| The Summit League men's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current location | Campus Sites |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Denver (9th title) |
| Most championships | Denver (9 titles) |
| TV partner | Midco |
| Official website | thesummitleague.org/msoc |
The Summit League men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Summit League. The tournament has been held every year in November since 1994.
It is played under a single-elimination format, and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.
In 2024, the tournament was not played and was instead replaced by a championship game including the top two finishing teams in conference play. In 2025, the Summit League restored the four-team tournament, and this time it will be hosted at campus sites.
Denver is the most winning team of the competition with 9 titles, while the current member with the most titles is Kansas City (4).
Champions
Finals
Source:[1]
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team won regular season
Details
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1994 | Central Connecticut (1) | 2–0 | Buffalo | UB Stadium | Buffalo, NY | Everton Barrington (CCSU) |
2 | 1995 | Central Connecticut (2) | 3–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Stephen Yanosy (CCSU) |
3 | 1996 | Valparaiso (1) | 4–2 | Central Connecticut | Greene Stadium | Washington, DC | Tony Dal Santo (VALPO) |
4 | 1997 | Howard (1) | 2–1 | Central Connecticut | n/i | Valparaiso, IN | Mike Lawrence (HOW) |
5 | 1998 | Howard (2) | 4–1 | Kansas City | n/i | Valparaiso, IN | Greg Simmonds (HOW) |
6 | 1999 | Oral Roberts (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
IU Indy | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | Trey Vaut (ORU) |
7 | 2000 | IU Indy (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Oakland | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Armando Femia (IU) |
8 | 2001 | Kansas City (1) | 2–1 | IU Indy | ORU Soccer Field | Tulsa, OK | Beau Williams (KC) |
9 | 2002 | Oakland (1) | 3–0 | Western Illinois | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | not awarded |
10 | 2003 | Kansas City (2) | 2–1 | Oakland | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | not awarded |
11 | 2004 | Western Illinois (1) | 4–0 | Oral Roberts | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Nowaf Jaman (WIU) |
12 | 2005 | Western Illinois (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
Oakland | Durwood Stadium | Kansas, MO | Nick Bohnenkamp (WIU) |
13 | 2006 | Western Illinois (3) | 2–0 | Kansas City | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Matt Wieclaw (WIU) |
14 | 2007 | Oakland (2) | 2–0 | IU Indy | Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, IN | Michael Reyes (OU) |
15 | 2008 | Kansas City (3) | 1–1 (4–3 p) |
Oakland | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Ken Cooper (KC) |
16 | 2009 | Western Illinois (4) | 1–0 | Kansas City | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Stephen Paterson (WIU) |
17 | 2010 | Oakland (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | Oakland Field | Rochester, MI | Jon Evans (OU) |
18 | 2011 | Western Illinois (5) | 2–1 | Oral Roberts | Durwood Stadium | Kansas, MO | Charlie Bales (WIU) |
19 | 2012 | Western Illinois (6) | 3–1 | Oakland | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Nathan Bruinsma (WIU) |
20 | 2013 | Denver (1) | 1–0 | Western Illinois | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Reid Hukari (DU) |
21 | 2014 | Denver (2) | 3–1 | Western Illinois | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Taylor Hunter (DU) |
22 | 2015 | Denver (3) | 2–0 | Oral Roberts | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Dan Jackson (DU) |
23 | 2016 | Denver (4) | 2–1 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Andre Shinyashiki (DU) |
24 | 2017 | Omaha (1) | 1–1 (9–8 p) |
Denver | Caniglia Field | Omaha, NE | Emmanuel Hamzat (UNO) |
25 | 2018 | Denver (5) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Scott DeVoss (DU) |
26 | 2019 | Denver (6) | 1–0 | Omaha | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Preston Judd (DU) |
– | 2020 | (No tournament held due to COVID-19 pandemic) [2] | |||||
27 | 2021 | Denver (7) | 1–1 (3–2 p) |
Oral Roberts | MacKenzie Field | Macomb, IL | Kobe Gray (DU) |
28 | 2022 | Denver (8) | 3–0 | Kansas City | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Isaac Nehme (DU) |
29 | 2023 | Omaha | 2–0 | Kansas City | Case Soccer Complex | Tulsa, OK | Nathanel Sallah (UNO) |
30 | 2024[a] | Kansas City (4) | 2–1 |
Denver | CIBER Field | Denver, CO | Julien Le Bourdoulous (KC) |
31 | 2025 | Denver (9) | 4–2 |
Kansas City | Campus Sites |
Keegan Kelly (DU) | |
- The 2024 tournament was held as a title match, since only 5 teams participated in league play.[3]
Performance by school
| School | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 9 |
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| Western Illinois | 6 |
2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Oakland | 3 |
2002, 2007, 2010 |
| Kansas City[a] | 4 |
2001, 2003, 2008, 2024 |
| Central Connecticut | 2 |
1994, 1995 |
| Howard | 2 |
1997, 1998 |
| Omaha | 2 | 2017, 2023 |
| IUPUI | 1 |
2000 |
| Oral Roberts | 1 |
1999 |
| Valparaiso1 | 1 |
1996 |
| Total (all schools) | 30 |
- Notes
- On July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City's athletic program rebranded under the new name Kansas City Roos
- Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member
- 1 no longer sponsor men's soccer
References
- 2022 Men's Soccer Book on Summit League
- "2020 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship". thesummitleague.com. Summit League. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- "Summit League announces 2024 Fall Schedules". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- "The Summit League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. TheSummitLeague.org. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
