2020 America East men's soccer tournament

The 2020 America East men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the America East Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2020 America East men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance404
SiteWildcat Stadium
Durham, New Hampshire
ChampionsNew Hampshire (3rd title)
Winning coachMarc Hubbard (3rd title)
BroadcastAETV, ESPN+
America East men's soccer tournament
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2020 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pod A
No. 19 New Hampshire 5 0 1 8 1 1
Vermont 4 1 1 5 2 1
UMass Lowell 1 4 1 1 6 1
Pod B
Hartford 3 2 1 3 3 1
Binghamton 2 4 0 2 4 0
Albany 2 4 0 3 5 1
Pod C
NJIT 4 2 0 4 5 1
UMBC 2 3 1 3 4 1
Stony Brook 1 4 1 1 6 1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Note: Due to COVID-19, the NCAA suspended the 2020 men's soccer season for fall

Background

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The 2020 America East Men's Soccer Tournament was originally to be played in November 2020. However, the America East Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play them in the spring.[1][2]

Format

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The American East Tournament was contested by the three pod winners plus one wild card.[3]

Qualified teams

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Seed Team Conference record Notes
1 New Hampshire 5-0-1 Pod A winners
2 Vermont 4-1-1
3 NJIT 4-2-0 Pod C winners
4 Hartford 3-2-1 Pod B winners

Bracket

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Semifinals
April 15
Final
April 17
      
1 New Hampshire 2
4 Hartford 0
1 New Hampshire 2
2 Vermont 0
3 NJIT 0
2 Vermont 1

Matches

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Semifinals

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New Hampshire2–0Hartford
Menudier   43', 47' Report
Attendance: 126
Referee: Sam Mokalled

Vermont1–0NJIT
Nagy   8' Report
Wildcat Stadium, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos Frenandes

Final

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New Hampshire2–0Vermont
Chris Pinkham   42'
Victor Menudier   76'
Report
Wildcat Stadium, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 278

References

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  1. ^ Zagoria, Adam. "Atlantic 10, America East Are Latest Leagues To Postpone Fall Sports". Forbes. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". americaeast.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "#AEMSOC Season Heads Down the Stretch". americaeast.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.