The 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began in late August 2019 and concluded in mid-November 2019.
Background The 2018 regular season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season champions, Georgia State, also won the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament and earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. It was Georgia State's first berth into the NCAA tournament since 2011. There, Georgia State were eliminated in the first round in a penalty shoot-out by Charlotte.
Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Years atschool Overall record Record atschool Sun Beltrecord NCAATournaments NCAACollege Cups NCAATitles Ref.Appalachian State North Carolina (asst.) 4 0 0 0Central Arkansas Vermont (asst.) 9 2 0 0Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern 22 13 0 0Georgia Southern Anderson (SC) 4 0 0 0Georgia State Jacksonville (asst.) 10 2 0 0Howard St. John's College High School 6 0 0 0
Preseason
Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 13, 2019. Team ranking PointsFirst place votes 1.Coastal Carolina282 2.Georgia State272Georgia Southern271 4.Central Arkansas221 5. Appalachian State150 6.Howard70
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls will be released in July and August 2019. UnitedSoccer CSNSoccerAmericaTop DrawerSoccerAppalachian State — — — —Central Arkansas — — — —Coastal Carolina RV RV RV RVGeorgia Southern — — — —Georgia State — RV — —Howard — — — —
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Team Tournament FinishCoastal CarolinaPortland Tournament1stGeorgia SouthernAaron Olitsky Tournament1st
Results Index to colors and formattingSun Belt member wonSun Belt member lostSun Belt member tiedSun Belt teams in bold
All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game
Week 1 (Aug. 25–31)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance ReportAugust 305:00 PMGeorgia SouthernUNCWPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SCW 4–2673ReportAugust 307:00 PM#19 St. John'sAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionL 0–2417ReportAugust 307:00 PMGeorgia StatePresbyterianMartin Stadium at Edens FieldClinton, SCW 2–1107Report August 30 9:00 PM Wright StateCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 4–1 185 ReportAugust 3010:00 PMCoastal Carolina#22 Oregon StateMerlo FieldPortland, ORW 2–1210ReportAugust 317:00 PMHowardLongwoodLongwood Athletics ComplexFarmville, VAESPN+L 0–3118Report
Week 2 (Sep. 1–7)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report September 14:30 PMGeorgia SouthernCharlestonPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SCCAA.tvW 2–0457ReportSeptember 15:00 PMCoastal Carolina#20 PortlandMerlo FieldPortland, ORW 1–01,092ReportSeptember 17:00 PMLoyola (MD)Appalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 2–1437Report September 1 8:00 PM CampbellCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR T 1–1 124 ReportSeptember 27:00 PMBelmontGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 3–1108ReportSeptember 67:00 PMGeorge MasonAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 2–0328ReportSeptember 67:00 PM#12 Coastal Carolina#10 CharlotteTransamerica FieldCharlotte, NCL 1–21,017ReportSeptember 67:00 PMMerrimackGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+CancelledSeptember 76:00 PMGeorgia StateUNC AshevilleGreenwood Soccer FieldAsheville, NCT 2–2 374Report September 7 8:00 PM Incarnate WoodCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 2–1 0 Report
Week 3 (Sep. 8–14)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report September 81:00 PMGeorgia Southern#18 Florida Gulf CoastFGCU Soccer ComplexFort Myers, FLL 1–5201ReportSeptember 83:00 PMAmericanAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionW 1–0217ReportSeptember 97:00 PMNorth FloridaGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 2–0131ReportSeptember 103:00 PMMount St. Mary'sHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1221Report September 10 9:00 PM Central Arkansas Missouri StateBetty & Bobby Allison South Stadium Springfield, MO L 0–1 568 ReportSeptember 123:00 PMBrownHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1235ReportSeptember 137:00 PM#15 Coastal Carolina#21 West VirginiaDick Dlesk Soccer StadiumMorgantown, WVL 2–5927ReportSeptember 137:00 PMGeorgia SouthernNorth FloridaHodges StadiumJacksonville, FLW 2–1140Report September 13 8:00 PM DaytonCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 2–1 255 ReportSeptember 147:00 PMHigh PointAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCW 1–0527Report
Week 4 (Sep. 15–21)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance ReportSeptember 1512:00 PMHowardBryantSutton FieldSmithfield, RIW 3–2150Report September 15 2:00 PM Houston BaptistCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, AR W 4–0 187 ReportSeptember 173:00 PMSt. Francis BrooklynHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–197ReportSeptember 176:00 PMGeorgia StateGardner–WebbGreene–Harbison StadiumBoiling Springs, NCT 2–2 57ReportSeptember 177:00 PMAppalachian StateElonRudd FieldElon, NCESVL 0–1632ReportSeptember 177:00 PMCampbell#24 Coastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCW 1–0145ReportSeptember 187:00 PMGeorgia SouthernStetsonSpec Martin StadiumDeLand, FLL 1–2229ReportSeptember 217:00 PMAppalachian StateUNCGUNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro, NCSDNW 4–2712ReportSeptember 217:00 PMRadford#24 Coastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCW 3–2146ReportSeptember 217:00 PMCampbellGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+L 0–1450ReportSeptember 217:00 PMWinthropGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 4–098Report September 21 8:00 PM Central Arkansas UTRGVUTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex Edinburg, TX L 0–1 281 ReportSeptember 218:00 PMGeorgia SouthernUABBBVA FieldBirmingham, ALCUSA.tvW 3–1261Report
Week 5 (Sep. 22–28)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report September 221:00 PMHowardRobert MorrisNorth Athletic ComplexMoon Township, PAT 1–1 133ReportSeptember 243:00 PMLa SalleHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCL 0–1240ReportSeptember 257:00 PMUNC AshevilleAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+W 1–0723ReportSeptember 257:00 PMVCU#24 Coastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCT 1–1 95ReportSeptember 277:00 PMMercerGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GATBLL 2–3300ReportSeptember 2812:00 PMHowardVMIPatchin FieldLexington, VAW 4–275ReportSeptember 287:00 PMGeorgia StateETSUSummers-Taylor StadiumJohnson City, TNT 2–2 382ReportSeptember 287:30 PM#24 Coastal Carolina#8 KentuckyBell Soccer ComplexLexington, KYL 0–11,195Report September 28 8:00 PM Central Arkansas SIU EdwardsvilleRalph Korte Stadium Edwardsville, IL L 0–2 475 Report
Week 6 (Sep. 29–Oct. 5)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report October 16:00 PMGeorgia StateStetsonSpec Martin StadiumDeLand, FLW 1–0297ReportOctober 17:00 PMETSUAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCAppVisionT 1–1 782ReportOctober 17:00 PMUSC UpstateCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCL 0–1122ReportOctober 17:00 PMJacksonvilleGeorgia SouthernArmstrong Soccer FieldSavannah, GAL 0–1453ReportOctober 17:00 PMHowardRadfordPatrick Cupp StadiumRadford, VAL 1–2 679Report October 1 8:00 PM Central Arkansas#8 SMUWestcott Field Dallas, TX L 0–3 1,985 ReportOctober 47:00 PMWoffordGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAW 3–2351ReportOctober 57:00 PMWilliam & MaryCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCL 0–1261ReportOctober 57:00 PMMercerGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAW 2–1 328Report
Week 7 (Oct. 6–12)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report October 6 2:00 PM Appalachian State Central Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR BNNASU 1–0 258 ReportOctober 77:00 PMHowardPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PAACCN+L 0–6207ReportOctober 87:00 PMGeorgia SouthernSouth CarolinaStone StadiumColumbia, SCSECN+T 1–1 1,234Report October 8 8:00 PM Central BaptistCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR W 10–0 326 ReportOctober 88:00 PMGeorgia StateLipscombLipscomb Soccer ComplexNashville, TNL 1–3234Report October 11 5:00 PM Coastal Carolina Central Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex Conway, AR UCA 1–0 387 ReportOctober 127:00 PMHowardAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+ASU 4–0815ReportOctober 127:00 PMGeorgia SouthernGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GAESPN+GSO 2–1382Report
Week 8 (Oct. 13–19)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance ReportOctober 151:00 PMHowardGeorge WashingtonMount Vernon Athletic FieldWashington, DCA10NW 1–0122ReportOctober 157:00 PMCoastal CarolinaUNCWUNCW Soccer StadiumWilmington, NCT 0–0 862ReportOctober 157:00 PMGeorgia StateCharlotteTransamerica FieldCharlotte, NCW 1–0790ReportOctober 167:00 PMUABAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+W 2–1 517Report October 18 8:00 PM Central ArkansasGeorgia Southern Eagle FieldStatesboro, GA UCA 2–1 472 ReportOctober 193:00 PMGeorgia StateHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCHOW 2–1261ReportOctober 197:00 PMCoastal CarolinaAppalachian StateASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NCESPN+CCU 4–2721Report
Week 9 (Oct. 20–26)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report October 227:00 PMWinthropGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GATBL October 22 8:00 PM Central Arkansas Memphis Mike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, TN October 237:00 PMCoastal CarolinaCharlestonPatriot's Point Soccer StadiumCharleston, SCOctober 257:00 PMAppalachian StatePenn StateJeffrey FieldState College, PABTN+October 261:00 PMGeorgia SouthernHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DC October 26 2:00 PM Oral RobertsCentral Arkansas Bill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, AR October 267:00 PMGeorgia StateCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SC
Week 10 (Oct. 27–Nov. 2)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report October 293:00 PMSt. BonaventureHowardGreene StadiumWashington, DCOctober 297:00 PMAppalachian StateNorth CarolinaFetzer FieldChapel Hill, NCACCN+October 297:00 PMUABGeorgia StateGSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GANovember 27:00 PMAppalachian StateGeorgia SouthernEagle FieldStatesboro, GAESPN+ November 2 8:00 PM Central ArkansasGeorgia State GSU Soccer ComplexDecatur, GA November 32:00 PMHowardCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SC
Week 11 (Nov. 3–Nov. 9)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Report November 9 7:00 PM Georgia StateAppalachian State ASU Soccer StadiumBoone, NC ESPN+ November 97:00 PMGeorgia SouthernCoastal CarolinaCCU Soccer StadiumConway, SCESPN+November 98:00 PMHowardCentral ArkansasBill Stephens Track and Soccer ComplexConway, ARESPN+
Postseason
Sun Belt Tournament
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 Coastal CarolinaW, 3–2 (OT) at NC StateL, 0–1 (OT) at SMU————
Rankings
National rankings Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25NVNo votes received Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 FinalAppalachian State NVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVCentral Arkansas NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVCoastal Carolina NV121524RVNVNVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVGeorgia Southern NVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVGeorgia State NVRVRVRVRVRVNVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVHoward NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNone released NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Regional rankings - USC Southeast Region Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 10NVNo votes received