a single-elimination tournament involving the top eight teams in the SBC regular-season standings, with seeding based on record. Starting with the 2022 tournament, the quarterfinals and semifinals are hosted by the top two seeds, with the final being held at the home field of the top surviving seed. 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 |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
By year
- ^ Refers to site of the final match. Other venues may have hosted earlier rounds.
Statistics
All-time champions
Teams in bold are current SBC men's soccer members. Teams with a † no longer sponsor men's soccer.
| College | Wins | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 9 | 1988 | 1 | 1984 |
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2020 | 0 | |
| South Alabama† | 4 | 1995 | 3 | 1989 |
| Old Dominion | 3 | 1989 | 4 | 1988 |
| Hartwick | 2 | 2015 | 0 | |
| Georgia State | 1 | 2018 | 4 | 2020 |
| WKU† | 1 | 1992 | 4 | 1995 |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1983 | 1 | 1979 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1978 | 1 | 1977 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 2022 | 0 | |
| Marshall | 1 | 2023 | 0 | |
| Georgia Southern | 0 | — | 1 | 2014 |
| James Madison | 0 | — | 1 | 2022 |
| West Virginia | 0 | — | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Rock† | 0 | — | 1 | 1993 |
References
- ^ "Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. SunBeltSports.org. August 24, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
External links
This page was last edited on 27 December 2023, at 16:32