The AAA West Virginia High School Women's Soccer State Tournament is an annual postseason soccer tournament held in West Virginia, United States. The tournament is open to all high school women's soccer teams that compete in the state's AAA classification, which is the largest division in West Virginia high school soccer. The tournament is organized by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC).
History
The AAA West Virginia High School Women's Soccer State Tournament was first held in 1995. The tournament was created to provide an opportunity for the state's top high school women's soccer teams to compete against each other in a postseason format. From 1995 until 2007 the schools where in an unified system, meaning all schools played at the same level. From 2008 until now, the schools were divided in two classes: AAA (schools with 801 or more students) and AA-A (school with 800 or less students). This schools only compets between their classes on the post season.
This means that from 1995 - 2007 only one school could be state champion each year, and from 2008 to current days, 2 schools is state champion every year (one school from class AAA and one school from class AA-A)
Format
The AAA West Virginia High School Women's Soccer State Tournament is a single-elimination tournament featuring 4 teams. The top team from each of the state's four regions qualify for the tournament. The tournament is typically held over the course of two days at a neutral location, with the semi-final and championship matches.
State Tournament by year
2020
State semi-finals
State Championship Game
Champion Wheeling Park (5th Title)Top goalscorer TBD (goals)
Team of the year Coach:
Awards Player Of The Year TBD Forward Of The Year TBD Midfielder Of The YearTBD Defender Of The YearTBD Keeper Of The Year TBD Coach Of The Year TBD
2021
State semi-finals
State Championship Game
Champion George Washington (1st Title)Top goalscorer TBD (goals)
Team of the year Coach:
Awards Player Of The Year TBD Forward Of The Year TBD Midfielder Of The YearTBD Defender Of The YearTBD Keeper Of The Year TBD Coach Of The Year TBD
2022
State semi-finals
State Championship Game
Champion Morgantown (3rd Title)Top goalscorer TBD (goals)
Team of the year Coach:
Awards Player Of The Year TBD Forward Of The Year TBD Midfielder Of The YearTBD Defender Of The YearTBD Keeper Of The Year TBD Coach Of The Year TBD
2023
State semi-finals Source:
State Championship Game Source:
Champion Morgantown (4th Title)Top goalscorer TBD (goals)
Team of the year Coach:
Awards Player Of The Year TBD Forward Of The Year TBD Midfielder Of The YearTBD Defender Of The YearTBD Keeper Of The Year TBD Coach Of The Year TBD
2024
Regionals Finals
State semi-finals Source:
State Championship Game Source:
Champion Washington (1st Title)Top goalscorer TBD (goals)
Team of the year Source:
Coach:
Awards Player Of The Year TBD Forward Of The Year TBD Midfielder Of The YearTBD Defender Of The YearTBD Keeper Of The Year TBD Coach Of The Year TBD
List of champions
Below are the list of champions and runners-up of the AAA West Virginia High School Women's Soccer State Tournament:
Unifyed system (1995-2007) SeasonWinnerRunner-upResult1995Winfield (1)Buckannon Upshur4-01996Winfield (2)Brooke2-11997Winfield (3)Woodrow Wilson3-11998 Wheeling Park (1)Woodrow Wilson2-01999 Wheeling Park (2)George Washington5-32000 Wheeling Park (3)Sissonville2-02001Wheeling Park (4)Morgantown1-02002Sissonville (1)Parkersburg South1-02003Parkersburg South (1)Huntington2-12004Huntington (1)Elkins1-02005Elkins (1)Parkersburg3-02006Parkersburg (1)Fairmont Senior1-02007Jefferson (1)Parkersburg1-1 (13–12) (p)
AAA class system (2008-current) SeasonWinnerRunner-upResult2008Nitro (1)University0-0 (2–1) (p)2009University (1)Hurricane1-02010University (2)George Washington2-02011Morgantown (1)Winfield0-0 (3–2) (p)2012Winfield (4)George Washington4-22013Winfield (5)Washington2-02014Winfield (6)Washington2-12015Winfield (7)Parkersburg3-12016University (3)George Washington1-02017Cabell Midland (1)University1-02018Hurricane (1)Wheeling Park1-1 (4–3)(p)2019Morgantown (2)Hedgesville3-22020Wheeling Park (5)Parkersburg South1-02021George Washington (1)Wheeling Park2-1 2022Morgantown (3)Parkersburg South2-12023Morgantown (4)Parkersburg South1-02024Washington (5)George Washington2-12025Oak Hill (1)George Washington2-1
Most titles timeline
Titles by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Winfield 1995, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Wheeling Park 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2020 Morgantown412011, 2019, 2022, 2023 University 2002, 2010, 2016 Sissonville 2002 George Washington 2021 Parkersburg South 2003 Parkersburg 2006 Elkins 2005 Huntington 2004 Washington 2024 Cabell Midland 2017 Nitro 2008 Jefferson 2007
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