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2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,661
First round siteTop Seed Campus Site
Semifinals siteWestcott Field
Dallas, Texas
Finals siteWestcott Field
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsCharlotte (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Langan (1st title)
MVPJelldrik Dallmann (Offensive)
Ian Pilcher (Defensive) (SMU
Charlotte)
BroadcastESPN+
American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament
«2022  2024»
2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU + 7 – 0 – 1 14 – 3 – 2
Charlotte ‡ 6 – 2 – 0 13 – 4 – 1
FIU + 5 – 1 – 2 10 – 5 – 4
Memphis + 4 – 4 – 0 11 – 6 – 2
South Florida 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 9 – 1
Florida Atlantic 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 8 – 3
Temple 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 8 – 4
Tulsa 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 8 – 3
UAB 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 11 – 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The American

The 2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the American Athletic Conference held November 5 through November 12, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting while the Semifinals and Finals were hosted at Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.The defending champions were the FIU Panthers. The Panthers were unable to defend their title, falling to Florida Atlantic in the First Round. Charlotte would go on to win the tournament title over SMU in the final 2–1. This was Charlotte's first American Athletic Conference tournament title as they joined the league in 2022. It was their third conference title overall. This was also the first American tournament title for head coach Kevin Langan and his second conference tournament title overall. As tournament champions Charlotte earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with a unique number of conference regular season points.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 SMU 7–0–1 22
2 Charlotte 6–2–0 18
3 FIU 5–1–2 17
4 Memphis 4–4–0 12
5 South Florida 3–4–1 10
6 Florida Atlantic 3–5–0 9

Bracket

Source:

First Round
November 6 		Semifinals
November 10 		Championship
November 13
2 Charlotte 3
3 FIU 0 6 Florida Atlantic 1
6 Florida Atlantic 1 2 Charlotte 2
1 SMU 1
1 SMU 3
4 Memphis 3 4 Memphis 0
5 South Florida 2

Schedule

First Round

#3 FIU v #6 Florida Atlantic
November 5 #3 FIU 0–1 #6 Florida Atlantic Westchester, FL
7:00 p.m.
  • Joao Domingues Yellow card 40'
  • Team Yellow card 40'
 Report
  • Yellow card 40' Team
  • Yellow card 56' Sebastian Zettl
  • Yellow card 79' Graeme Pratt
  • 90' Noah Kvifte
 Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,007
#4 Memphis v #5 South Florida
November 5 #4 Memphis 3–2 #5 South Florida Memphis, TN
7:00 p.m.
  • Alberto Cruz 16'
  • Jackson Kim Yellow card 32'
  • Robbie Baker Yellow card 38'
  • South Florida Own Goal 86'
  • Logan Longo 89'
 Report
  • 13' Pedro Faife
  • Yellow card 33' Segun Afolabi
  • 38' Max Wilkins
 Stadium: Murphy Soccer Complex
Attendance: 204
Referee: Michael Lavergne
Assistant referees: Austin Holt
Assistant referees: Michael Mysiewicz

Semifinals

#2 Charlotte v #6 Florida Atlantic
November 9 #2 Charlotte 3–1 #6 Florida Atlantic Dallas, TX
3:30 p.m.
  • Jonathan Nyandjo 34' (pen.)
  • Brigham Larsen 51'
  • Daniel Moore Yellow card 59'
  • Riyon Tori 90'
 Report
  • 50' Arthur Widiez
  • Yellow card 61' Chadi Mayati
  • Yellow card 87' Leo Keller
 Stadium: Westcott Field
Referee: Austin Saini
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Fourth official: Justin St. Pierre
#1 SMU v #4 Memphis
November 9 #1 SMU 3–0 #4 Memphis Dallas, TX
7:00 p.m.
  • Jelldrik Dallmann 25', 52', 61'
  • JP Jordan Yellow card 41'
  • Kyran Chambron Pinho Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Yellow card 55' Jackson Kim
  • Yellow card 88' Elie Bokota
 Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kevin Maurer
Assistant referees: John Ocampo
Assistant referees: Albert Escovar
Fourth official: Justin St. Pierre

Final

#1 SMU v #2 Charlotte
November 12 #1 SMU 1–2 #2 Charlotte Dallas, TX
1:00 p.m.
  • Niv Berkovitz Yellow card 23'
  • Jelldirk Dallmann 25' (pen.)
  • Harvey Castro Yellow card 26'
  • Chance Johnson Yellow card 54'
 Report
  • Yellow card 15' Riyon Tori
  • 23' Ian Pilcher
  • Yellow card 25' Daniel Moore
  • 55' Brandon Morales
  • Yellow card 61' Logan Frost
  • Yellow card 74' Abubacarr Fofana
  • Yellow card 78' Filip Jauk
 Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Justin St. Pierre
Assistant referees: Albert Escovar
Assistant referees: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Fourth official: Kevin Maurer

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

4 goals

  • Jelldrik Dallmann – SMU

1 goal

  • Brigham Larsen – Charlotte
  • Brandon Morales – Charlotte
  • Jonathan Nyandjo – Charlotte
  • Ian Pilcher – Charlotte
  • Riyon Tori – Charlotte
  • Noah Kvifte – Florida Atlantic
  • Arthur Widiez – Florida Atlantic
  • Alberto Cruz – Memphis
  • Logan Longo – Memphis
  • Pedro Faife – South Florida
  • Max Wilkins – South Florida

1 own goal

  • South Florida (vs. Memphis)

All-Tournament team

Source:

Player Team
Bringham Larsen Charlotte
Brandon Morales
Ian Pilcher
Jonathan Nyandjo
Leo Stritter
Arthur Widiez Florida Atlantic
Alberto Cruz Memphis
Niv Berkovitz SMU
Kyran Chambron Pinho
Jelldrik Dallmann
Mads Westergren

Offensive MVP in bold
Defensive MVP in italics

References

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  2. "2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. Puente, Nathaniel (November 12, 2023). "Charlotte 49ers win AAC men's soccer championship over No. 2 SMU". WCNC-TV. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. "2023 American Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  5. "SMU Clinches Top Seed for 2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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