2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
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The 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 7th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16. For the first time in tournament history the six teams in the field were identical to the same teams that played in the previous year's tournament.
| 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Orlando, Florida | ||||
| Champions | SMU (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Hudson (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Offensive: Eddie Munjoma (SMU) Defensive: Grant Makela (SMU) | ||||
| Broadcast | American Digital Network, ESPN3 | ||||
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| No. 10 UCF + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 SMU ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two-time defending champions, SMU, successfully three-peated in the AAC Tournament, defeating UCF 1–0 in the championship.[1]
Seeds
edit| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | UCF | 6–0–1 | |
| 2 | SMU | 5–1–1 | |
| 3 | South Florida | 4–3–0 | 1–0 vs. Memphis |
| 4 | Memphis | 4–3–0 | 0–1 vs. South Florida |
| 5 | Temple | 3–2–2 | |
| 6 | UConn | 2–5–0 |
Bracket
edit| First round November 9 | Semifinals November 13 | Final November 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCF | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Memphis | 1 | 5 | Temple | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 1 | UCF | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | SMU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | SMU (2OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | South Florida | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UConn | 0 | ||||||||||||
Results
editFirst round
edit| No. 3 South Florida | 1–0 | No. 6 UConn |
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Report |
Semifinals
edit| No. 2 SMU | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 3 South Florida |
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Final
editStatistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- 3 Goals
Cal Jennings – UCF
- 2 Goals
Adrian Billhardt – South Florida
- 1 Goal
Awards and honors
editAll-Tournament team:[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. Retrieved November 16, 2019.