2019 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 48th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II men's collegiate soccer in the United States. The semifinals and championship game were played at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from December 12–14, 2019 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2019.[1]

2019 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 24-December 14, 2019
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsCharleston (WV) (2nd title, 4th final)
Runner-upCal State LA (2nd final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored110 (2.82 per match)
← 2018
2020 →

All statistics correct as of 11/19/2019.

Qualification

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All Division II men's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the 38-team tournament field. No teams received automatic bids; at-large bids are based on the teams' regular season records and the Quality of Winning Percentage Index.[2] Teams were placed into one of four unbalanced super-regional brackets, consisting of eight or ten teams, based on geographic location.

Qualified Teams

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Team Qualified As Qualified On Qualification Type Previous Appearances in Tournament [3] Previous best
performance [3]
Tournament Seed
Assumption Northeast-10 Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic None (Debut) Super Region 1

Seed No. 10

Azusa Pacific Pacific West Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 2 (2014, 2018) Third Round (2018) Super Region 4

Seed No. 1

Bellarmine Great Lakes Valley Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic None (Debut) Super Region 3

Seed No. 2

Cal Poly Pomona CCAA Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 5 (1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Runners-up (2015) Super Region 4

Seed No. 4

Charleston (WV) Mountain East Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 9 (1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Champions (2017) Super Region 1

Seed No. 3

Colorado School of Mines RMAC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 8 (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018) Quarterfinals (2015) Super Region 4

Seed No. 8

Francis Marion Peach Belt Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 2 (2000, 2008) Quarterfinals (2000) Super Region 2

Seed No. 7

Lee Gulf South Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic None (Debut) Super Region 2

Seed No. 9

Limestone Conference Carolinas Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 7 (2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Third Round (2014) Super Region 2

Seed No. 10

Lynn Sunshine State Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 17 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Champions (2003, 2012, 2014) Super Region 2

Seed No. 1

Mercy East Coast Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 3 (1979, 1989, 2018) Quarterfinals (1979) Super Region 1

Seed No. 6

Midwestern State Lone Star Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 13 (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Semifinals (2007, 2010) Super Region 4

Seed No. 10

Millersville (PA) PSAC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 6 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018) Semifinals (2011) Super Region 1

Seed No. 8

Post CACC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 3 (2012, 2013, 2018) Second Round (2012) Super Region 1

Seed No. 9

Tiffin GMAC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018) Second Round (2013, 2016, 2018) Super Region 3

Seed No. 6

Western Washington GNAC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 1 (2016) Second Round (2016) Super Region 4

Seed No. 6

Wingate South Atlantic Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 9 (1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Champions (2016) Super Region 2

Seed No. 3

Wis.-Parkside GLIAC Champions November 18, 2019 Automatic 4 (1994, 2000, 2004, 2006) Second Round (2004) Super Region 3

Seed No. 10

Adelphi Super Region No. 1

Rank 2

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 8 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Champions (1974) Super Region 1

Seed No. 1

Gannon Super Region No. 1

Rank 1

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 9 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2007, 2012) Semifinals (1989, 1990, 1993) Super Region 1

Seed No. 2

Franklin Pierce Super Region No. 1

Rank 5

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 19 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016) Champions (2007) Super Region 1

Seed No. 4

Wilmington (DE) Super Region No. 1

Rank 3

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 4 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2018) Second Round (2009, 2013, 2015, 2018) Super Region 1

Seed No. 5

West Chester Super Region No. 1

Rank 6

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 4 (2002, 2016, 2017, 2018) Runners-up (2018) Super Region 1

Seed No. 7

Palm Beach Atl. Super Region No. 2

Rank 3

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Quarterfinals (2015) Super Region 2

Seed No. 2

Florida Tech Super Region No. 2

Rank 4

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 9 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016) Champions (1988, 1991) Super Region 2

Seed No. 4

West Florida Super Region No. 2

Rank 2

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 6 (1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013) Semifinals (2006) Super Region 2

Seed No. 5

Young Harris Super Region No. 2

Rank 5

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 4 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) Quarterfinals (2014, 2017) Super Region 2

Seed No. 6

Queens (NC) Super Region No. 2

Rank 8

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 7 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018) Quarterfinals (1999, 2006) Super Region 2

Seed No. 8

Lake Erie Super Region No. 3

Rank 1

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid None (Debut) Super Region 3

Seed No. 1

Maryville (MO) Super Region No. 3

Rank 4

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 2 (2017, 2018) Second Round (2017) Super Region 3

Seed No. 3

McKendree Super Region No. 3

Rank 5

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid None (Debut) Super Region 3

Seed No. 4

Ohio Valley Super Region No. 3

Rank 3

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 2 (2017, 2018) Quarterfinals (2018) Super Region 3

Seed No. 5

Cedarville Super Region No. 3

Rank 6

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 1 (2015) Second Round (2015) Super Region 3

Seed No. 7

Fort Hays State Super Region No. 3

Rank 8

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 7 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Semifinals (2018) Super Region 3

Seed No. 8

UIndy Super Region No. 3

Rank 9

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) First Round (2013, 2015, 2017) Super Region 3

Seed No. 8

Cal State LA Super Region No. 4

Rank 2

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 13 (1981, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Runners-up (1981) Super Region 4

Seed No. 2

St. Mary's (TX) Super Region No. 4

Rank 3

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid None (Debut) Super Region 4

Seed No. 3

Cal State San Bernardino Super Region No. 4

Rank 4

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 3 (1991, 2009, 2010) First Round (1991, 2009, 2010) Super Region 4

Seed No. 5

UC San Diego Super Region No. 4

Rank 8

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid 4 (2003, 2013, 2014, 2016) Semifinals (2016) Super Region 4

Seed No. 7

Texas A&M International Super Region No. 4

Rank 11

November 18, 2019 At-Large Bid None (Debut) Super Region 4

Seed No. 9

Tournament bracket

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Super-Region No. 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  Adelphi 0
8  Millersville (PA) 2 9  Post 1
9  Post 3 9  Post 1
4  Franklin Pierce 2
4  Franklin Pierce 1
5  Wilmington (DE) 0
4 Franklin Pierce 0
3 Charleston (WV) 2
3  Charleston (WV) 5
7  West Chester 1 6  Mercy 0
10  Assumption (2OT) 2 3  Charleston (WV) 3
2  Gannon 0
2  Gannon 5
10  Assumption 0
  • Host Institution

Super-Region No. 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  Lynn 1
8  Queens (NC) (PK) 1 8  Queens (NC) 0
9  Lee 1 1  Lynn 2
4  Florida Tech 1
4  Florida Tech 2
5  West Florida 1
1 Lynn 3
3 Wingate 0
3  Wingate 5
7  Francis Marion 3 6  Young Harris 2
10  Limestone 2 3  Wingate 3
2  Palm Beach Atl. 1
2  Palm Beach Atl. 2
7  Francis Marion 1


Super-Region No. 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  Lake Erie 0
8  Fort Hays St. 2 9  UIndy 2
9  UIndy 3 9  UIndy 3
5  Ohio Valley 2
4  McKendree 0
5  Ohio Valley 2
9 UIndy 1
3 Maryville (MO) 0
3  Maryville (MO) 1
7  Cedarville (PK) 0 6  Tiffin 0
10  Wis.-Parkside 0 3  Maryville (MO) 2
2  Bellarmine 1
2  Bellarmine (PK) 0
7  Cedarville 0


Super-Region No. 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1  Azusa Pacific 1
8  Colo. Sch. of Mines 2 8  Colo. Sch. of Mines 2
9  Tex. A&M Int'l 1 8  Colo. Sch. of Mines 1
5 CSU San B'dino 2
4  Cal Poly Pomona 0
5  CSU San B'dino 1
5 CSU San B'dino 0
2 Cal State LA 2
3  St. Mary's (TX) 5
7  UC San Diego 0 6  Western Wash. 0
10  Midwestern St. 1 3  St. Mary's (TX) 1
2 Cal State LA (PK) 1
10  Midwestern St. 0
2  Cal State LA 3


Division II College Cup

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Semifinals
December 12, 2019
Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Championship
December 14, 2019
Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
      
1 Cal State LA 3
4 UIndy 0
1 Cal State LA 0
2 Charleston (WV) 2
2 Charleston (WV) 3
3 Lynn 1

Final

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Charleston (WV)2–0Cal State Los Angeles
Freddy Tracey   9:14', 73:59' (Cabañas)
Williams N'Dah   48:49'
Report Carl Solli   38:27'
Tim Klefisch   49:42'
Attendance: 112
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

References

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  1. ^ "2019 - 2026 Future DI NCAA Championship Sites | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. ^ "Division II Men's Soccer Championship field announced". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "DIVISION II MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved 19 November 2019.