2019 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteUCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ChampionsSMU (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin Hudson (3rd title)
MVPOffensive: Eddie Munjoma (SMU)
Defensive: Grant Makela (SMU)
BroadcastAmerican Digital Network, ESPN3
American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
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2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
As of 17 December 2019; 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
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
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
  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

First round
No. 3 South Florida1–0No. 6 UConn
  • Billhardt  51'
 Report
Corbett Soccer Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 527
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
No. 4 Memphis1–2No. 5 Temple
  • Ashton  25'
 Report
  • Suarez  89'
  • Campbell  103'
Referee: Richonne Clark

Semifinals
No. 2 SMU2–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 South Florida
  • Hernandez  15'
  • Terwege  106'
Report
  • Billhardt  77'
Attendance: 711
Referee: Cassio Ribeiro
No. 1 UCF5–0No. 5 Temple
  • Efraim  20'
  • Jennings  30', 68', 73'
  • Villalobos  35'
 Report
Attendance: 711
Referee: Carlos Fernandes

Final
No. 1 UCF0–1No. 2 SMU
Report
  • Munjoma  24'
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Richonne Clark

Statistics

Top goalscorers
3 Goals
  • Cal Jennings – UCF
2 Goals
1 Goal
  • Sam Ashton – Memphis
  • Jalen Campbell – Temple
  • Itzik Efraim – UCF
  • Nicky Hernandez – SMU
  • Eddie Munjoma – SMU
  • Esteban Suarez – Temple
  • Brandon Terwege – SMU
  • Mauricio Villalobos – UCF

Awards and honors
  • Tournament Offensive MVP: Eddie Munjoma[1]
  • Tournament Defensive MVP: Grant Makela[1]

All-Tournament Team:[1]

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References
  1. "SMU Claims Third-Straight American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Crown". theamerican.org. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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