2020 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	4
Matches	3
Attendance	973
Site	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Coastal Carolina (16th title)
Winning coach	Shaun Docking (11th title)
MVP	Tor Saunders (Coastal Carolina)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Sun Belt Conference Men's soccer tournament «2019  2021»

2020 Sun Belt Conference men's fall soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 23 Coastal Carolina ‡	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgia State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	2
Central Arkansas	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	2
Georgia Southern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
‡ – 2020 Sun Belt Tournament Champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament Note: † Due to COVID-19, Howard has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season. As of March 2, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

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.

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

November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)

4:00 p.m.

No. 1 Coastal Carolina	6–0	No. 4 Georgia Southern
Marcelo Lage 30', 64' Marcello Jones 63', 67' Esteban Leiva 72', 84' Ethan Hackenberg  89'	Report	Thomas Jackson  17'

Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 233

Referee: David Erbacher

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November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)

7:00 p.m.

No. 2 Georgia State	1–1 (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

Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 328

Referee: Amin Hadzic

Final

November 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)

1:00 p.m.

No. 1 Coastal Carolina	0–0 (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

Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 412

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

• Marcello Jones – Coastal Carolina
• Marcelo Lage – Coastal Carolina
• Esteban Leiva – Coastal Carolina

1 Goal

• Alex Henderson – Georgia State
• Alberto Suarez – Central Arkansas

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

External links

• Sun Belt Tournament