2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament

The 2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 11th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2016 Summit League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
SiteCIBER Field
Denver, Colorado
ChampionsDenver (4th title)
Winning coachJamie Franks (2nd title)
Summit League men's soccer tournament
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2016 Summit League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Denver 5 0 1 20 1 3
Omaha 5 0 1 10 5 4
Western Illinois 3 3 0 8 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 5 12 1
Fort Wayne 2 4 0 9 9 0
Oral Roberts 2 4 0 6 10 2
IUPUI 1 5 0 2 15 1
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The Denver Pioneers won The Summit League title, besting the Omaha Mavericks, 2–1 in the championship match. It was Denver's fourth Summit League title and their fourth consecutive.

The tournament was hosted by the University of Denver and all matches were contested at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium.

Seeds edit

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 Summit League season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Omaha 5–0–1 +8 GD
2 Denver 5–0–1 +7 GD
3 Western Illinois 3–3
4 Eastern Illinois 2–4 −2 GD
  • Oral Roberts and Fort Wayne also had 2–4 conference records but a poorer goal differential[1]

Bracket edit

Semifinals Championship
      
1 Omaha 3
4 Eastern Illinois 1
1 Omaha 1
2 Denver 2
2 Denver 1
3 Western Illinois 0

Results edit

Semifinals edit

November 10, 2016 #1 Omaha 3–1 #4 Eastern Illinois Denver, Colorado
1:00 PM MDT Alihodžić   12'
Ibišević   26'
Hamadi   62'
Report Huerta   74' Stadium: CIBER Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
November 10, 2016 #2 Denver 1–0 #3 Western Illinois Denver, Colorado
4:00 PM MDT Hanlin   81' Report Stadium: CIBER Field
Attendance: 201
Referee: Christopher Koloffon

Championship edit

November 12, 2016 #1 Omaha 1–2 #2 Denver Denver, Colorado
1:00 PM MDT Weiler   58' Report Shinyashiki   75', 90' Stadium: CIBER Field
Attendance: 583
Referee: Keith Angel

Statistical leaders edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player College Goals
1   Andre Shinyashiki Denver 2
2   Fazlo Alihodžić Omaha 1
  Karsten Hanlin Denver
  Noor Hamadi Omaha
  Jonathan Huerta Eastern Illinois
  Elvir Ibišević Omaha
  Jacob Weiler Omaha

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 22, 2016.