| 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | ASU Soccer Stadium Boone, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Shaun Docking (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Alberto Ciroi (Coastal Carolina) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina ‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament was the 25th edition of the Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Sun Belt Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 13 and concluded on November 17, 2019.
Appalachian State hosted the tournament, and all matches were played at ASU Soccer StadiuminBoone, North Carolina.[1]
Coastal Carolina won the tournament, defeating fifth-seed and defending champions, Georgia State, 6–5, on penalty kicks after 1–1 draw.[2] Coastal Carolina earned the conference's berth into the NCAA Tournament,[3] where they reached the second round before losing to SMU.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker[5] |
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| 1 | Central Arkansas | 4–1–0 | |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 3–2–0 | |
| 3 | Howard | 2–3–0 | 2–1 record vs. GSO, GSU, and ASU |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2–3–0 | 2–1 record vs. HOW, GSU, and ASU |
| 5 | Georgia State | 2–3–0 | 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and ASU |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 2–3–0 | 1–2 record vs. HOW, GSO, and GSU |
| First round November 13 | Semifinals November 15 | Championship November 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Arkansas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 0 | 5 | Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | Georgia State | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Howard | 0 | 6 | Appalachian State | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Appalachian State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia Southern | 0–4 | No. 5 Georgia State |
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| Report |
 61' 79' |
Attendance: 35
Referee: Dustin Thorne
| No. 3 Howard | 0–3 | No. 6 Appalachian State |
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| Report |
44' 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 220
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
| No. 1 Central Arkansas | 0–1 | No. 5 Georgia State |
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| Report | Summerfield 76' |
Attendance: 75
Referee: Brandon Marion
| No. 2 Coastal Carolina | 2–1 | No. 6 Appalachian State |
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10' |
Report |
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Attendance: 482
Referee: Andrew Musashe
| No. 2 Coastal Carolina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 5 Georgia State |
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| Snaith 89' |
Report | Fearnley 87' |
| Penalties | ||
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6–5 |
 Briggs Read Finnie Clinton Fearnley Rosenwald |
Attendance: 182
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
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| 1 |  Aris Briggs
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Georgia State | 2 |
 Matthew Fearnley
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Georgia State | ||
 Sam Snaith
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Coastal Carolina | ||
| 2 | Mason Darden
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Appalachian State | 1 |
| Tristan Jumeau
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Georgia State | ||
 Marc Pfronger
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Appalachian State | ||
| Mason Robicheaux
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Appalachian State | ||
 Kasper Skraep
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Coastal Carolina | ||
| Alex Summerfield
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Georgia State |
| Player | Team |
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| Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6] | |
| Alex McGrath | Appalachian State |
| Mason Robicheaux | |
| Ole Kjoerholt | Central Arkansas |
| Nate Lancaster | |
| Freddie Read | Georgia State |
| Alex Summerfield | |
| Paul Tyson | |
| Jeranimo Power | Coastal Carolina |
| Kasper Skraep | |
| Sam Snaith | |
| Alberto Ciroi | |
MVP in Bold
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