2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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 Tournament Logo | |||||
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Site | Westcott Field Dallas, Texas | ||||
| Champions | SMU (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Hudson (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Emil Cuello (Offensive) (SMU) Jordan Cano (Defensive) (SMU) | ||||
| Broadcast | American Digital Network, ESPNU | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 SMU ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.[1]
Seeding and format[edit]
The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event.
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Pts |
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| 1 | SMU | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 16 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 13 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 12 |
Bracket[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Temple | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | SMU | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | UCF | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | UCF | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 0 | |||||||
Results[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
| No. 2 UCF Knights | 1–0 | No. 3 Connecticut Huskies |
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Pyysalo  42'Sorokin  73'Stiegwardt 80' |
Report | Burnett 42' |
| No. 1 SMU Mustangs | 4–0 | No. 4 Temple Owls |
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| Cuello 3' Cano 5'Ponder 53'Hernandez 59'Williams, Jr. 85' |
Sigthórsson 5'  35'Grasella 53' |
Championship[edit]
| No. 1 SMU Mustangs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 2 UCF Knights |
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| Cano 77' Cuello 80'  96' |
Report | Steineger 66' Jennings  86'Ponder 87' (o.g.) |
Broadcasting[edit]
The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.
Statistics[edit]
Goals[edit]
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Assists[edit]
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Shutouts[edit]
Awards[edit]Most valuable players[edit]
All-Tournament team[edit]The following 11 players were named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Tournament team. A record six players from SMU were selected for the team.[4]
See also[edit]References[edit]
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