2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

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 champion. The tournament began on November 11 and concluded on November 15, 2020.

2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance973
SiteCenter Parc Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (16th title)
Winning coachShaun Docking (11th title)
MVPTor Saunders (Coastal Carolina)
BroadcastESPN+
Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2019  2021»
2020 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Coastal Carolina‡ 5 –1 –0  6 –1 –1
Georgia State 4 –2 –0  9 –2 –2
Central Arkansas 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Georgia Southern 0 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Howard†   –      –  
As of November 16, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

Background
Main article: 2020 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

The tournament will serve as the culmination of the SBC's regular season, which has undergone major modifications due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Four of the five SBC teams will play in 2020, under a modified six-match conference season (three home, three away). All teams will qualify for the SBC Tournament.[1]

Seeds
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Coastal Carolina 5–1–0
2 Georgia State 4–2–0
3 Central Arkansas 3–3–0
4 Georgia Southern 0–6–0

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Coastal Carolina 6
4 Georgia Southern 0
1 Coastal Carolina 0 (4)
2 Georgia State 0 (3)
2 Georgia State 1 (4)
3 Central Arkansas 1 (2)

Schedule

Semifinals
No. 1 Coastal Carolina6–0No. 4 Georgia Southern
  • Marcelo Lage  30', 64'
  • Marcello Jones  63', 67'
  • Esteban Leiva  72', 84'
  • Ethan Hackenberg  89'
 Report
  • Thomas Jackson  17'
Attendance: 233
Referee: David Erbacher
No. 2 Georgia State1–1 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Central Arkansas
  • Matthew Rios  39'
  • Jeryn Hodge  64'
  • Alex Henderson  87'
  • Simon Carlson  107'
 Report
  • Alberto Suarez  7'
  • Daishi Uekuri  82'
Penalties
  • Simon Carlson
  • Ross Finnie
  • Matthew Fearnley
  • George Proctor
4–2
  • Alberto Suarez
  • Edoardo Merci
  • Kasper Andersen
  • Soren Jensen
Attendance: 328
Referee: Amin Hadzic

Final
No. 1 Coastal Carolina0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 2 Georgia State
  • DZ Harmon  28'
  • Ethan Hackenberg  110'
 Report
  • Matthew Fearnley  23'
  • George Proctor  52'
  • Carlos Luna  64'
Penalties
  • Emile Rzepecki
  • Claudio Repetto
  • Esteban Leiva
  • Connor Pugh
  • DZ Harmon
4–3
  • Simon Carlson
  • Ross Finnie
  • Matthew Fearnley
  • Gunther Rankenburg
  • Carlos Luna
Attendance: 412
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
1 Goal

Honors

All Tournament Team
  • 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 Carolina

References
  1. "2020-21 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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