The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament was the 5th edition of the American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decides the American Athletic Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was played at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU in Dallas on November 10 and 12.
Seeding and format The teams are seeded based on their performance in the conference's round-robin regular season. The top four teams qualify for the event. Seed Team W L T Pct Pts 1 SMU 5 1 1 16 2 UCF 4 2 1 13 3 Connecticut 4 3 0 12 4 Temple 4 3 0 12
Bracket
Results
Semifinals
Championship
Broadcasting The semifinals were streamed live on the American Digital Network. The final was carried live on ESPNU.
Statistics
Goals RankPlayerCollegeGoals 1 Emil Cuello SMU 2 2 Jordan Cano SMU 1 Nicky Hernandez SMU Yoni Sorokin UCF D. J. Williams, Jr. SMU
Assists RankPlayerCollegeAssists 1 Gorka Aperribay UCF 1 Christian BooromSMU Bryce ClarkSMU Garrett McLaughlinSMU
Shutouts RankPlayerCollegeShutouts 1 Michael Nelson SMU 1 Matt Rosenberg UCF
Awards
Most valuable players
Emil Cuello (Offensive) (SMU) Jordan Cano (Defensive) (SMU)
All-Tournament team The following 11 players were named to the American Athletic Conference's All-Tournament team. A record six players from SMU were selected for the team.
Player Nat. School Position Class Hometown (High school/Previous college/Previous club) Louis Perez UCF MF Fr. Villennes-sur-Seine, France (Lycee Jeanne d'Albert) Matias Pyysalo UCF MF Jr. Helsinki, Finland (HJK Helsinki)Andreas Steineger UCF DF Fr. Oslo, Norway (The Norwegian High School for Elite Sports) Yoni Sorokin UCF MF Fr. Jerusalem, Israel (Denmark High School) Abdou Mbacke Thiam Connecticut FW Jr. Dakar, Senegal Jordan Cano SMU DF So. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star High School) Bryce Clark SMU MF So. Los Gatos, California (Los Gatos High School) Emil Cuello SMU MF So. Orem, Utah (Orem High School) Nicky Hernandez SMU FW Fr. Dallas, Texas (Dallas Texans) Michael Nelson SMU GK RS So. Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) Jared Rice SMU DF Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano East Senior High School)
See also 2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
References