Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament


The Northeast Conference Soccer Tournament is the conference soccer championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's eight teams advance to the single-elimination tournament. The tournament is held at the campus of the regular season champion. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The NEC started fielding men's soccer games in 1985 and started a conference tournament in 1989, Fairleigh Dickinson won the inaugural championship.
St. Francis Brooklyn has won the most championships games and has never lost a championship game. Fairleigh Dickinson holds the longest consecutive championship streak, followed by Monmouth. Participation of NEC Tournament Champions in the NCAA tournament has led to an overall record of 11–20, with Fairleigh Dickinson accounting for 7 wins followed by Central Connecticut and Monmouth with 2 wins apiece.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference regular season champions, tournament champions and tournament MVPs listed by year.
YearChampionScoreRunner-upMVPSiteAttendanceRegular Season ChampionTeams to NCAA Tourney
1985‡Long IslandLong Island
1986‡Long IslandLong Island
1987‡Loyola
1988‡Fairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
1989Fairleigh Dickinson6–3 Long IslandGerman Quijano, FDUTeaneck, NJLong Island
1990Monmouth1–0Fairleigh DickinsonJim Adams, MUWest Long Branch, NJMonmouth
1991St. Francis 1–0MonmouthJoni Kallioinen, MUWest Long Branch, NJSt. Francis
1992Rider1–0Fairleigh DickinsonPepe St. Phard, RiderTeaneck, NJRobert Morris
1993Robert Morris2–0Long IslandBrian Davis, RMUTeaneck, NJMonmouth/Fairleigh DickinsonRobert Morris
1994Robert Morris2–0 Mount St. Mary'sMarco Patitucci, RMUCoraopolis, PARobert MorrisRobert Morris
1995St. Francis 2–0MonmouthGary Goode, SFNYCoraopolis, PARobert Morris
1996St. Francis 2–1Robert MorrisVictor Avwontom, SFNYCoraopolis, PARobert Morris
1997Long Island1–0Fairleigh DickinsonAndres Gomez, LIUBrooklyn, NYSt. Francis
1998St. Francis 2–0Central ConnecticutDmitri Petrouniak, SFNYBrooklyn, NYSt. Francis /Central Connecticut
1999UMBC2–1Mount St. Mary'sPat Halter, UMBCBaltimore, MD1,650UMBCUMBC
2000Fairleigh Dickinson2–0UMBCDirceu Hurtado, FDUTeaneck, NJFairleigh Dickinson
2001Fairleigh Dickinson2–1 Long IslandBrian Romero, FDUHamden, CTRobert Morris/Fairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
2002Fairleigh Dickinson0–0 Long IslandAndrew Nucifora, FDUBaltimore, MDLong Island/UMBCFairleigh Dickinson
2003Fairleigh Dickinson2–0Central ConnectictAntonio Nunziata, FDULoretto, PAFairleigh DickinsonFairleigh Dickinson
2004Long Island1–0Fairleigh DickinsonJonas Stigh, LIUTeaneck, NJFairleigh DickinsonLong Island
2005Robert Morris3–2 MonmouthJacek Przednowek, RMUWest Long Branch, NJ476MonmouthRobert Morris
2006Monmouth1–0Saint Francis Steven Holloway, MUWest Long Branch, NJ550MonmouthMonmouth
2007Central Connecticut1–0Saint Francis David Tyrie, CCSUWest Long Branch, NJ130MonmouthCentral Connecticut
2008Fairleigh Dickinson7–2Mount St. Mary'sSamson Malijani, FDUWest Long Branch, NJ308MonmouthFairleigh Dickinson
2009Monmouth2–1QuinnipiacRJ Allen, MUWest Long Branch, NJ612MonmouthMonmouth
2010Monmouth1–0Saint Francis Bryant Meredith, MUWest Long Branch, NJ950MonmouthMonmouth
2011Monmouth2–1 Fairleigh DickinsonKalle Sotka, MUFairfield, CTCCSU/Monmouth/Sacred HeartMonmouth
2012Fairleigh Dickinson1–1 Saint Francis Jacob Lissek, FDUWest Haven, CT215QuinnipiacFairleigh Dickinson
2013St. Francis Brooklyn3–2BryantKevin Correa, SFBKNew Britain, CT625Central ConnecticutSt. Francis Brooklyn
2014St. Francis Brooklyn2–1 Saint Francis Andy Cormack, SFBKLoretto, PA621Saint Francis St. Francis Brooklyn
2015LIU Brooklyn2–2 Saint Francis Logan Keys, LIUBrooklyn, NYLIU BrooklynLIU Brooklyn
2016St. Francis Brooklyn1–0 Saint Francis Salvatore Barone Brooklyn, NY511St. Francis BrooklynSt. Francis Brooklyn
2017St. Francis Brooklyn5–0LIU BrooklynAli Tounkara Brooklyn, NY445St. Francis BrooklynSt. Francis Brooklyn
2018LIU Brooklyn4–0BryantZach Peterson Brooklyn, NY562LIU BrooklynLIU Brooklyn
2019Fairleigh Dickinson1–1 LIUJahmali Waite Loretto, PA38MerrimackFairleigh Dickinson

‡-Tournament Championships began in 1989

Champions by program

The following is a list of conference tournament champions listed by school.
ProgramChampionship AppearancesChampionshipsYears
St. Francis Brooklyn881991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Fairleigh Dickinson1381989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2019
Monmouth*851990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
LIU1041997, 2004, 2015, 2018
Robert Morris431993, 1994, 2005
Central Connecticut312007
UMBC*211999
Rider*111992
Saint Francis 70
Mount St. Mary's†30
Bryant20
Quinnipiac*10
Sacred Heart00
Merrimack#00

† – Mount St. Mary's dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season, but reinstated the sport for 2018.
# – Merrimack joined the conference in 2019.