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The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.[1]

2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
SiteWestcott Field
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsSMU (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Hudson (1st title)
MVPEmil Cuello (Offensive) (SMU)
Jordan Cano (Defensive) (SMU)
BroadcastAmerican Digital Network, ESPNU
American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU ‡ 5 – 1 – 1 17 – 3 – 1
UCF 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 6 – 2
Connecticut 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 8 – 2
Temple 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 8 – 1
South Florida 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 6 – 4
Tulsa 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 8 – 1
Memphis 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 8 – 4
Cincinnati 0 – 7 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Seeding and format

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The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.

Seed Team W L T Pct Pts
1 SMU 5 1 1 .786 16
2 UCF 4 2 1 .643 13
3 Connecticut 4 3 0 .571 12
4 Temple 4 3 0 .571 12

Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 SMU 4
4 Temple 0
1 SMU 2
2 UCF 1
2 UCF 1
3 Connecticut 0

Results

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Semifinals

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No. 2 UCF Knights1–0No. 3 Connecticut Huskies
Pyysalo   42'
Sorokin   73'
Stiegwardt   80'		 Report Burnett   42'
Attendance: 264
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez
No. 1 SMU Mustangs4–0No. 4 Temple Owls
Cuello   3'
Cano   5'
Ponder   53'
Hernandez   59'
Williams, Jr.   85'		 Sigthórsson   5'   35'
Grasella   53'
Attendance: 512
Referee: Mark Allatin

Championship

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No. 1 SMU Mustangs2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 2 UCF Knights
Cano   77'
Cuello   80'   96'		 Report Steineger   66'
Jennings   86'
Ponder   87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 647
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh

Broadcasting

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The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.

Statistics

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Shutouts

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Rank Player College Shutouts[2][3]
1   Michael Nelson SMU 1
  Matt Rosenberg UCF

Awards

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Most valuable players

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  • Emil Cuello (Offensive) (SMU)
  • Jordan Cano (Defensive) (SMU)

All-Tournament team

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The following 11 players were named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Tournament team. A record six players from SMU were selected for the team.[4]

Player Nat. School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club)
Louis Perez   FRA UCF MF Fr. Villennes-sur-Seine, France (Lycee Jeanne d'Albert)
Matias Pyysalo   FIN UCF MF Jr. Helsinki, Finland (HJK Helsinki)
Andreas Steineger   NOR UCF DF Fr. Oslo, Norway (The Norwegian High School for Elite Sports)
Yoni Sorokin   ISR UCF MF Fr. Jerusalem, Israel (Denmark High School)
Abdou Mbacke Thiam   SEN Connecticut FW Jr. Dakar, Senegal
Jordan Cano   USA SMU DF So. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star High School)
Bryce Clark   USA SMU MF So. Los Gatos, California (Los Gatos High School)
Emil Cuello   USA SMU MF So. Orem, Utah (Orem High School)
Nicky Hernandez   USA SMU FW Fr. Dallas, Texas (Dallas Texans)
Michael Nelson   USA SMU GK RS So. Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes)
Jared Rice   USA SMU DF Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior High School)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 American Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". American Athletic Conference. theamerican.org. November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Box Score: UConn (8-8-2) vs. UCF (8-5-2)". UCF Knights. ucfknights.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "AAC Semifinal: No. 4 Temple vs. No. 1 SMU AAC Men's Soccer Championship". American Athletic Conference StatBroadcast. StatBroadcast® Systems. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "SMU Wins 2017 American Men's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org.
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