Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Mid-American Conference. The tournament was held every year from 1994 until 2019. It was a single-elimination tournament and seeding was based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship.
Starting in 2020, the tournament was canceled, and the regular season champion was declared the conference champion, which is in effect until at least 2024. This was in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winners
The following is a list of MAC Tournament winners:Key
Finals
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Most Valuable Player |
1994 | Miami | 3–1* | Bowling Green | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Dan Creech |
1995 | Bowling Green | 2–0 | Akron | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Steve Klein |
1996 | Bowling Green | 4–0 | Kentucky | Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | |
1997 | Bowling Green | 1–0 | Akron | Miami Soccer Field • Oxford, Ohio | |
1998 | Akron | 4–1 | Bowling Green | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Michael Apple |
1999 | Kentucky | 2–1 | Northern Illinois | UK Soccer Complex • Lexington, Kentucky | Lee Baker |
2000 | Kentucky | 1–0 | Bowling Green | Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | :fi:Ilkka Jäntti|Ilkka Jäntti |
2001 | Kentucky | 1–0* | Akron | UK Soccer Complex • Lexington, Kentucky | John Monebrake |
2002 | Akron | 4–1 | Bowling Green | Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | Kirk Harwat |
2003 | Western Michigan | 5–0 | Bowling Green | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Scott Duhl |
2004 | Akron | 6–1 | Western Michigan | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Alex Odwell |
2005 | Akron | 0–0† | Buffalo | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Ross McKenzie |
2006 | Northern Illinois | 1–0 | Akron | NIU Soccer Complex • DeKalb, Illinois | Joe Zimka |
2007 | Akron | 1–0* | Buffalo | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Cory Sipos |
2008 | Akron | 1–0* | Northern Illinois | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Steve Zakuani |
2009 | Akron | 2–1 | Hartwick | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Teal Bunbury |
2010 | Akron | 4–0 | Western Michigan | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Darren Mattocks |
2011 | Northern Illinois | 1–0 | Western Michigan | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Sean Totsch |
2012 | Akron | 2–0 | Northern Illinois | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Scott Caldwell |
2013 | Akron | 2–1 | West Virginia | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Aodhan Quinn |
2014 | Akron | 2–1 | Bowling Green | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Adam Najem |
2015 | Akron^ | 1–0 | Buffalo | Cub Cadet Field • Akron, Ohio | Adam Najem |
2016 | Akron | 2–1 | Buffalo | Cub Cadet Field Akron, Ohio | Nick Hinds |
2017 | Akron^ | 3–1 | Western Michigan | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, MI | Stuart Holthusen |
2018 | Akron | 3–0 | Western Michigan | Dlesk Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia | Marcel Zajac |
2019 | West Virginia | 1–0 | Bowling Green | Cub Cadet Field Akron, Ohio | Steven Tekesky |
Performance by school
Italics indicate a school that is no longer a conference member† No longer sponsor men's soccer