2023 American Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament

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
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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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4] As tournament champions Charlotte earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

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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.