2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament

The 2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 6 through November 12, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Krenzler Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Oakland Grizzlies were the defending champions. They were unable to defend their crown, falling to Cleveland State in the Semifinals. Cleveland State would finish as tournament champions after defeating IUPUI 3–0 in the Final. This was the second overall title for Cleveland State and first for head coach Siniša Ubiparipović. As tournament champions, Cleveland State earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,080
Site	Krenzler Field Cleveland, Ohio (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Cleveland State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Siniša Ubiparipović (1st title)
MVP	Jannis Schmidt (Cleveland State)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League men's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Horizon League men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cleveland State‡	5	–	1	–	3			11	–	4	–	5
Wright State	4	–	1	–	4			4	–	7	–	6
IUPUI	4	–	2	–	3			7	–	7	–	6
Oakland	4	–	2	–	3			4	–	10	–	5
Robert Morris	4	–	3	–	2			6	–	7	–	3
Detroit Mercy	3	–	2	–	4			4	–	7	–	6
Green Bay	2	–	2	–	5			6	–	3	–	7
Northern Kentucky	2	–	6	–	1			4	–	11	–	2
Milwaukee	0	–	4	–	5			1	–	8	–	8
Purdue Fort Wayne	1	–	6	–	2			2	–	10	–	3
‡ – 2022 Horizon Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA Tournament As of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Horizon

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. The top two seeds received byes to the Semifinals and the number one seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as IUPUI and Oakland both finished with identical 4–2–3 conference records. IUPUI earned the third seed by virtue of their 4–2 regular season win over Oakland on October 22.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Cleveland State	5–1–3	18
2	Wright State	4–1–4	16
3	IUPUI	4–2–3	15
4	Oakland	4–2–3	15
5	Robert Morris	4–3–2	14
6	Detroit Mercy	3–2–4	10

Bracket

Source:

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 6					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 10					Final Saturday, Nov. 12
						1	Cleveland State	4
	4	Oakland (pen.)	2 (6)			4	Oakland	2
	5	Robert Morris	2 (5)								1	Cleveland State	3
											3	IUPUI	0
						2	Wright State	0
	3	IUPUI	1			3	IUPUI	3
	6	Detroit Mercy	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 IUPUI v #6 Detroit Mercy

November 6	#3 IUPUI	1–0	#6 Detroit Mercy	Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m. ET	Lukas Hackaa 72' (pen.) Josemir Gomez  79' Medard Mikobi  90'	Report	55' Bennett Brooks  86' Rocco Galati	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 237 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins

#4 Oakland v #5 Robert Morris

November 6	#4 Oakland	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	#5 Robert Morris	Rochester, MI
1:00 p.m. ET	Gabriel Baylon 69' Charlie Retzer 96' Owen Smith  99' Sebastian Nuzzo  106'	Report	9' Chase Gilley  17' William Dodzi Afawubo  71' Anass Hadran  90' Gabe Norris  99' Charlie Lawrence 106' Lucas Shearer	Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field Attendance: 410 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Jacob Little Assistant referees: Christian Little Fourth official: David Eerline
	Penalties
	Kieran Hayes Micah Sonnenberg Kai Garvey Ahmad Hamad Owen Smith Ville Ahola Dawsun Schrum Charlie Retzer Jack Klomparens		Chase Gilly Hugo Kadima Owen Jowett Shane McMillan Bryan Akongo Preston Rushmore Connor Hain Lucas Shearer Jacob Haskins

Semifinals

#1 Cleveland State v #4 Oakland

November 10	#1 Cleveland State	4–2	#4 Oakland	Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Albert Portas 7' Pablo Kawecki 58' Bojan Kolevski 73', 79' Jannis Schmidt  75'	Report	19' Gabriel Baylon 42' Charlie Retzer  58' Ried Sporat	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 650 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

#2 Wright State v #3 IUPUI

November 10	#2 Wright State	0–3	#3 IUPUI	Cleveland, OH
4:00 p.m. ET	Brady Shapiro  15' Jacob Adams  74' Coen Wilson  85' Cole Werthmuller  88'	Report	14' Tyler Gainer 40' Caleb Hussain  46' Kade Tepe  73' Brady Horn 60' Lucas Hackaa 75' Logan Finnegan  89' Ethan Vermillion	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 404 Referee: Nicholas Baker Assistant referees: Jason White Assistant referees: Justin Tasak Fourth official: Tim Dicken

Final

#1 Cleveland State v #3 IUPUI

November 12	#1 Cleveland State	3–0	#3 IUPUI	Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Albert Portas 28' Jannis Schmidt 57' Team  60' Pablo Kawecki  64', 73' Jaume Rubio  76'	Report	59' Luckas Hackaa  75' Logan Finnegan	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Eulogio Villapando Assistant referees: Adam Herges Fourth official: Ali Zolgharnain

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).

2 goals

• Pablo Kawecki – Cleveland State
• Bojan Kolevski – Cleveland State
• Albert Portas – Cleveland State
• Lukas Hackaa – IUPUI
• Gabriel Baylon – Oakland
• Charlie Retzer – Oakland

1 goal

• Jannis Schmidt – Cleveland State
• Logan Finnegan – IUPUI
• Caleb Hussain – IUPUI
• Chase Gilley – Robert Morris
• Lucas Shearer – Robert Morris

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player	Team
Jannis Schmidt	Cleveland State
Pablo Kawecki
Bojan Kolevski
Albert Portas
Logan Finnegan	IUPUI
Lukas Hackaa
Lucas Morefield
Gabriel Baylon	Oakland
Charlie Retzer
Joe Kouadio	Wright State
Brock Pickett

MVP in bold