The 2020 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) champion. The tournament began on November 11 and concluded on November 15, 2020.
Georgia State hosted the tournament, which consisted solely of a semifinal and final round. Coastal Carolina successfully defended their SBC Tournament championship, defeating Georgia State in penalties in the final.
The Sun Belt shuttered its men's soccer league after all of its members moved the sport to other conferences by the end of the 2020–21 school year. The conference had lost one men's soccer team before the season when full conference member Appalachian State dropped men's soccer in May 2020, citing financial impacts from COVID-19.[1] That July saw associate member Howard announce that it would become an associate member of the Northeast Conference in six sports, with men's soccer being one of four sports moving in July 2021.[2] In January 2021 the ASUN Conference announced three schools as incoming full members, including Sun Belt men's soccer associateCentral Arkansas.[3] The following month saw full Sun Belt member Coastal Carolina announce that it would become a single-sport member of Conference USA, joining another in-state associate member in South Carolina.[4] This left Georgia Southern and Georgia State, both full Sun Belt members, as the conference's only remaining men's soccer programs, and those two schools announced they would move that sport to the Mid-American Conference in late May 2021.[5]
However, following a major conference realignment that brought three new men's soccer schools (James Madison, Marshall, and Old Dominion) to the conference, SBC commissioner Keith Gill announced on November 1, 2021 that men's soccer would be reinstated no later than 2023.[6] With all three schools joining in 2022 instead of the originally intended 2023 timeline, the SBC announced on April 6, 2022 that men's soccer would instead return in 2022.[7]
The tournament served as the culmination of the SBC's regular season, which was extensively modified due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Four of the five SBC teams played in 2020, under a modified six-match conference season (three home, three away). All teams qualified for the SBC Tournament.[8]
^"App State drops men's soccer and two other men's programs". Soccer America. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Six Howard Athletics Programs Join the Northeast Conference as Associate Members" (Press release). Howard Bison. July 6, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^"ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^"Coastal Carolina Added as Men's Soccer Member" (Press release). Conference USA. February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^"Georgia Southern, Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^Traylor, Grant (November 1, 2021). "Sun Belt confirms men's soccer being reinstated". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, WV. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^"Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^"2020-21 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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The 2020 Sun Belt Conference men s soccer tournament was the 26th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men s Soccer Tournament The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference SBC champion The tournament began on November 11 and concluded on November 15 2020 2020 Sun Belt Conference men s soccer tournamentClassificationDivision ITeams4Matches3Attendance973SiteCenter Parc StadiumAtlanta GeorgiaChampionsCoastal Carolina 16th title Winning coachShaun Docking 11th title MVPTor Saunders Coastal Carolina BroadcastESPN Sun Belt Conference men s soccer tournament 2019 2022 2020 Sun Belt Conference men s fall soccer standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 23 Coastal Carolina 5 1 0 6 2 1Georgia State 4 2 0 9 2 2Central Arkansas 3 3 0 4 6 2Georgia Southern 0 6 0 1 9 0 2020 Sun Belt Tournament Champion Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournamentNote Due to COVID 19 Howard has suspended the 2020 men s soccer season As of March 2 2021Rankings from United Soccer CoachesGeorgia State hosted the tournament which consisted solely of a semifinal and final round Coastal Carolina successfully defended their SBC Tournament championship defeating Georgia State in penalties in the final The Sun Belt shuttered its men s soccer league after all of its members moved the sport to other conferences by the end of the 2020 21 school year The conference had lost one men s soccer team before the season when full conference member Appalachian State dropped men s soccer in May 2020 citing financial impacts from COVID 19 1 That July saw associate member Howard announce that it would become an associate member of the Northeast Conference in six sports with men s soccer being one of four sports moving in July 2021 2 In January 2021 the ASUN Conference announced three schools as incoming full members including Sun Belt men s soccer associate Central Arkansas 3 The following month saw full Sun Belt member Coastal Carolina announce that it would become a single sport member of Conference USA joining another in state associate member in South Carolina 4 This left Georgia Southern and Georgia State both full Sun Belt members as the conference s only remaining men s soccer programs and those two schools announced they would move that sport to the Mid American Conference in late May 2021 5 However following a major conference realignment that brought three new men s soccer schools James Madison Marshall and Old Dominion to the conference SBC commissioner Keith Gill announced on November 1 2021 that men s soccer would be reinstated no later than 2023 6 With all three schools joining in 2022 instead of the originally intended 2023 timeline the SBC announced on April 6 2022 that men s soccer would instead return in 2022 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Seeds 3 Bracket 4 Schedule 4 1 Semifinals 4 2 Final 5 Statistics 5 1 Goalscorers 6 Honors 6 1 All Tournament Team 7 References 8 External linksBackground editMain article 2020 Sun Belt Conference men s soccer season The tournament served as the culmination of the SBC s regular season which was extensively modified due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic Four of the five SBC teams played in 2020 under a modified six match conference season three home three away All teams qualified for the SBC Tournament 8 Seeds editSeed School Conference Tiebreaker1 Coastal Carolina 5 1 02 Georgia State 4 2 03 Central Arkansas 3 3 04 Georgia Southern 0 6 0Bracket editSemifinalsFinals 1Coastal Carolina64Georgia Southern01Coastal Carolina0 4 2Georgia State0 3 2Georgia State1 4 3Central Arkansas1 2 Schedule editSemifinals edit November 13 2020 2020 11 13 4 00 p m No 1 Coastal Carolina6 0No 4 Georgia SouthernMarcelo Lage nbsp 30 64 Marcello Jones nbsp 63 67 Esteban Leiva nbsp 72 84 Ethan Hackenberg nbsp 89 Report Thomas Jackson nbsp 17 Center Parc Stadium AtlantaAttendance 233Referee David Erbacher November 13 2020 2020 11 13 7 00 p m No 2 Georgia State1 1 a e t No 3 Central ArkansasMatthew Rios nbsp 39 Jeryn Hodge nbsp 64 Alex Henderson nbsp 87 Simon Carlson nbsp 107 Report Alberto Suarez nbsp 7 Daishi Uekuri nbsp 82 PenaltiesSimon Carlson nbsp Ross Finnie nbsp Matthew Fearnley nbsp George Proctor nbsp 4 2 nbsp Alberto Suarez nbsp Edoardo Merci nbsp Kasper Andersen nbsp Soren JensenCenter Parc Stadium AtlantaAttendance 328Referee Amin Hadzic Final edit November 15 2020 2020 11 15 1 00 p m No 1 Coastal Carolina0 0 a e t No 2 Georgia StateDZ Harmon nbsp 28 Ethan Hackenberg nbsp 110 Report Matthew Fearnley nbsp 23 George Proctor nbsp 52 Carlos Luna nbsp 64 PenaltiesEmile Rzepecki nbsp Claudio Repetto nbsp Esteban Leiva nbsp Connor Pugh nbsp DZ Harmon nbsp 4 3 nbsp Simon Carlson nbsp Ross Finnie nbsp Matthew Fearnley nbsp Gunther Rankenburg nbsp Carlos LunaCenter Parc Stadium AtlantaAttendance 412Referee Sergii DemianchukStatistics editGoalscorers edit 2 Goals nbsp Marcello Jones Coastal Carolina nbsp Marcelo Lage Coastal Carolina nbsp Esteban Leiva Coastal Carolina1 Goal nbsp Alex Henderson Georgia State nbsp Alberto Suarez Central ArkansasHonors editAll Tournament Team edit Sam Allardyce Georgia Southern Adam Davie Georgia Southern Matthew Fearnley Georgia State Alex Henderson Georgia State Ole Kjoerholt Central Arkansas Marcello Jones Coastal Carolina Marcelo Lage Coastal Carolina Esteban Leiva Coastal Carolina Ramon Munoz Georgia State Alberto Suarez Central Arkansas Tor Saunders Coastal CarolinaReferences edit App State drops men s soccer and two other men s programs Soccer America May 26 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 Six Howard Athletics Programs Join the Northeast Conference as Associate Members Press release Howard Bison July 6 2020 Retrieved April 15 2021 ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions Adds Football as 20th Sport Press release ASUN Conference January 29 2021 Retrieved April 15 2021 Coastal Carolina Added as Men s Soccer Member Press release Conference USA February 25 2021 Retrieved April 15 2021 Georgia Southern Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men s Soccer Press release Mid American Conference May 21 2021 Retrieved May 27 2021 Traylor Grant November 1 2021 Sun Belt confirms men s soccer being reinstated The Herald Dispatch Huntington WV Retrieved November 2 2021 Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men s Soccer This Fall Press release Sun Belt Conference April 6 2022 Retrieved April 7 2022 2020 21 Championships Schedule Sun Belt Conference Retrieved September 7 2020 External links editSun Belt Tournament Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Sun Belt Conference men 27s soccer tournament amp oldid 1171910838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
