Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament
| Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| NCAA Tournament Qualifier | |
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
| Current location | Springfield, Missouri |
| Played | 1991–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Western Michigan |
| Most championships | Creighton (13) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | mvc-sports.com/msoc |
The Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The tournament has been held every year since the MVC began men's soccer competition in 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season conference records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
List of champions
Sources = [1][2][3]
| Year | Teams | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Host | Stadium | Attendance | Season Champion | Teams to NCAA Tourney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 of 6 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane[4] | 2–1 | Illinois State Redbirds[5] | Frank Velez, Tulsa |
Tulsa | Skelly Field @ H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK |
1,042 | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| 1992 | 4 of 6 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 6–2 | Illinois State Redbirds[5] | Ray Ferri, Creighton |
Creighton | Tranquility Park Omaha, NE |
3,131 | Creighton | Creighton |
| 1993 | 4 of 6 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–0 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane[4] | Brian Kamler, Creighton |
Creighton | Tranquility Park Omaha, NE |
3,849 | Creighton | Creighton |
| 1994 | 4 of 7 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 1–0 | Drake Bulldogs[7] | Jay Fitzgerald, Creighton |
Creighton | Tranquility Park Omaha, NE |
2,700 | Creighton | Creighton |
| 1995 | 4 of 6 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–1 | Evansville Purple Aces[8] | Ross Paule, Creighton |
Evansville | Black Beauty Field @ Arad McCutchan Stadium Evansville, IN |
1,065 | Creighton | Creighton |
| 1996 | 4 of 6 | Evansville Purple Aces[8] | 3–2 (ot) | Creighton Bluejays[6] | Mike LaBerge, Evansville |
Creighton | Tranquility Park Omaha, NE |
2,030 | Creighton | Evansville, Creighton |
| 1997 | 6 of 8 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 4–1 | Missouri State Bears[9] | Johnny Torres, Creighton |
Evansville | Black Beauty Field & Coke Field Evansville, IN |
750 | Missouri State | Creighton, Missouri State |
| 1998 | 6 of 8 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears[9] | Richard Mulrooney, Creighton |
Missouri State | Cooper Park Springfield, MO |
3,912 | Bradley | Creighton |
| 1999 | 6 of 8 | Missouri State Bears[9] | 2–1 (ot) | Bradley Braves[10] | Jarod Bertrand, Missouri State |
Bradley | Chiefs Club Field Peoria, IL |
3,073 | Missouri State | Missouri State, Creighton |
| 2000 | 8 of 12 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–1 (4ot)‡ | Bradley Braves[10] | Brian Mullan, Creighton |
MVC | SportPort in Maryland Heights, MO |
2,233 | SMU | Creighton, Bradley, SMU |
| 2001 | 8 of 12 | SMU Mustangs[11] | 2–1 (4ot)† | Creighton Bluejays[6] | Luchi Gonzalez, SMU |
MVC | SportPort Maryland Heights, MO |
4,758 | SMU | SMU, Creighton |
| 2002 | 8 of 10 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 1–0 | Bradley Braves[10] | Mike Tranchilla, Creighton |
MVC | SportPort Maryland Heights, MO |
3,353 | SMU | Creighton, Bradley, SMU |
| 2003 | 8 of 10 | SMU Mustangs[11] | 1–1 4–3 (PK) |
Missouri State Bears[9] | Kevin Hudson, SMU |
MVC | SportPort Maryland Heights, MO |
4,002 | Creighton | SMU, Creighton, Tulsa |
| 2004 | 8 of 10 | SMU Mustangs[11] | 2–1 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane[4] | Ugo Ihemelu, SMU |
Creighton | Morrison Stadium Omaha, NE |
7,199 | SMU | SMU, Tulsa, Creighton |
| 2005 | 6 of 8 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–0 | Bradley Braves[10] | Matt Wieland, Creighton |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
6,056 | Bradley | Creighton, Bradley |
| 2006 | 6 of 7 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–1 (ot) | Bradley Braves[10] | Byron Dacy, Creighton |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
3,033 | Bradley, Creighton |
Creighton |
| 2007 | 6 of 7 | Bradley Braves[10] | 1–0 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | Teddy Anderson, Bradley |
Creighton | Morrison Stadium Omaha, NE |
6,507 | Bradley, Creighton |
Bradley, Creighton |
| 2008 | 6 of 6 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears[9] | Andrei Gotsmanov, Creighton |
Evansville | Black Beauty Field & Goebel Soccer Complex Evansville, IN |
1,121 | Creighton | Creighton, Drake |
| 2009 | 4 of 6 | Drake Bulldogs[7] | 2–1 | Evansville Purple Aces[8] | Calvin Clark, Drake |
Drake | Cownie Soccer Park Des Moines, IA |
1,955 | Missouri State | Drake, Missouri State |
| 2010 | 6 of 8 | Bradley Braves[10] | 0–0 4–3 (PK) |
SIU Edwardsville Cougars[12] | Aodhan Quinn, Bradley |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
4,185 | Creighton | Bradley, Creighton |
| 2011 | 6 of 7 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears[9] | Brian Holt, Creighton |
Creighton | Morrison Stadium Omaha, NE |
6,453 | Creighton, Missouri State |
Creighton, Bradley |
| 2012 | 6 of 7 | Creighton Bluejays[6] | 2–1 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars[12] | Jose Gomez, Creighton |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
1,230 | Creighton | Creighton |
| 2013 | 6 of 7 | Bradley Braves[10] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears[9] | Brian Billings, Bradley |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
1,435 | Missouri State | Bradley |
| 2014 Details |
6 of 7 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars [13] | 1–0 (2ot) | Missouri State Bears | Jabari Danzy, SIUE |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
1,254 | Missouri State | SIUE |
| 2015 Details |
6 of 7 | Drake Bulldogs [14] | 1–0 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Kyle Whigham, Drake |
SIU Edwardsville | Ralph Korte Stadium Edwardsville, IL |
2,481 | SIU Edwardsville | Drake |
| 2016 Details |
6 of 7 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars [15] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears | Austin Ledbetter, SIUE |
Missouri State | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, MO |
2,168 | Loyola Chicago | SIUE, Loyola |
| 2017 Details |
7 of 7 | Central Arkansas Bears[16] | 1–0 | Missouri State Bears | Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas |
Bradley | Shea Stadium Peoria, IL |
127 | Missouri State | Central Arkansas |
| 2018 Details |
6 of 7 | Central Arkansas Bears | 2–1 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers | Daltyn Knutson, Central Arkansas |
Evansville | Arad McCutchan Stadium Evansville, IN |
157 | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas |
| 2019 Details |
6 of 6 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 1–1 5–4 (PK) |
Missouri State Bears | Aidean Megally, Loyola Chicago |
Loyola | Loyola Soccer Park Chicago, IL |
303 | Missouri State | Missouri State, Loyola Chicago |
| 2020 Details |
4 of 5 | Missouri State Bears | 1–0 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers | Nicolo Mulatero, Missouri State |
Campus Sites | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, MO |
643 | Missouri State | Missouri State |
| 2021 Details |
6 of 6 | Missouri State Bears | 3–0 | Evansville Purple Aces | Michael Creek Missouri State |
Missouri State | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, MO |
270 | Missouri State | Missouri State |
| 2022 Details |
6 of 6 | Missouri State Bears | 1–0 | Evansville Purple Aces | Harry Townsend Missouri State |
Missouri State | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, MO |
257 | Missouri State | Missouri State |
| 2023 Details |
6 of 9 | Western Michigan | 2–1 | Missouri State Bears | Charlie Sharp Western Michigan |
Western Michigan | WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, MI |
2,751 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan, Missouri State |
‡ = The 2000 Championship game was the longest game in MVC Tournament history, with the winning goal being scored at 140:48.
† = The 2001 Championship game was the second longest match in MVC Tournament history, with the winning goal scored at 139:54
By school
| School | Seasons | Titles | Title years | Appearances | Last | W | L | T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont [17] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| Bradley [10] | 33 | 3 | 2007, 2010, 2013 | 25 | 2022 | 23 | 19 | 7 | .541 |
| Central Arkansas* [18] | 8 | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 5 | 2017 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 |
| Creighton* [6] | 22 | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 | 22 | 2012 | 34 | 8 | 1 | .802 |
| Drake [7] | 33 | 2 | 2009, 2015 | 27 | 2022 | 16 | 23 | 2 | .415 |
| Eastern Illinois* [19] | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2008 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | |
| Evansville [8] | 33 | 1 | 1996 | 23 | 2022 | 10 | 20 | 4 | .353 |
| Illinois State# [5] | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1994 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
| Loyola* [20] | 9 | 1 | 2019 | 9 | 2021 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .464 |
| Missouri State [9] | 33 | 4 | 1999, 2020, 2021, 2022 | 24 | 2023 | 24 | 21 | 7 | .529 |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| SIUE[12] | 9 | 2 | 2014, 2016 | 9 | 2022 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .533 |
| SMU* [11] | 5 | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2004 | 5 | 2004 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .808 |
| TCU* [21] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Tulsa* [4] | 10 | 1 | 1991 | 8 | 2004 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 |
| UIC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| Valparaiso# [22] | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| Vanderbilt* [23] | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2005 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | |
| Western Kentucky* [24] | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2003 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
| Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
- BF = Current active members
- * = Former Member or Affiliate.
- # = MVC member, no longer plays soccer.
References
- ^ MVC Soccer Records 11–12.indd
- ^ MVC-Sports.com – 2012 MVC Men's Soccer Championship
- ^ "Men's Soccer - History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ^ a b c d "The official Tulsa Golden Hurricane record and Factbook 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b c "MEN'S SOCCER YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "2012 Creighton Men's Soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ^ a b c 2012 Drake Men's Soccer Media Guide
- ^ a b c d ISSUU – 2013 UE Men's Soccer Media Guide by UE Sports Information
- ^ a b c d e f g h "History & records Year-by-Year results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "ALL-TIME ALPHABETICAL ROSTER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
- ^ a b c d "2013 SMU Mustang Soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b c SIUE
- ^ "SIUE captures the MVC men's soccer title with 1–0 win over Missouri State in 2OT". Peoria Journal Star. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Drake downs top-seeded SIUE in final, 1–0". The Telegraph. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER: Cougars outlast MSU, win MVC Tourney". The Telegraph. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ "Central Arkansas wins MVC soccer title with 1–0 win over MSU". Peoria Journal Star. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Belmont University Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Belmont University. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Record Book". UCA Athletics. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "2015 Loyola Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Official Website of TCU Athletics // GoFrogs.com". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Valparaiso makes it official, accepts Missouri Valley Conference invitation". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Official Website of Vanderbilt Athletics". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "WKU Men's Soccer". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
External links
- Official website