The 2016 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 22nd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The FIU Panthers are both the defending conference tournament champions. The Kentucky Wildcats are the defending regular season champions.
Changes from 2015
None
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Charlotte 49ers Charlotte, North Carolina Transamerica Field FIU Panthers Miami, Florida FIU Soccer Stadium Florida Atlantic Owls Boca Raton, Florida FAU Soccer Stadium Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky UK Soccer Complex Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico Lobo Soccer/Track Complex Old Dominion Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Soccer Complex South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina Stone Stadium UAB Blazers Birmingham, Alabama West Campus Field Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA and WKU do not sponsor men's soccer. Kentucky, New Mexico and South Carolina are associated members.
Regular season
Results
Team/opponent CHAFIUFAUUKMARUNMODUUSCUAB Charlotte 49ers 2–0 FIU Panthers 2–1 Florida Atlantic Owls 0–1 Kentucky Wildcats 1–2 Marshall Thundering Herd 0–3 New Mexico Lobos Old Dominion Monarchs 0–2 South Carolina Gamecocks 1–0 UAB Blazers 3–0
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Charlotte C 22 19 9 9 5 14 17 14 9 8 5 5 9 16FIU C 23 NR RV NR Florida Atlantic C Kentucky C 17 16 21 RV 20 15 20 18 14 12 19 18 23Marshall C New Mexico C RV 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RVOld Dominion C RV NR South Carolina C 24 RV RV NR RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RVUAB C
Postseason
CUSA tournament
New Mexico won their first Conference USA tournament, defeating the defending champions, FIU in the final.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 10 2 CharlotteL, 2–3 vs. Virginia Tech – (Charlotte) 16 1 KentuckyL, 2–3 vs. Creighton – (Lexington) 3 New Mexico T, 1–1 (W, 6–5 pen.) vs. Portland – (Albuquerque)L, 1–4 vs. Washington – (Seattle) 3 South Carolina W 1–0 vs. Mercer – (Columbia)L, 1–2 OT vs. Clemson – (Clemson)
All-CUSA awards and teams
2016 C-USA Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearBrandt Bronico, CharlotteOffensive MVPBrandt Bronico, CharlotteDefensive MVPLuke Waechter, CharlotteCoach of the YearKevin Langan, CharlotteFreshman of the YearElliot Panicco, Charlotte
2016 C-USA Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Freshman TeamF: Santiago Patiño, FIU F: Niko Hansen, New Mexico F: Danny Deakin, South Carolina MF: Brandt Bronico, Charlotte MF: Paul Marie, FIU MF: Napo Matsoso, Kentucky MF: Chris Wehan, New Mexico D: Matej Dekovic, Charlotte D: Luke Waechter, Charlotte D: Jordan Wilson, Kentucky GK: Elliot Panicco, CharlotteF: Luis Betancur, FIU F: Jason Fitzgerald, Florida Atlantic F: Bjorn Gudjonsson, South Carolina MF: Trevor Starcher, Marshall MF: Jesse Miralrio, Old Dominion MF: Cole Stringer, Old Dominion MF: Kurtis Turner, South Carolina MF: David Valverde, UAB D: Charlie Reymann, Kentucky D: Tom Smart, New Mexico GK: Joe Kuzminsky, UABMF: Maxi Rodriguez, Charlotte MF: Donald Tomlinson, FIU MF: Chris Gurule, New Mexico MF: Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion MF: Julian Veen Uldal, South Carolina MF: Koty Millard, South Carolina D: Juan Benedetty, FIU D: Alex Bumpus, Kentucky D: Arthur Duchesne, Marshall D: Peyton Ericson, South Carolina D: Ive Burnett, South Carolina D: William White, UAB GK: William Pyle, South CarolinaElliot Panicco, GK, Charlotte Ryan Spaulding, MF, Charlotte David Longo, D, FIU Joris Ahlinvi, F, FIU JJ Williams, F, Kentucky Connor Probert, F, Kentucky Tom Smart, D, New Mexico Matt Constant, D, New Mexico Sebastian Hauret, MF, Old Dominion Julian Veen Uldal, MF, South Carolina Luca Mayr, F, South Carolina Eder Mora, MF, UAB Massimo Ferrin, F, UAB
See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season 2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament 2016 Conference USA women's soccer season
References