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2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament

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2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance885
SiteEugene E. Stone III Stadium,
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greenville, South Carolina,
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsUNC Greensboro
Southern Conference men's soccer tournament
«2019  2021»

The 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament determined the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Effects of the Covie-19 pandemic

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The tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020, however, the Southern Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play in the spring.[1][2]

Format

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Contrary to previous tournaments, the 2020 edition was only contested by the top four teams in the conference.[3]

Qualified teams

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Seed Team Conference record
1 Furman 5-0-1
2 UNC Greensboro 3-1-2
3 East Tennessee State 3-1-2
4 Belmont 3-2-1

Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Furman 1
4 Belmont 3
4 Belmont 0
2 UNC Greensboro 1
3 East Tennessee State 1
2 UNC Greensboro 2

Matches

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Semifinals

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Furman1–3Belmont
Jake Raine 62' Report Liam O'Brien 10'
AJ Chastonay 79'
Michael Saunders 90'
Attendance: 320
UNC Greensboro2–1East Tennessee State
Theo Collomb 37'
Angel Bacho 61'
Report Jared Leheta 71'
Attendance: 217

Final

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UNC Greensboro1–0Belmont
Mani Austmann 80' Report
Attendance: 348

References

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  1. ^ "SoCon postpones fall conference competition". soconsports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ WLOS Staff (August 13, 2020). "Southern Conference postpones fall sports because of COVID-19". WLOS. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.